Why will the nation of Israel mourn when they look on the pierced one?
The nation will mourn when they look on the pierced one because they will suddenly understand who Jesus really is. Just as Paul saw on the Damascus road, Israel will recognize the one they pierced, and they will mourn for Him as for an only child.
Les explains that Israel is currently set aside and blind while God is dealing with the Gentiles, but Israel is still in God's program and will yet experience her greatest glory. At a future date, the whole nation will experience the same kind of salvation Paul did on the road to Damascus. Zechariah says they will look on Him whom they pierced and mourn for Him as one for an only child. Why? Because the nation will suddenly understand who Jesus really is. Isaiah also says the nation will be born in a day, Isaiah 66. This connects with Acts 1, when the disciples asked Jesus if He would restore the kingdom to Israel again, recalling Solomon's glory.
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Where does the Bible say Israel will look on him whom they pierced and mourn?
Zechariah tells us that Israel will suddenly look on him whom they pierced and mourn for him as one mourns for an only child.