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Matthew Poole and continuators on Zechariah 8:22

Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Browse this work.

Zechariah8:22

22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem , and to pray before the LORD.

Literally understood you have the first fruits of them mentioned in Acts 2.10, 11, 12. Mystically, Jerusalem is the Church of Christ, or the State of it in the ti[illegible: 1 letter]es of the Gospel, Psal. 110. 2. Isa. 2.3.

To perform all Gospel Worship to the Lord.

This Verse is both confirmation and illustration to the former, there 'twas people, here 'tis many people, and mighty, or great, not the Poor, and contemptible, and few, but people of a greater figure in the World. The Gospel first spread it self through the Roman Empire, and triumphed in Rome the Lady of the World. Strong Nations submitted to the Gospel.

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