John and Doves,

 

In Zechariah 11, there are three sequential events. They are 1/ Three shepherds war. 2/ Rapture. 3/ Appearance of Antichrist. I have posted three shepherds war here before. Three shepherds are Lebanon, Bashan/Syria and Jordan, They shall gather together to attack Israel. God cuts them off in one month. The next event is rapture.

We are seeing the Gaza war today, between Hamas and Israel. God does not mention Gaza in Zechariah 11:1-3. This Gaza war is a separate war from three shepherds war. Gaza shall become desolate. This prophecy is in Zephaniah 2 and Zechariah 9. God also mentions Gaza in Amos 1 during their fourth transgression against Israel. God shall send fire to destroy Gaza. What happens to this Gaza war is this, this war shall lead to three shepherds war. Eventually, Hezbollah/Lebanon, Syria and Jordan shall jump into this battle against Israel. Alas, three shepherds war finally breaks out. God cuts off these three shepherds in one month ( Zechariah 11:8 ). The next event is rapture. We should watch the development in Israel closely. When we see the three shepherds war breaks out, be vigilant, and get ready to meet Jesus in the air!!!

Ray