Zechariah 1:5 Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever? Primarily, these words were intended to carry along with them a warning import to those to whom they were originally addressed, as to the folly of following on in the footsteps of those of their ancestors who had been taken away from all connection with time in the midst of careless inconsideration. The prophet does not pronounce as to where the fathers were. He knew that their bodies were consigned to death's dark domain, and reduced to inanimate matter. But where are their immortal spirits? The prophet leaves it as an open question, "Where are they?" We may have forebodings, but we are not the arbiters by whom any ease may be decided. It must be left in the hand of Him to whom alone the right belongs to pronounce, and who will "judge righteous judgment." Think now of those of our fathers who lived and died in the faith of the Gospel. 1. They are not where they once were. 2. They are not where we are. 3. They are where they desired to be. 4. They are in the place for which they made preparation. 5. They are where they never would have been, but for the finished work of Christ, as their Representative and Substitute. 6. They are where they will be forever. 7. They are where they will be very glad to see us.It may be added, and we shall be very glad to see them. (T. Adam.) Parallel Verses KJV: Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?WEB: Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? |
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