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Zechariah 14:8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.
11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
Zechariah 14:8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
Ezekiel 47:7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.
9 And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.
10 And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.
11 But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.
12 And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.
Revelation 22:1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem. These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
If the above are all connected, though I'm not entirely certain if they are, yet they do seem to be, Revelation 22:1-2 by itself would be proving Zechariah 14:8-11 is yet to be fulfilled. Yet there's still 3 more verses to consider in Zechariah 14 as pertaining to the OP. In the event the above doesn't satisfactorily prove to some people that Zechariah 14:8-11 is meaning yet to be fulfilled.
Zechariah 14:9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
The question one needs to ask themselves, currently, are all of the above the case?
Zechariah 14:10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.
This verse is a little more involved. Since it speaks of land, why should that land not be taken in a literal sense, as in geographically located in regions of the earth? The text mentions south of Jerusalem. How can Jerusalem not be meaning in a literal sense, as in the literal city itself? How can there be a south of a non literal place? Meaning ones who like to spiritualize things in Zechariah 14 when it seems convenient for them.
Zechariah 14:11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
Let's ask our self a question here. In 70 AD Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans. Men indeed dwelled there at the time. But was Jerusalem safely inhabited if it got destroyed at the time? What should this be telling us about verse 11? Shouldn't it be telling us we need to be looking for a time beyond 70 AD for the fulfillment of this verse. What about today? Men dwell there, correct? But is Jerusalem safely inhabited though? One can't claim that men dwelling in it, but that it is not safely inhabited though, that this fulfills the requirement of the text. To fulfill the requirements of the text all of the following have to be true. 1. And men shall dwell in it. 2. and there shall be no more utter destruction. 3. but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
It should be crystal clear to any reasonable thinking person, that Zechariah 14:11 is meaning a time after that of 70 AD, and that it is meaning a time after that of this present day and time we are living in. But for those who refuse to believe the text, that this verse proves Zechariah 14:8-11 is yet to be fulfilled, and that they then have to resort to spiritualizing verse 11 instead, which would make Jerusalem in that verse a non literal place, the same ones would need to do the same with verse 10. They would have to spiritualize the Jerusalem there as well, where one ends up with south of spiritual Jerusalem, where any reasonable thinking person should see that as utter nonsensical.
9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.
11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
Zechariah 14:8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
Ezekiel 47:7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.
9 And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.
10 And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.
11 But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.
12 And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.
Revelation 22:1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem. These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
If the above are all connected, though I'm not entirely certain if they are, yet they do seem to be, Revelation 22:1-2 by itself would be proving Zechariah 14:8-11 is yet to be fulfilled. Yet there's still 3 more verses to consider in Zechariah 14 as pertaining to the OP. In the event the above doesn't satisfactorily prove to some people that Zechariah 14:8-11 is meaning yet to be fulfilled.
Zechariah 14:9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
The question one needs to ask themselves, currently, are all of the above the case?
Zechariah 14:10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.
This verse is a little more involved. Since it speaks of land, why should that land not be taken in a literal sense, as in geographically located in regions of the earth? The text mentions south of Jerusalem. How can Jerusalem not be meaning in a literal sense, as in the literal city itself? How can there be a south of a non literal place? Meaning ones who like to spiritualize things in Zechariah 14 when it seems convenient for them.
Zechariah 14:11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
Let's ask our self a question here. In 70 AD Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans. Men indeed dwelled there at the time. But was Jerusalem safely inhabited if it got destroyed at the time? What should this be telling us about verse 11? Shouldn't it be telling us we need to be looking for a time beyond 70 AD for the fulfillment of this verse. What about today? Men dwell there, correct? But is Jerusalem safely inhabited though? One can't claim that men dwelling in it, but that it is not safely inhabited though, that this fulfills the requirement of the text. To fulfill the requirements of the text all of the following have to be true. 1. And men shall dwell in it. 2. and there shall be no more utter destruction. 3. but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
It should be crystal clear to any reasonable thinking person, that Zechariah 14:11 is meaning a time after that of 70 AD, and that it is meaning a time after that of this present day and time we are living in. But for those who refuse to believe the text, that this verse proves Zechariah 14:8-11 is yet to be fulfilled, and that they then have to resort to spiritualizing verse 11 instead, which would make Jerusalem in that verse a non literal place, the same ones would need to do the same with verse 10. They would have to spiritualize the Jerusalem there as well, where one ends up with south of spiritual Jerusalem, where any reasonable thinking person should see that as utter nonsensical.