Zechariah 12:10

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Summary

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.

I will pour

Of supplications

Romans 8:15

Ephesians 6:18

Jude 1:20

They shall look

They shall mourn

General references

Matthew 5:4

Romans 11:23

Bible References

I will pour

"it shall come to pass in the last days (saith God) I will pour out of my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men dream dreams:

all the Jewish converts, who came with Paul, were astonished to see that the gift of the holy spirit was diffused likewise among the Gentiles.

and while I was speaking to them, the holy spirit descended upon them, as it did on us, at the beginning.

he saved us not in consideration of any virtuous actions which we had done, but out of his meer mercy, by the baptism of regeneration, he form'd us anew, by the plentiful effusion of the holy spirit,

Of supplications

for the spirit you have received is not servile to keep you still in fear; but it is the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry Abba, that is, father.

Pour out your souls unto God upon all occasions, watching in prayer with all perseverance and supplication for all christians:

but you, my brethren, improve yourselves in your most holy faith, present your addresses by the holy spirit,

They shall look

The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "behold the lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world."

but one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and immediately blood and water issued out.

having Jesus in our view, the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down on the right hand of the throne of God.

See! he is coming on the clouds; and every eye shall see him, even they who pierced him: then all the tribes of the earth will smite their breasts at the sight: even so it will be.

They shall mourn

then shall that sign, the son of man in the clouds of heaven, appear: and all the tribes of the land shall mourn, and they shall see the son of man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

when Peter remembred what Jesus had said to him, "before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice." and he went out, and wept bitterly.

Now when they heard this, their hearts were struck with remorse, and they said to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, men and brethren, what shall we do?

now I rejoice, not at your uneasiness, but at your repentance which succeeded: for your sorrow was a religious sorrow, such as convinc'd you I had done you no wrong.

General references

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

nay, even the Jews, if they don't continue still incredulous, shall be grafted in: since divine power can graft them in again.