Zechariah 14 (KJV) is the day of the LORD against the nations gathered at Jerusalem, the standing of His feet on the Mount of Olives, the reign of the LORD as king over all the earth, and the survivors coming up to keep the feast of tabernacles. The LORD is Jesus Christ, and Jerusalem and Judah are the city and land corresponding to modern Israel.

1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

The day of the LORD comes, and spoil is divided in the midst of Jerusalem. The city is plundered before the reversal that follows.

2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

Jesus gathers all nations against Jerusalem to battle. The city is taken by the armies of the antichrist, the houses rifled, the women ravished, half the city goes into captivity, and the rest of the people are not cut off from the city. Revelation 16:14–16 gathers the kings of the whole world to Armageddon; Revelation 19:19 gathers the beast and the kings of the earth to make war. Zechariah states both the capture of half the city and the survival of a residue inside it.

3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

Christ himself goes forth and fights against those nations who are against Israel, as when He fought in the day of battle. Revelation 19:11–15 has the rider on the white horse judge and make war, striking the nations with the sword of his mouth.

4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

The feet of Jesus Christ will stand that day on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. The mountain splits east and west, forming a great valley; half moves north and half south. Acts 1:11–12 places the ascension at the mount called Olivet; Zechariah places the standing of His feet on that same mountain and the physical splitting of it. Revelation 16:18–20 records a great earthquake that divides the great city and removes islands and mountains; Zechariah specifies the Mount of Olives before Jerusalem.

5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

They flee by the valley of the mountains, which reaches to Azal, as they fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. The LORD comes, and all the saints with Him. Revelation 19:14 Christ, the raptured church, and the armies in heaven follow the rider on white horses. The flight route is local to the split mountain east of Jerusalem.

6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:

In that day the light is neither clear nor dark.

7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.

It is one day known to the LORD, neither day nor night, yet at evening time it is light. Revelation 21:23–25 and 22:5 have the city need no sun or moon, because the glory of God lightens it, and there is no night there. Zechariah places the unusual light on that one day, with light at evening.

8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

At the end of the tribulation, all of the waters of the world will be turned to blood, a judgment on those who took the mark of the beast and killed the saints of God. Living waters go out from Jerusalem, half toward the former (eastern, Dead) sea and half toward the hinder (western, Mediterranean) sea, in summer and in winter. Revelation 22:1–2 has a pure river of water of life proceed from the throne of God and of the Lamb. Zechariah’s waters flow from Jerusalem in both seasons, east and west.

9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.

The LORD Jesus will be king over all the earth. In that day there is one LORD, and His name one. Revelation 11:15 says the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever; Revelation 19:16 names him King of kings and Lord of lords, that king is Jesus Christ.

10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.

All the land is turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. The city is lifted up and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate to the first gate, to the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel to the king’s winepresses. The named gates and tower fix the inhabited city as Jerusalem, not another site.

11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

Men dwell in it, and there is no more curse of utter destruction. Jerusalem is safely inhabited. Revelation 22:3 says there shall be no more curse.

12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

This is the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who fought against Jerusalem: their flesh consumes away while they stand on their feet, their eyes in their sockets, and their tongue in their mouth. Revelation 19:21 has the rest killed by the sword of the rider; Zechariah specifies a consuming plague on those who fought against Jerusalem. This is the penalty for all of the nations who made Israel their enemy at the end of the tribulation.

13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.

A great tumult from the LORD is among them. Each seizes his neighbor’s hand, and each hand rises against his neighbor’s hand. The attackers turn on one another.

14 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.

Judah also fights at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations is gathered—gold, silver, and clothing in great abundance. Spoil moves toward Jerusalem after the plague. Many of the modern Islamic nations that occupy the land that God promised to Abraham will be raided and destroyed. Christ will take their land and make it his kingdom. Many of these nations will cease to exist when Christ returns, it will all become Israel.

15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.

The same plague falls on horse, mule, camel, ass, and every beast in those camps.

16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

Everyone left of all the nations that came against Jerusalem goes up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles, which is the final fall feast of Leviticus 23. Revelation 21:24 has the nations walk in the light of the city and the kings bring their glory into it. Zechariah requires the annual feast of tabernacles in Jerusalem of the survivors of the attack. The world will honor the Jewish feasts mandated by God. The feast of tabernacles will begin the 1000 year reign of Christ on Earth.

17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.

Whoever among all the families of the earth will not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, on them there will be no rain. A curse will be placed on the nations who refuse to worship Christ in Israel at the appointed time. Christ will rule the world with a rod of iron.

18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

If the family of Egypt does not go up and come, on them there is no rain. There will be the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations that do not come up to keep the feast of tabernacles. Egypt is named as the example of a nation that has no rain to withhold; the plague replaces the withheld rain.

19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

This is the punishment of Egypt and of all nations that do not come up to keep the feast of tabernacles. Rebellion of Jesus the Lord will end. The world will either worship Christ or be cast away to eternal damnation.

20 In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD’S house shall be like the bowls before the altar.

In that day the bells of the horses bear the inscription “HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD,” and the pots in the LORD’s house are like the bowls before the altar. Ordinary vessels share the holiness formerly marked on the high priest’s mitre (Exodus 28:36).

21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.

Every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah is holiness to the LORD of hosts. All who sacrifice come and take of them and boil in them. In that day there is no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts. Revelation 21:27 excludes whatever defiles from the city; Zechariah excludes the Canaanite from the house of the LORD and extends holiness to every pot. There will be no more customs or religions of demons and idols in the land of Israel.

Chapter 14 therefore gathers all nations against Jerusalem, has the city taken and a residue spared, brings the LORD’s feet onto the Mount of Olives, sends living waters out of Jerusalem, makes the LORD king over all the earth with one name, strikes the attackers with a consuming plague, and requires the survivors to keep the feast of tabernacles yearly or lose the rain. The gathering of the nations, the coming with the saints, the living water, the universal reign, and the exclusion of the defiled are the clearest links to Revelation 16, 19, 21, and 22.