Zechariah 1-2

“Return to me, says the LORD of hosts, and I will return to you” (1:3). The Israelites lost their land and were sent into exile because of rebellion, but God gave the prophet Zechariah a vision of His plan for redemption. More than a rebuilding, the vison pointed to something greater, a dwelling of God and His people “without walls” from every nation. New Jerusalem “shall be inhabited as villages without walls ... And I will be to her a wall of fire all around ... the glory in her midst.’” (2:4-5).

“And many nations ... shall be my people” (2:11). God’s city, His dwelling with us, is open to all who call on the name of Jesus.