Zechariah 4:1-14 The Olive Trees on the Right & Left Side of the Lampstand

 

The Olive Trees on the Right & Left Side of the Lampstand

Zechariah 4:1-14         The Book of Zechariah [in Smaller Chunks]

And the Angel, [who] talked with me, came again & [woke] me, [like] a man [who] is [awakened] out of his sleep. [Daniel 8:18-19 Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep, [with] my face toward the ground.

But he touched me, & [stood] me upright. And he said, [Look,] I will [let] you know what shall be in the time appointed [for] the end, in the [latter times,] of the indignation.]

And [he] said to me, What [do] you [see?] And I said, I have looked & [saw an] all gold candlestick, [a.k.a. lampstand,] with a bowl upon the top of it. And [its stand had] 7 lamps [on it.] And 7 pipes, [a.k.a. glass cylinders,] to [cover] the 7 lamps, [that] are upon the top [of it.]

[Revelation 1:12-13 And I turned to see the voice, that [spoke] with me. And being turned, I saw 7 golden candlesticks, [a.k.a. lampstand.] And in the midst of the 7 candlesticks, One, [similar] to the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the [feet,] & [strapped] around the [chest] with a golden [band.]

And 2 olive trees by it, 1 upon the right side of the bowl, & the other upon the left side [of it.] [Revelation 11:3-5 And I will give power to My 2 witnesses, & they shall prophesy 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.

These are the 2 olive trees, & the 2 candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. If any man [harms] them, fire [goes] out of their mouth, & [devours] their enemies. And if any man [harms] them, he must be killed in this manner.]

So, I answered & [spoke] to the Angel, [who] talked with me, [asking,] What are these, my lord? Then, the Angel, [who] talked with men, answered & said to me, [Don't] you [know] what these [are?] And I said, No, my lord.

Then, he answered & [spoke] to me, saying, This is the Word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by [strength,] nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of Hosts.

[Haggai 1:2-4 The Lord of Hosts [speaks this;] saying; This people say, The time [hasn't] come, the time that the Lord's house should be [rebuilt.] Then, the Word of the Lord came [through] Haggai, the prophet, saying, O you, is it time for you to dwell in your [paneled] houses, & this house lies [in ruins?]

O great mountain, who are you, [in front of] Zerubbabel? You shall become a plain, & he shall bring [out its] head stone with shouting, & crying [out,] Grace, grace [be] unto it.

[Matthew 21:42-46 *Jesus [said] to them, Didn't you ever read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same [has] become the head of the corner. This is the Lord's doing, & it is marvelous in our eyes?

Therefore, I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, & given to a nation [producing] the fruits [of it.] *And [whoever] shall fall on this stone, shall be broken. But on [whomever] it shall fall [on,] it will grind him to powder.

And when the chief priests & Pharisees had heard His parables, they [knew] that [Jesus spoke] of them. But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they feared the multitude, because they [considered] Him a prophet.]

[Also,] the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of [the Lord's] house, & his hands shall also finish it. And you shall know that the Lord of Hosts has sent me to you. For who has despised the day [for little] things?

For they shall rejoice & shall see the plummet [line] in the hand of Zerubbabel, with those 7 [eyes.] They are the eyes of the Lord, [that] run [back & forth] through the whole earth. Then, I answered & said to him, What are these 2 olive trees on the right side & on the left side of the candlestick?

And I [asked] again, & said to him, What [are] these 2 olive branches, [that] empty out of themselves the golden oil, through the 2 golden pipes?

[Leviticus 24:1-4 And the Lord [spoke] to Moses, saying, Command the children [people] of Israel, that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, to [make] the lamps burn continually.

[Outside] the [veil] of the Testimony, in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, Aaron shall order it from the evening [until] the morning, before the Lord continually.

It shall be a [mandate] forever [during] your generations.] He shall order the lamps [to stay lit,] upon the pure [gold] candlestick before the Lord continually.

And he answered me & said, [Don't] you know what these [are?] And I said, No, my lord. Then he said, These are the 2 anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

Zechariah 3:1-10 Joshua & Satan Standing Before the Angel of the Lord

 

Joshua & Satan Standing Before the Angel of the Lord

Zechariah 3:1-10         The Book of Zechariah [in Smaller Chunks]

And [to] me, he [showed] Joshua, the high priest, standing [in front of] the Angel of the Lord, & Satan standing at his right hand [side,] to resist, [a.k.a. oppose,] him. And the Lord said to Satan, The Lord [rebukes] you, O Satan. Even the Lord, [Who] has chosen Jerusalem [scolds] you.

