Zephaniah 3:19

"Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee; and I will save that which is lame, and gather that which was driven away; and I will make them a praise and a name, whose shame hath been in all the earth."

This verse is addressed to the suffering saints of the new dispensation who continually suffer shame and contumely all over the earth; and if so, "at that time" would refer to the period of the final judgment upon the earth. It is most natural that the persecuted and oppressed should wonder, "O Master, the holy and true, How long I dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth" (Revelation 6:9). This verse is a promise that God will do it "at that time." In the meanwhile, there is a lot of suffering in store for the redeemed still upon earth. The answer here corresponds to that which came from the throne of God, "That they should rest yet for a little while till their fellow servants ... and brethren ... shall have fulfilled their course" (Revelation 6:11). The glorious reward shall yet come in due season.

"In these closing verses of Zephaniah, the Messianic light burns brightest. In some verses, it is difficult to know; but here there is no doubt. The enemies of the people have been destroyed; the gathering of the faithful has been accomplished; Jehovah is in their midst; a praise and a name are theirs among all the people of the earth."[38]