Welcome to Studies with Stearman. Join us as we look deeper into the Bible. Strengthen your

faith with us, even as we see the day approaching. And now, here's Gary.

We're going to start in Zechariah. Open your Bibles to Zechariah 12.

Zechariah 12 talks about the centricity of Jerusalem.

And we've probably read this prophecy a thousand times about Jerusalem.

Zechariah 12, 2, Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all people

roundabout when they shall be in the siege, both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And we have

over the past weeks fleshed this out in context, noting that Zechariah 11, 12, 13, and 14 really form a series of developing events in serial order.

Zechariah 11 talks about the Antichrist in the context of Judas Ascariot and the 30 pieces of silver.

And we've said on numerous occasions that Judas and the Antichrist are co-types.

That is, they are both called the Son of Perdition.

And just as Judas infiltrated the Twelve, the Antichrist will infiltrate the House of David in the latter days in their re-gathering,

and they will trust Him, just as the disciples

trusted Judas. So these cotypes operate together. And in Zecharii 11, verse 12, we have

a reference to Judas. And I said, under them, if you think good, give me my price, if not

forbear. So they weighed for my price

30 pieces of silver. Then this goes on down to talk about the idle shepherd in 1117, and all

this is by way of review. Woe to the idle shepherd that leaveeth the flock, the sword shall be on

his arm upon his right eye. His arm shall be clean, dried up, and his right

eye shall be utterly dark. And now that's a prophecy of the Antichrist in the latter days. And

immediately after that, we have Zechariah's prophecy of Jerusalem as a cup of poison to

those that gather around attempting to have some peace of Jerusalem. A little piece here and

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