It seems you have decided that these verses in Zechariah 14 are referring to 70 AD.
3 Then the Lord will go forth
And fight against those nations, As He fights in the day of battle. 4 And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south. 5 Then you shall flee through My mountain valley, For the mountain valley shall reach to Azal. Yes, you shall flee As you fled from the earthquake In the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Thus
the Lord my God will come, And all the saints with You.
- And fight against those nations...
In this verse we see that there is an assembly of nations, such as the united nations, arrayed against Jerusalem.
- And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south. 5 Then you shall flee through My mountain valley, For the mountain valley shall reach to Azal. Yes, you shall flee As you fled from the earthquake In the days of Uzziah king of Judah.
In these verses there is very detailed, specific language that also refers to a previous event, as well as naming an earth quake and a specific kings name.
This is a literal event, whereby Jesus returns and literally stands on the mount of Olives, as well as the saints of God coming with Him, which is clear Day of the Lord language.
- It shall come to pass in that day That there will be no light; The lights will diminish. 7 It shall be one day Which is known to the Lord-- Neither day nor night. But at evening time it shall happen That it will be light.
This is the same language as he used in His Olivet Discourse as He explained to His Disciples His Coming at the end of the age.
the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven,
And
the Lord shall be King over all the earth. In that day it shall be-- "The Lord is one," And His name one. 10 All the land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be raised up and inhabited in her place from Benjamin's Gate to the place of the First Gate and the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananeel to the king's winepresses. 11 The people shall dwell in it; And no longer shall there be utter destruction,
But Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
- ...the Lord shall be King over all the earth. In that day it shall be-- "The Lord is one," And His name one.
How many Jews confessed Jesus as Lord in 70 AD?
- ...But Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
Was Jerusalem inhabited safely in 70 AD?
- And this shall be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the people who fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh shall dissolve while they stand on their feet, Their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets, And their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths.
Were the Roman soldiers struck down by The Lord, so that their flesh dissolved from their bodies while they stood on their feet?
Here is what Paul said will happen in the Day of The Lord -
...and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, 8
in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I believe if the Lord took vengeance upon someone
with flaming fire, their flesh would dissolve from their bodies while they were still standing.
Is that what happened to the roman Soldiers in 70 AD?
How about this Deb -
And it shall come to pass t
hat everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.
Did the Roman Soldiers who came against Jerusalem, go up to Jerusalem and keep the feast of Tabernacles, year after year?
Deb, I think you can see that Zechariah 14 has nothing what so ever to do with the year 70 AD.
This is an event that come at the end of the age when the lord Jesus physically returns to Earth, as revelation 19 teaches.
11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. 13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. 15
Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Revelation 19:11-16
JLB
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This is some of what I said in my first post about this #18.
God continuing to fight for His remnant and all those of His Body (v. 3 is a difficult verse),
and the future coming of our Lord. From this point I think it is future.
Zechariah compares to Matthew 24. It's been partially fulfilled.