Isn't this a [branding iron] [pulled] out of the fire? [Amos 4:11 I have overthrown some of you, [like] God overthrew Sodom & Gomorrah, & you were [like] a [branding iron] plucked out of the burning [fire,] [still,] you haven't returned to Me, says the Lord.]

Now, Joshua was clothed with filthy garments & stood [on front of] the Angel. And [the Angel] answered & [spoke] to those, [who] stood [in front of] him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him.

And to [Joshua] he, [a.k.a. the Angel of the Lord,] said, [Look,] I have caused your [sin] to pass [away] from you, & I will clothe you with [a] change of [garments.] [Isaiah 61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, & my soul shall be joyful in my God.

For He has clothed me with the garments of Salvation & He has covered me with the robe of His Righteousness, [like] a bridegroom [decorates] himself with ornaments, & [like] a bride adorns herself with her jewels.]

And I said, Let them [put] a [clean turban,] upon his head. So they [put] a [clean turban] on [Joshua's] head, & clothed him with garments. And the Angel of the Lord stood [near] by.

And the Angel of the Lord protested to Joshua, saying, The Lord of Hosts says [this;] If you will walk in My ways, & if you will keep My charge, then you shall also judge My house.

[Numbers 3:31-32 And their charge, [a.k.a. duty,] shall be the: Ark [of the Covenant;] the table; the [candlesticks, a.k.a. lamps;] the altars; & the vessels of the sanctuary [with which] they minister, & the [decorative] [hangings;] & all the service [of it.] And Eleazar, [Aaron's] son, the priest, shall be [in charge] over the chief of the Levites, & have the oversight of [those, who] keep the charge of the sanctuary.]

And [you] shall also keep My courts, & I will give you places to walk among [those, who] stand [near] by. O Joshuah, the high priest, & your [companions, who] sit before you, Hear now: for they are men wondered at.

[Isaiah 8:18 *[Look,] I & the children [people,] whom the Lord has given Me are for signs & wonders in Israel from the Lord of Hosts, [Who] dwells in Mount Zion.]

For: [watch,] I will bring forth My Servant, the BRANCH. [Isaiah 11:1-4 *And there shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse, & a Branch shall grow out of his roots. *And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him: The Spirit of wisdom & understanding; The Spirit of [advice] & [strength;] The Spirit of Knowledge & the fear [respect] of the Lord.

And shall make Him of [immediate] understanding in the fear [respect] of the Lord. And He shall not judge [according to] the sight of His eyes. Neither [shall He] [chastise, according] [to what] His ears [hear.]

But He shall judge the poor with righteousness, & [repay] the meek, [a.k.a. humble,] of the earth with equity. And He shall [strike] the earth with the rod of His mouth, & He shall slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.]

For, [look;] [this is] the stone I have laid [in front of] Joshua. Upon [this] one stone, shall be 7 eyes. [Look,] I will engrave the [inscription on it,] says the Lord of Hosts. And I will remove the [sin] of that land in one day.

[1 Peter 2:21-24 For even [until now, you were called: because Christ, also suffered for us, leaving us an example, [so] that you should follow His steps: *Who didn't sin, neither was there [deceit] found in His mouth. *Who when He was [insulted, didn't insult] again.

When He suffered, He [didn't threaten;] but committed Himself to [God, Who] judges righteously. *Who His Own Self [bore] our sins in His Own body on the [cross made of a] tree, [so] that we being dead, [through] sins, should live unto righteousness, by Whose stripes [of the whip,] we are healed.]

The Lord of Hosts says, [On] that day, you shall call every man & his neighbor, [to come] under the vine, & under the fig tree. [Micah 4:4 But every man shall sit under his vine & under his fig  tree. And [no one] shall make them afraid. For the mouth of the Lord of Hosts has spoken it.]

Zechariah 2:1-13 Many Nations Shall Join the Lord & Become His People

 

Many Nations Shall Join the Lord & Become His People

Zechariah 2:1-13         The Book of Zechariah [in Smaller Chunks]

I [raised] up my eyes again, & looked, & [saw] a man with a measuring line in his hand. [Ezekiel 40:3-4 And He brought me [there,] & [saw] a man was there, whose appearance was like the [resemblance] of brass, with a [measuring] line of flax in his hand, & a measuring reed. And he stood in the gate.

And the man said to me, Son of man, [look,] with your eyes, & hear with your ears, & [focus] your heart upon all that I shall [declare to] you. You are brought here, [in order] that I might [show] them to you. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel.]

