The New World Order
“And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them”
Deuteronomy 28v13
Scripture Readings:
- Deuteronomy 28v13
- Isaiah 2v1-5
- Daniel 7v13-14, 26-28
- Zechariah 2v10-12, 8v1-5, 20-21, 14v16-19
- Revelation 12v1
- The New World Order
- Dominion, glory and a kingdom given to the Son of Man (Daniel 7v13-14, see also John 1v50-51)
- He will be served by all peoples (racial), nations (governmental), languages (linguistic)
- His dominion is permanent – “an everlasting dominion”
- His kingdom is unconquerable – “shall not be destroyed”
- Israel will be the head of the nations (Deuteronomy 28v13)
- Israel will be seen as the source of light during the kingdom age (Revelation 12v1)
- The centrality of Jerusalem
- The Lord’s jealousy for Jerusalem (Zechariah 8v2-4))
- The Lord’s presence in Jerusalem (V3)
- The reputation of Jerusalem (v3)
- City of truth
- The holy mountain
- The streets of Jerusalem (Zechariah 8v4-5)
- The old will be safe on the streets
- The young will play on the streets
- The visitors to Jerusalem (Zechariah 8v20-23)
- The origin of the visitors (cities, peoples, strong nations)
- The hast of the visitors (“Let us go speedily”)
- The intention of the visitors (“to pray before the Lord”, “to seek the Lordof Hosts”)
- Their reason for visiting (we have heard that God is with you’)
- The house of God at Jerusalem
- The importance of the house (Isaiah 2v1-5)
- The attractiveness of the house (v2)
- The instruction for the nations (v3)
- The Lord’s judgement and rebuke of the nations (v4)
- The response of the nations (v4)
- The appeal to the house of Jacob (V5)
- The worship of the King
- The annual pilgrimage of the nations – from year to year (Zechariah 14vi6)
- The occasion of the pilgrimage – the feast of tabernacles (v16)
- The purpose the pilgrimage- to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts (v16-17)
- The penalty of non-attendance – no rain (v17-19)
- The plague and punishment of the disobedient (v17-19)