Who ALL is included in 'they' ... in the text:  'They
shall look upon me whom they have pierced' ?

Taken from: 'Days of Praise'  ... for ...  October 26,
2005

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WHOM THEY HAVE PIERCED

"And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of
supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they
have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one
mourneth for [his] only [son], and shall be in
bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for
[his] firstborn." Zechariah 12:10

For centuries now, Jewish scholars have pondered the
meaning and interpretation of this verse, and as one
might imagine, there have been varied interpretations.
Since they cannot allow the admission that they
themselves pierced Jehovah, some have applied it to
the nation of Israel with its persecutions in mind.
But to resolve the issue, the question must be
answered: "Who is this 'whom', who has been pierced?"

{And ... we need ALSO to see ALL who God would include
in ... "they" ... in this text above " ... and they
shall look upon me whom they have pierced ... "}

Interestingly enough, the Hebrew word translated
"whom" is simply the first and last letters of the
Hebrew alphabet, Aleph and Tau, elsewhere denoting
completeness and transcendency. Next, consider the
fact that the primary name for God in scripture,
Jehovah{YHVH}, conveys a similar thought, although
difficult to translate. Evidently, the name Jehovah
communicates, among other things, the all-encompassing
and ever self existing nature of God.

These two thoughts come together, when our text for
the day is quoted in Revelation 1:7-8. "Behold, he
cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and
they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the
earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. I am
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith
the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to
come, the Almighty."

It is as if Jehovah Himself is asking the question:
"Do you doubt[or do you know] whom it is you pierced?
I am the Aleph Tau, the Alpha Omega, Jehovah the
Almighty, the beginning and the ending of all things."
JDM