How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

It's a great day to study God's Word.

I'm so glad you're here as we journey together through the Bible.

Our teacher is Dr. J. Vernon McGee, and I'm your host Steve Schwetz.

Our study continues in the Old Testament Book of Zachariah Chapter 12.

As we begin, let's listen to another of Dr. McGee's introductions on the millennium.

And we're talking about now the spiritual aspects of the millennium, that which

characterizes the millennium. And the thing that will characterize it are one of the things,

holiness. It's one of the characteristics of the millennium. There will be a holy people there.

Israel, as I understand it, will serve as the priests of God, set aside for that.

And this is something today that is not emphasized at all.

They have been amazed.

And that great conference they had back in Europe on evangelism,

I listened to part of it by tape, and only one man mentioned anything about a holy life.

The very interesting thing today, there's a feeling that there's a method. If we could all just hit upon that method,

it would solve our problems. And as a result, we have all these how-to books or do-it-yourself books,

how you can make your marriage work, and how you can be a success in life, and have a radiant

personality, and how you can really a success in life and have a radiant personality and how you can really do great

things.

Well, may I say to you that no book yet has appeared about living a holy life.

That just doesn't appeal today to Christians.

And my friend, that is the goal toward which he wants all of us to move.

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