Special Gifts from God    231 

    The Day of Healing is a different day than the earlier Day of Repentance. 

And there is some length of time between those two days. The order of the 

days is this: First repentance, then healing. If you do not repent of your sins, 

how is it that you still expect God to heal you? The soul is more important 

than the body. 

The Fall of the Unfaithful 

     And on that day, says the L

ORD

 of hosts, I will cut off the names of the 

idols from the land, so that they shall be remembered no more; and also I 

will remove from the land the prophets and the unclean spirit.  (Zech 13:2). 

    Those who exalt themselves, as if they were idols to be worshipped or 

followed instead of Christ, will lose their power and their popularity at that 

time. These false teachers can be recognized because they fight against the 

teaching and authority of Christ and His Church. Before this day, they have 

many followers, many who listen and are deceived by them. After this day, 

the Day of Healing, they will lose their following and be forgotten. 

    In the recent history of the Church, there have been numerous voices of 

dissent which question or contradict many of the teachings of Christ and His 

Church. They have a certain measure of power because many Christians, 

those who are weak in faith, follow them. They have led the weak and the 

sinful away from Christ. But on that day, these false teachers will lose much 

of the power and influence which they formerly held over Christians. Many 

of those who had been lost or misled will receive the light of faith and a 

clearer understanding of truth. Notice that the healing received by many on 

the Day of Healing is a true spiritual healing. God will heal both body and 

soul on the Day of Healing, but not everyone will be healed. 

    The prophets who are removed from the land are the false prophets, as is 

clear from the verses which follow.   `You shall not live for you speak lies in 

the name of the L

ORD

.'   (Zech 13:3; cf. Zech 13:4). There will still be true 

prophecies and true prophets after this time (e.g. Rev 11:3), for the end of 

prophecy does not occur until the beginning of the Millennium of peace and 

holiness in the mid 25th century A.D. (cf. Dan 9:24). 

      `On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he 

prophesies; he will not put on a hairy mantle to deceive....'   (Zech  13:4). 

    Every false prophet will be ashamed of their false prophecy. They will be 

ashamed that they opposed the Church and led people away from Christ. 

Some will repent because they have been sharply corrected by faithful 

Christians.   `And if one asks him,  What are these wounds on your back?  

he will say,  The wounds I received in the house of my friends.  '   (Zech