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In the Didache, an early church manual, Zechariah's promise that God will come with all his holy ones is quoted in the language of the Greek Septuagint translation. There the verse refers to those who rise at the end rather than to Israel.
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LXX Zechariah 14:5
Septuagint
4 And his feet shall stand in that day on the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall split apart, half of it toward the east and half of it toward the west, a very great division; and half the mountain shall lean to the north, and half of it to the south. 5 And the valley of my mountains shall be closed up, and the valley of the mountains shall be joined on to Jasol, and shall be blocked up as it was blocked up in the days of the earthquake, in the days of Ozias king of Juda; and the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with him.
Didache 16:7
Early Christian
3 In the last days, false prophets and corruptors will increase, the faithful will be led astray, and love will turn into hate. 4 As lawlessness grows, people will hate, persecute, and betray each other. The world's deceiver will appear as the Son of God, performing miracles, and unprecedented sin will be committed. 5 Humanity will face a fiery trial, and many will fall away. But those who remain steadfast in faith will be saved from under the curse. 6 Then, the signs of truth will appear: the sign in Heaven, the sound of the trumpet, and the resurrection of the dead. 7 However, not all the dead will rise, as it was said, 'The Lord will come, and all His saints with Him.' 8 Then, the world will see the Lord coming on the clouds of Heaven.
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Notes and References
“... Analogously, the explicit citation of Zech 14:5 in Did. 16,7 is ‘slanted’ towards doctrinal implications: the national meaning (present in the prophetic text of Zechariah: the saints alluded to could be the people of Israel) disappears, and a ‘new’ meaning appears closely connected to the canons referring to the eschatological expectation. [...] Did. 16 cites Zechariah not according to the MT but to the LXX. The text, in fact, has [...] (with him) and not with me (as in MT). ...”
Del Verme, Marcello
Didache and Judaism Jewish Roots of an Ancient Christian-Jewish Work
(p. 202) T&T Clark International, 2004
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