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The nations will bring their valuable gifts to the temple. They will offer these gifts as tribute and honor to the God of Israel.
God will once more shake the heavens and the earth on the coming day of judgment (see Isaiah 2:19–21; 30:28). The previous shaking was the judgment on Egypt during the exodus (Haggai 2:21–22; Exodus 14:31).
The New Testament connects this to the return of Jesus Christ in a short time (Hebrews 12:26–27). Haggai likely saw God's ultimate judgment hinted at in events after his time, such as the fall of Persia to Greece and Greece to Rome (see Daniel 2:39–45).
Haggai’s second message assures the community that God remembers his promises, made by earlier prophets, to bless and restore them (for example, Isaiah 35; 40:1–11; 52:1–12; Jeremiah 32:36–44; 33:6–26).
Zerubbabel Completion of the Second Temple Temple Worship The Lord of Nations
Events
- Prophecies of Haggaic. 520 BC
People
LORD: Names or title used to refer to God
Glossary
Glory Haggai, Book of Postexilic Period Prophecy Zechariah, Book of
Topics
Church: Prophecies Concerning Prosperity of Gentiles: Prophecies of the Conversion of Jesus, the Christ: Names, Appellations, and Titles of: Desire of all Nations Jesus, the Christ: Perfections of not Classified Under Foregoing Topics Jesus, the Christ: Prophecies Concerning the Coming of Jesus, the Christ: Prophecies Concerning Universality of the Kingdom of Jesus, the Christ: Saviour Prophecies Respecting Christ: His Coming Into the Temple the Second Temple: Christ: To Appear In the Second Temple: Future Glory of, Predicted Titles and Names of Christ: Desire of all Nations