Good Friday & a Prophecy Fulfilled - For my Jehovah's Witness (Watchtower) readers

Jehovah speaks in Zechariah 12 about bringing salvation to the house of Judah and bringing judgment upon their enemies. In 12:10 Jehovah says this: "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn."

Then in John 19:37 we are told by the inspired author that this prophecy in Zechariah 12:10 is fulfilled. Here is the verse in context:

John 19:31 Since it was the day of Preparation, and so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who had been crucified with him. 33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water. 35 He who saw it has borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth—that you also may believe. 36 For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken.” 37 And again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they have pierced.”

So the crucifixion of Jesus, the piercing of his side rather than the breaking of His bones, fulfills what Jehovah spoke of Himself in Zechariah 12:10. The only way I see for this to be possible is if Jesus is Jehovah. This is a plain and simple look at a prophecy and its fulfillment. May God grant us all eyes to see and humbly submit to His word.

The good news is that Jesus has done what we could not do - he lived perfectly, satisfied God's wrath and hatred toward sin by his death on the cross (Galatians 3:13), and he has been raised in a glorified body. This is for our good! It brings us great joy, to have fellowship with God through the Spirit now, and enables us to enjoy God for eternity, all by trusting Jesus to be righteousness for us, gifting righteousness to us by his free gift (Romans 5:1-11). This is good news! Hallelujah!