Then, I said, [Where] [are] you [going?] And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is [its width,] & length [of it.] [Revelation 11:1-2 And a reed, [similar] to a rod, was given [to] me there. And the Angel stood, saying, Rise & measure the temple of God, & the altar, & [those, who] worship [in there.]

But leave out the [courtyard outside] [of] the temple, & [don't] measure it. For it is given to the Gentiles. And they shall [trample] the holy city under foot, 42 months.]

And, [I] [saw,] the Angel, [who] talked with me, went [out,] & another Angel went out to meet him, & said to him, Run & speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem, shall be inhabited [like] towns without walls, [because of] the multitude of men, & [livestock there.]

The Lord says, For I will be a wall of fire [all around for] her, & will be the glory in the midst of her. [Up, up,] come [out,] & flee from the land of the North, says the Lord. For I have spread, [a.k.a distributed] you [around, like] the 4 winds of heaven, says the Lord.

O Zion, [who] dwells with the daughter of Babylon, deliver, [a.k.a. save,]  yourself. [Revelation 18:4-5 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, My people, [so] that you [aren't participants] of her sins, & you [don't] receive of her plagues. For her sins have reached to heaven, & God has remembered her iniquities.]

For the Lord of Hosts says [this;] After the glory, He has sent Me to the nations, [who plundered] you. For he, [who] touches you, [meddles with] the apple of His eye. For, [look,] I will shake [My] hand upon them, & they shall be [plunder] to their servants: & you shall know that the Lord of Hosts has sent Me,

O daughter of Zion, Sing & rejoice: for, [look,] I come, & I will dwell in the midst of you, says the Lord. [Revelation 21:2-4 And I, John, saw the Holy City, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared [like] a bride adorned for her husband.

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, [Look,] the tabernacle of God is with men. And He will dwell with them, & they shall be His people, & God, Himself, shall be with them, & be their God.

*And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, & there shall no [longer] be death, neither sorrow, nor crying. Neither shall there be anymore pain: for the [previous] things are passed away.]

And many nations shall be joined to the Lord [on] that day, & shall be My people. [Revelation 5:9-11 And they [sang] a new song, saying, You Are worthy to take the Book, & to open [its] seals.

For You [were] slain, & have redeemed us, out of every [family; language;] people, & nation, to God by Your blood, & have made us: kings & priests to our God, & we shall [rule] on the earth.

And I [saw] & heard the voice of many Angels & the [living creatures,] & elders. And the number of them was 10,000 times 10,000 & 1,000's of 1,000's, [all around] the throne.

And I will dwell in the midst of you, & you shall know that the Lord of Hosts has sent Me to you. [Revelation 5:12  * Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb, [Who] was slain, to receive power; riches; wisdom; strength; honor; glory; & [blessings.]

And the Lord shall [take] Judah [as] His portion [of an] [inheritance] in the holy land, & shall choose Jerusalem again. [Deuteronomy 32:8-9 When the Most High divided their inheritance to the nations, when He separated the sons of Adam, & He [put boundaries for] the people, according to the number of the children of Israel. For the Lord's portion is His people. Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel,] is the lot of His inheritance.]

O all flesh, be silent, [in front of] the Lord. For He is raised up out of His Holy habitation. [Habakkuk 2:20 But the Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep [silent] before Him.]

Zechariah 1:1-21 Your Forefathers Were Warned & Didn't Pay Attention to Me

 

Your Forefathers Were Warned & Didn't Pay Attention to Me

Zechariah 1:1-21         The Book of Zechariah [in Smaller Chunks]

In the 8th month, [during] the 2nd year [king] Darius [ruled,] the Word of the Lord came to Zechariah, [Berechiah's] son, [who was] the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying, The Lord has been [very] displeased with your fathers.

Therefore, you [are] to say to them, The Lord of Hosts says [this; Return yourselves] to Me, says the Lord of Hosts. And I will [return] to you, says the Lord of Hosts.

[Don't] be [like] your [forefathers,] whom the [previous] prophets have cried [out] to, saying, The Lord of Hosts says [this;] Now, [return yourselves] from your evil ways, & your evil [actions.] But they didn't [listen,] nor [did they] [pay attention] to Me, says the Lord.

[Matthew 23:37-39 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you, [who] kill the prophets, & stone [those, who] are sent to you. How often I would have gathered your children together, even [like] a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, & you would not!

[Look,] your house is left to you desolate. For I say to you, You shall not see Me, [from now on, until] you shall say, Blessed Is He, [Who] comes in the Name of the Lord.]

