Then the moon will be abashed, and the sun ashamed; for the LORD of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders, glory will be manifested, establishing that the judgment issues in the revelation of God's reign centered on Zion, with the celestial bodies themselves responding to the manifestation of God's glory. The abashment of moon and sun suggests their loss of primacy and their subordination to God's glory, which far surpasses their light. The reign of the LORD on Mount Zion establishes Jerusalem as the center of the renewed cosmos, the place from which God's rule is exercised. The assembly of elders suggests the restored community gathered to behold God's glory. This verse represents the apocalyptic vision's culmination in the revelation of God's reign and the gathering of the faithful in God's presence.

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