What will Israel recognize when they look upon the one they pierced in Zechariah 12:10?
The house of David and inhabitants of Jerusalem will recognize that the coming manifestation of the Christ, the Messiah, is the One who was pierced and died on the Roman cross. Their spiritual eyes will be opened, and they will see Him as the crucified One.
Les explains that Zechariah 12:10 addresses the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, not Gentiles. When they look upon the One they pierced—a reference to His crucifixion—their physical eyes are opened, but more importantly their spiritual eyes are opened. They recognize that the coming manifestation of the Christ, the Messiah, is the One who died on the Roman cross. Les then connects this to the remnant of Israel in Zechariah 13:6, where one asks about wounds in His hands and He answers, “Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friend.” This remnant, Les says, will experience the new birth Nicodemus was told he had to have in order to enter the kingdom.
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
More Questions
Who are 'they' in Zechariah 12:10 who look upon the one they pierced?
In Zechariah 12:10, the 'they' who look upon the one they pierced are the Israelites/Jews, and they will mourn for Him.
Who is the 'Me' whom Israel has pierced in Zechariah 12:10?
Zechariah 12:10 is speaking of Christ, and the 'Me' whom Israel pierced is Jesus Himself.