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As Zechariah nears the end of his book\u2014and we near the end of the prophetic era\u2014he offers up this charming prophecy of the end of days:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it shall come to pass, that in all the earth, says the Lord,<\/span>
\n<\/span>Two parts therein shall be cut off and die;<\/span>
\n<\/span>But the third shall be left therein.<\/span>
\n<\/span>And I will bring the third part through the fire,<\/span>
\n<\/span>And will refine them as silver is refined,<\/span>
\n<\/span>And will try them as gold is tried\u2026\u201d (Verses 8-9)<\/span><\/p>\n

What is so terrifying about this prophecy is that the sifting process\u2014the \u201crefining\u201d and the \u201ctrying\u201d\u2014is commenced only <\/span>after<\/span><\/em> two thirds of the world has been destroyed! In other words, the first two thirds of the world\u2019s population will be destroyed regardless of merit!<\/span><\/p>\n

The method of destruction is left to our imagination\u2014pandemic? nuclear holocaust?\u2014but one thing is clear: the destruction will be random, arbitrary. And then, once the earth has shed two thirds of its population, the culling can begin! Only the fittest spiritually will survive, the ones who will call out in God\u2019s name and say \u201cThe Lord is my God!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Apparently then, \u201c<\/span>hashgacha pratit<\/span><\/em>\u201d (individual divine attention to man\u2019s fate) becomes operative only when the earth\u2019s population has been radically thinned. Perhaps, like the \u201cIron Dome\u201d defense system, it can be overwhelmed by sheer numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, it is noteworthy that the first half of this chapter, before we come to the wholesale slaughter, deals with the end of prophecy itself. Zechariah describes a time when being a prophet is no longer a fit occupation for a nice Jewish boy or girl. A period of revulsion will set in such that if parents notice prophetic tendencies in their child, they will say to him or her \u201cyou shall not live!\u201d and will \u201cthrust him through\u201d when he prophesies. Individuals will be ashamed to profess as prophets, will refuse to wear prophetic garb, and will deny their true calling, preferring to self-identify as farmers.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, we will have to endure the coming devastation without benefit of a prophetic voice explaining to us why we are being made thus to suffer, much like we endured the Holocaust. Looking back at the earlier prophets from the First Temple period, like Jeremiah and Ezekiel, harsh as their warnings may have been, at least they explained to us why each punishment came due: Destruction of the Temple? It is because you did this. Exile of the people? It is because you did that. Plundering of personal property? Only fitting. Slaughter of the remaining inhabitants? Measure for measure!<\/span><\/p>\n

Those were the good old days!<\/span><\/p>\n

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