Zechariah 8:20

“Thus saith the Lord of hosts, [It shall] yet [come to pass], etc.] This is another thing that shall certainly be accomplished: that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities; in the Gentile world; they shall come and hear the word, believe in Christ, and join together in a Gospel church state; as they did at Antioch, Thessalonica, Corinth, and many other places: Ben Melech says this shall be in the days of the Messiah; and so it has been in the days of the true Messiah Jesus, and will be again in the latter day.”

“(Isa 2:3; Mic 4:2). Thus saith the Lord of hosts--a preface needed to assure the Jews, now disheartened by the perils surrounding them, and by the humble aspect of the temple. "Unlikely as what follows may seem to you, Jehovah of hosts, boundless in resources, saith it, therefore it shall be so." Just before Christ's coming, a feeling grew up among the heathen of the unsatisfactoriness of their systems of religion and philosophy; this disposed them favorably towards the religion of the Jew, so that proselytes embraced the worship of Jehovah from various parts of Asia; these again were predisposed to embrace Christianity when it was preached to them (Act 2:9-12, Act 2:41). But the full…”

“It shall yet be that - The promises are those which God had already made by Isaiah (Isaiah 2:2 ff) and Micah (Micah 4:1 ff). Yet where was the show of their fulfillment? The Jews themselves, a handful: the temple unfinished; its completion depending, in human sight, upon the will of their pagan masters, the rival worship at Samaria standing and inviting to coalition. Appearances and experience were against it. God says virtually, that it was, in human sight, contrary to all expectations. But “weakness is aye Heaven’s might.” Despite of all, of the fewness of those who were returned, their downheartedness, broken condition, hopelessness, though all had hitherto failed, though, or rather…”

“People - Multitudes. Zechariah 8:21”

“there: Zac 2:11, Zac 14:16, Zac 14:17; Kg1 8:41, Kg1 8:43; Ch2 6:32, Ch2 6:33; Psa 22:27, Psa 67:1-4, Psa 72:17; Psa 89:9, Psa 117:1, Psa 117:2, Psa 138:4, Psa 138:5; Isa 2:2, Isa 2:3, Isa 11:10, Isa 49:6, Isa 49:22, Isa 49:23, Isa 60:3-12; Isa 66:18-20; Jer 16:19; Hos 1:10, Hos 2:23; Amo 9:12; Mic 4:1, Mic 4:2; Mal 1:11; Mat 8:11; Act 15:14, Act 15:18; Rom 15:9-12; Rev 11:15 Zechariah 8:21”

“Zac 8:20. "Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet will nations come, and inhabitants of many cities. Zac 8:21. And the inhabitants of one (city) will go to another, and say, 'We will go, go away, to supplicate the face of Jehovah, and to seek Jehovah of hosts.' 'I will also go.' Zac 8:22. And many peoples and strong nations will come, to seek Jehovah of hosts in Jerusalem, and to supplicate the face of Jehovah." These verses do not announce a further or second glorification, which God has designed for His people, but simply indicate the nature and magnitude of the salvation appointed for Israel, through which its fast-days will be turned into days of joy. Hitherto Israel had kept days of mourning…”