Zacarias 14:20

"In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLY UNTO JEHOVAH; and the pots in Jehovah's house shall be like the bowls before the altar."

One of the truly marvelous revelations of Hebrew prophecy is this: THERE IS A NEW MEANING OF WHAT IS SACRED in the religion of Christ. The words here listed as being "upon the bells of the horses" was exactly the inscription engraved upon a plate of pure gold on the turban of Aaron the High Priest (Exodus 28:36-38).

"Holy unto Jehovah" was thus in the life of Israel reserved for the highest and holiest position and function imaginable ... on the turban of the loftiest spiritual dignitary of the nation and its representative before God.[29]

What could a thing like this signify? Many illuminating comments have been made regarding this:

"The affixing of this inscription on the trappings of horses signified that the commonest things shall become holy; all things that men use for work, profit, or ornament shall be consecrated to the service of God.[30] In that day, everything that pertains to the kingdom of God will be holy. The war horses will have been cut off from Jerusalem (9:10); therefore, the figure here is that instead of these being for war, they will be consecrated to a nobler service.[31] The old distinction between sacred and secular will have been abolished. Everything will have become holy because it will be dedicated to a holy purpose.[32] The artificial distinction between the sacred and the secular will be broken down; and everything, even the most common things, such as kitchen utensils, will be recognized as sacred, because all of life is sacred.[33]

E. Stanley Jones, a popular writer in the first half of this century, pointed out that Christianity greatly expanded the view of what is sacred or not sacred, many ancient errors being denied: (1) There is no sacred sex ("neither male nor female in Christ"). (2) There is no sacred language (the many "tongues" of Pentecost). (3) There is no sacred place ("neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem"). (4) There is no sacred dress, or clothing (all are clothed in the righteousness of Christ). (5) There is no sacred occupation ("Whatsoever good things each one doeth, the same shall he receive again from the Lord, whether he be bond or free"). Remember the inscription on the bells of the horses!