Zechariah 14: 3 – 4 and 9 Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights in the day of battle. On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south. The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.

If you do not believe that the return of the Lord is going to take place in a literal sense, then the above verses are pure fiction.  But how can they be when the names of the places are literal and known to us today and we know that these events have not yet taken place. These events will take place in the day of the Lord which, as indicated in verse 7, is known to the Lord. Regarding the End of the Age, Jesus said, “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Matthew 24:36).

God has his eyes on Israel and our future is tied to the future of that Land. God has covenanted himself to them and, in sending Jesus as Savior, has covenanted himself to all who believe in him. God has his own agenda and is allowing us this parenthesis of grace for all men to come to know him. When I finished reading this chapter of Zechariah, the Holy Spirit spoke up:

“In that day, the day of the Lord, which is certain, the Lord God himself will set foot on the earth again in triumph and great glory. At that time he will subdue all powers and thrones and any semblance of government so that men will know that he alone rules.”