Zechariah 8:1-23
“Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem... There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem... ten men shall take hold... of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.”
King James Version
God's promise to return and dwell in Jerusalem, restoring its peace, with the nations seeking the LORD through His people.
Fulfillment References
Zechariah 2:11 Isaiah 2:2-3 Zechariah 14:16 Revelation 21:3
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'God is with you' — Immanuel — fulfilled in Jesus; the nations take hold of the gospel and go with God's people to the one Lord (Zech. 8:23; Matt. 1:23).
JewishGod's return to dwell in a restored, peaceful Jerusalem, the nations drawn to seek the LORD through Israel — a central restoration hope.
CatholicFulfilled as God dwells with His people and the nations are gathered in through Christ.
ProtestantThe peace of restored Zion and the nations seeking God; 'God is with you' anticipates Immanuel and the Gentile ingathering.
OrthodoxGod dwelling among His people and the nations gathered to Him.
DispensationalAnticipates the literal restored Jerusalem of the kingdom, the nations streaming to it.
AcademicScholars read these oracles as restoration-era encouragement, the reversal of fast-days into feasts and the nations' pilgrimage echoing Isaiah 2.
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