Zechariah returned to Jerusalem within a year of the decree of Cyrus. God used him to encourage those charged with rebuilding the Temple. In so doing, God used him to give Israel a prophetic glimpse of the atoning work of the coming Messiah and a prophetic vision of a New Covenant ‘Jerusalem’. Zechariah the prophet foretold of the One in whom the hopes of Israel rested. Eventually Jerusalem's religious leaders turned on Zechariah, and martyred Him in the Temple (Matt. 23:35).

Zechariah returned to Jerusalem within a year of the decree of Cyrus. God used him to encourage those charged with rebuilding the Temple. In so doing, God used him to give Israel a prophetic glimpse of the atoning work of the coming Messiah and a prophetic vision of a New Covenant ‘Jerusalem’. Eventually Jerusalem's religious leaders turned on Zechariah, and martyred Him in the Temple (Matt. 23:35).

Zechariah returned to Jerusalem within a year of the decree of Cyrus. God used him to encourage those charged with rebuilding the Temple. In so doing, God used him to give Israel a prophetic glimpse of the atoning work of the coming Messiah and a prophetic vision of a New Covenant ‘Jerusalem’. Eventually Jerusalem's religious leaders turned on Zechariah, and martyred Him in the Temple (Matt. 23:35).

Zechariah returned to Jerusalem within a year of the decree of Cyrus. God used him to encourage those charged with rebuilding the Temple. In so doing, God used him to give Israel a prophetic glimpse of the atoning work of the coming Messiah and a prophetic vision of a New Covenant ‘Jerusalem’. Eventually Jerusalem's religious leaders turned on Zechariah, and martyred Him in the Temple (Matt. 23:35).

Some people claim that the Bible is not divinely-inspired because such a God would never have endorsed such an obviously evil practice such as human slavery.

60 seconds of commentary on issues of faith, religion, and culture by Dr. Andrew Corbett of Finding Truth Matters.

60 seconds of commentary on issues of faith, religion, and culture by Dr. Andrew Corbett of Finding Truth Matters.

60 seconds of commentary on issues of faith, religion, and culture by Dr. Andrew Corbett of Finding Truth Matters.

Zechariah returned to Jerusalem within a year of the decree of Cyrus. God used him to encourage those charged with rebuilding the Temple. In so doing, God used him to give Israel a prophetic glimpse of the atoning work of the coming Messiah and a prophetic vision of a New Covenant ‘Jerusalem’. Eventually Jerusalem's religious leaders turned on Zechariah, and martyred Him in the Temple (Matt. 23:35).

The Kingdom of God was the central theme of Christ's teaching. Rather than meeting the expectations of His followers who wanted a violent military messiah, the Kingdom that Jesus offered was one whereby the Holy Spirit would transform a person's soul.