What is the meaning of Zechariah 14:6? On that day • Scripture ties this phrase to the climactic “Day of the LORD” (Zechariah 14:1; Isaiah 13:9; Joel 3:14), a literal, future moment when God personally intervenes in human history. • It marks the return of the Messiah to Jerusalem (Zechariah 14:4; Revelation 19:11-16). • Because God Himself sets the timetable (Acts 1:7), there is no guessing or date-setting—He alone ordains the hour. there will be no light • The normal cycle of sunlight, moonlight, and starlight is disrupted (Zechariah 14:7). • This cosmic dimming echoes other “Day of the LORD” passages: – “The sun will be dark when it rises” (Isaiah 13:10). – “The sun will be turned to darkness” (Joel 2:31). – Jesus said, “The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light” (Matthew 24:29). • God’s direct presence will provide its own illumination, just as Revelation 21:23 says of the New Jerusalem: “The city has no need of sun or moon… for the glory of God illuminates it.” • Literal alteration of nature underscores the truth that creation itself responds to its Creator (Romans 8:19-22). no cold or frost • Ancient Israel associated darkness with bitter nighttime chill; God declares even that chill will be absent. • This foretells a supernatural climate adjustment, parallel to living waters flowing from Jerusalem in Zechariah 14:8 and the river of life in Revelation 22:1-2. • Just as God once shielded Israel with a pillar of fire that warmed the camp (Exodus 13:21-22), His presence here dispels both darkness and cold. • The phrase anticipates the millennial or eternal state when hazardous weather is removed and “they will neither hunger anymore, nor thirst anymore” (Revelation 7:16). summary Zechariah 14:6 points to a literal day when God interrupts the ordinary order of creation. Natural light is switched off, but neither darkness nor cold prevails because the Messiah’s glory fills and warms the earth. The verse assures believers that the same God who once commanded, “Let there be light,” will again command creation—this time to unveil a world perfectly prepared for His reign. |
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