Bible Prophesy (3 Of 3)

Zechariah 9
10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.

This passage portends a day of profound peace. A day when Israel is stripped of its military might but, there is peace among the Jews, the gentiles and the Christians. Now that, is just a wonderful thought.

I think there are a number of characteristics of bible prophesy.  Bible prophesy exhorts the faithful to righteousness. Bible prophesy is reasonably easy to understood. It references the eventual salvation of the gentiles. And, it describes reality as a Christian knows it; a Christian must see the reality of his or her daily life in the prophesy.

When reading the Old Testament, I am always comforted by references to the heathens, who I consider my spiritual forebears. Such passages show me my connection to God, thousands of years ago.

Also comforting is the conception of God in this passage. Here, God's presence, God's dominion, spans all space and all time.