What does Zechariah 12:10 mean, 'they shall look upon me whom they have pierced'?
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Whosoever Will, The Missing Link: Zechariah 12:10. "And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son." This verse describes Israel's national mourning at the Second Coming: the moment the nation recognizes the one they rejected. Fruchtenbaum's Israelology documents this in meticulous detail: Israel's national salvation is a future event, triggered by a specific historical moment, involving the literal descendants of Abraham in the literal city of Jerusalem. Romans 11:26. "And so all Israel shall be saved." Not spiritual Israel. Not the Church. Israel: the same word Paul has used throughout Romans 9-11 to mean the Jewish people. The salvation is national, literal, and future. It is the fulfillment of the Abrahamic Covenant, the Davidic Covenant, and the New Covenant simultaneously: all three finding their terminus in the moment described in Zechariah 12:10. Scripture, King James Version: Zechariah 12:10, "And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn."; Romans 11:26, "And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:".
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This answer is the short form. The argument is made at length in The Missing Link: The Six-Day War and Zechariah 12:10.