What does Zechariah 12:10 say about Israel's future response to the pierced Messiah?
Zechariah 12:10 says God will pour out the spirit of grace and supplications on the house of David and Jerusalem's inhabitants. They will look upon the One they pierced and mourn for Him. Israel's future response is weeping and reunion, recognizing the rejected, crucified Messiah as their God, and the new covenant becomes reality.
Les explains that when Christ returns, the nation of Israel will suddenly, as a nation, realize who He is. Zechariah 12:10 has God saying He will pour out on the house of David and Jerusalem's inhabitants the spirit of grace and supplications, and they shall look upon Him whom they pierced. The 'they' are the Israelites, the Jews. Their response is to mourn for Him--a time of weeping and reunion--because the One they rejected, crucified, and killed is finally their God. The new covenant then becomes reality, and every believing Jew will know He is their God and they are His people. Les connects this to Genesis 45, where Joseph's reunion with his brothers brought a session of weeping.
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.
When is Zechariah 12:10 fulfilled, and to which nation does Christ return at that time?
Zechariah 12:10 refers to an event that will happen at Christ's Second Coming, when He returns to this earth specifically to the nation of Israel.