What does Zechariah 14:2 say will happen to Jerusalem when the nations gather against it?
Zechariah 14:2 says God will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle. The city will be taken, houses rifled, and women ravished. Half the city will go into captivity, but the residue of the people will not be cut off from the city.
Les explains that Zechariah 14:2 describes the future gathering of all nations against Jerusalem for the last final battle, Armageddon. The city will be taken, its houses rifled, and the women ravished, which he notes is typical of war. Half the city will go into captivity, but the residue of the people will not be cut off from the city. Then verse 3 says the Lord—Jehovah in the Old Testament, Christ in the New—will go forth and fight against those nations as when He fought in the day of battle. Les ties this to Exodus, where God fought Israel’s battles, such as against Amalek, and Moses built an altar called Jehovah Nissi, meaning “He is our banner.”
For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
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What does Zechariah 14:2 say happens when the end-time armies take the city?
When the city of Jerusalem is taken in the end-time siege, Zechariah 14:2 says houses will be rifled with no mercy, half the city will go into captivity, and the remaining people will not be cut off from the city.
Who gathers the nations against Jerusalem in Zechariah 14?
Zechariah 14:2 prophesies that God Himself will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle.
What happens to Jerusalem when all nations gather against it?
When the nations surround Jerusalem, the city will be taken and overrun, but a remnant of the people will not be cut off.