[[Zech-14]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Zech-13]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Mal-01]] --- ### For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city will be taken, the houses rifled, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go out into captivity, and the rest of the people will not be cut off from the city. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A future global conflict where an alliance of nations besieges and partially captures Jerusalem before divine intervention. *Historical context*: Preterist scholars often link this to the Roman Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD, where the city was destroyed. However, many theologians consider this unfulfilled or a 'dual fulfillment' prophecy, as the subsequent miraculous rescue by God described in verse 3 did not occur in 70 AD, leading to its classification as a future 'End Times' event. *Related to*: ### His feet will stand in that day on the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in two, from east to west, making a very great valley. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: The physical return of the Lord to the Mount of Olives, resulting in a massive geological transformation where the mountain splits into a valley. *Historical context*: Theologians typically identify this with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. While there is no historical record of the mountain splitting, geologists have confirmed the existence of a significant east-west fault line running through the Mount of Olives, which aligns with the text's description of a potential seismic event. *Related to*: ### It will happen in that day, that living waters will go out from Jerusalem: half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea. It will be so in summer and in winter. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Perpetual fresh water will flow from Jerusalem into the Dead Sea (eastern) and the Mediterranean Sea (western), transforming the region's ecology. *Historical context*: This is often interpreted spiritually by Christian scholars as the spread of the Gospel (the 'living water' mentioned in [[John-07#v38|John 7:38]]) starting from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. Literally, it is considered unfulfilled, as Jerusalem currently relies on the Gihon Spring and modern infrastructure rather than two perennial rivers flowing to the seas. *Related to*: ### Yahweh will be King over all the earth. In that day Yahweh will be one, and his name one. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: The establishment of a universal, monotheistic reign where the entire world acknowledges and worships only the God of Israel. *Historical context*: This remains unfulfilled in a literal, global sense. It is considered a cornerstone of Messianic hope in Judaism and the 'Millennial Kingdom' in Christian eschatology, representing a time of absolute spiritual unity and peace. *Related to*: ### It will happen that everyone who is left of all the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up from year to year to worship the King, Yahweh of Armies, and to keep the feast of booths. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Survivors from the nations that previously attacked Jerusalem will participate in an annual pilgrimage to worship God and observe the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. *Historical context*: There is no historical record of all nations observing the Feast of Booths in Jerusalem. Most biblical commentators view this as an unfulfilled prediction of the Messianic Age or a spiritual representation of the universal worship of God in the Church. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy