1. Israel at 70 … will she survive?
Zechariah 12-14

2. Israel at 70 ... will she survive?
Hamas is committed to ‘the destruction of the State of Israel’ … it’s in their charter.

3. Israel must be wiped off the map.
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Israel must be wiped off the map.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
former President of Iran

4. whoever touches Israel touches the apple of my eye.
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whoever touches Israel touches the apple of my eye.
GOD in Zechariah 2:8

5. Israel at 70 ... will she survive? 3 R’s of redemption in Zechariah:
revealed in 1-6
rejected in 7-11
received in 12-14

6. seven figures of Israel’s destiny …
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seven figures of Israel’s destiny …

7. 1 Israel at 70 ... will she survive? ‘Strike the shepherd …’ (13:7a)
reference to Calvary
‘the man’ – his humanity
‘who is close to me’ – his deity 1

8. 2 Israel at 70 ... will she survive?
‘… the sheep will be scattered …’ (13:7b)
as in AD70
the history of Israel is a miracle even
as Israel is a miracle of history 2

9. 3 Israel at 70 ... will she survive? ‘… I will turn my hand …’ (13:7c)
represents the grace of God
the hand that drove them out is
the same hand that will draw them in
a nation regathered – May 1948 3

10. 4 Israel at 70 ... will she survive?
‘I will bring … refine … test them’ (13:9)
reference to the Tribulation
God excels in opening up a way
his delays are not his denials 4

11. 5 Israel at 70 ... will she survive?
‘I will gather all nations …’ (14:2)
reference to Armageddon campaign
God is on the side of the underdog
last battle is won by a word 5

12. 6 Israel at 70 ... will she survive?
‘On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives …’ (14:4)
the Second Coming of King Jesus
‘holy ones’ – angels and his people
God has not forgotten 6

13. 7 Israel at 70 ... will she survive?
‘The Lord will be king over the whole earth.’ (14:9)
reference to Millennial Kingdom
global changes in every realm
an era of perpetual blessing 7

14. Israel is God’s ticking clock … ‘Jerusalem will be secure’ (14:11)
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Israel is God’s ticking clock …
‘Jerusalem will be secure’ (14:11)
one day – one Lord – one name