Where are your [forefathers,] & the prophets? Do they live forever? But did your [forefathers] [even] [embrace] My Words & My [mandates, that] I commanded  My servants, the prophets? And they returned & said, Like the Lord of Hosts thought to do to us, He has dealt with us, according to our ways & [actions.]

Upon the 24th day, of the 11th month, which is the month Sebat, [during] the 2 year Darius [ruled,] the Word of the Lord came to Zechariah, [Berechiah's] son, [who was] the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying, At night, I [looked] & [saw] a man riding upon a red horse.

And the [man] stood among the myrtle trees that were [at] the bottom. And behind him, there were red horses, [spotted] & white. [Revelation 6:2-5 And I [looked] & saw a white horse. And He, [Who] sat on him had a bow. And a crown was given to Him. And He went [out] conquering & to conquer.

And when He had opened the 2nd seal, I heard the 2nd [living creature] say, Come & see. And there went out there, another horse that was red. And power was given to him, [who] sat [upon it] to take peace from the earth, [so] that they [would] kill one another, & a [large] sword was given to him there.

And when He had opened the 3rd seal, I heard the 3rd [living creature] say, Come & see. And I [saw] & [look,] a black horse. And he, [who] sat on him had a pair of balances, [a.k.a. scales,] in his hand.]

Then, I said, O my lord, what are these? And the Angel, [who] talked with me, said to me, I will [declare to] you what these things [are.] And the man, [who] stood among the myrtle trees answered & said, These are [those] whom the Lord has sent to walk [back & forth] through the earth.

[Hebrews 1:13-14 But to which of the Angels [did] [God] say at any time, Sit on My right hand [side,] until I make your enemies your footstool? Aren't they all ministering Spirits, sent [out] to minister for [those,] who shall be heirs of Salvation?]

And they answered the Angel of the Lord, [who] stood among the myrtle trees, & said, We have walked [back & forth] through the earth, & [saw] all the earth [sitting] still & [are resting.]

Then, the Angel of the Lord answered & said, O Lord of Hosts, how long will You not have mercy on Jerusalem & on [Judah's] cities, against which You [have] had indignation, [a.k.a. anger provoked by unfair treatment,] these 70 years?

[Ezekiel 23:37-39 They have committed adultery, & blood is [on] their hands. And they have committed adultery with their idols, & have also caused their sons, whom they [bore] to Me, to pass through the fire, to devour them, for [idols.]

[Additionally,] they have done this to Me. They have defiled My sanctuary [on] the same day, & have profaned My Sabbaths. For when they had [sacrificed] their children to their idols, then they came the same day into My sanctuary to profane it. And, [look,]  they have done [this] in the midst of [My] house.]

And the Lord answered the Angel, [who] talked with me, with good & [comforting] words. So, the Angel that [spoke] with me, said to me, You, cry [out] saying, The Lord of Hosts says [this;] I Am Jealous [about] Jerusalem, & Zion, with a [enormous] jealousy. [Joel 2:18 Then, the Lord will be jealous for His land, & pity His people.]

And I am very [severely] displeased with the heathen, [who] are at ease. For I was [just] a little displeased, & they helped [promote] the affliction. [Isaiah 47:6 I was [angry] with My people, & I have [defiled My] inheritance, & have given them into your hand. You [showed] them no mercy, & you [have] heavily laid your yoke upon the [elders.]

Therefore, the Lord says [this;] I [have] returned to Jerusalem with [mercy,] & My house shall be [rebuilt there,] says the Lord of Hosts. And a [measuring] line shall be stretched [out] upon Jerusalem. [Ezra 6:14-16 And the elders of the Jews [rebuilt] & they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai, the prophet, & Zechariah, [Iddo's] son.

And they [rebuilt] & finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, & according to the [command] of: Cyrus, Darius, & Artaxerxes, [a.k.a. Ahasuerus,] king of Persia.

And this house was finished on the 3rd day of the month, Adar, which was [during] the 6th year king Darius [ruled.] And the children [people] of Israel, the priests, Levites, & the rest of the children [from] the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.]

[Still,] cry [out,] saying, The Lord of Hosts says [this;] Through prosperity, My cities shall [still] be spread [out.] And the Lord shall [still] comfort Zion, & shall [still] choose Jerusalem. Then, I lifted up [my] eyes & [looked] & [saw] 4 horns. And I said to the Angel, [who] talked with me, What [are] these?

And he answered me, These are the horns [that] have scattered Judah, Israel, & Jerusalem. And the Lord [showed] me, 4 [craftsmen.] [2 Samuel 5:11 And Hiram, [Tyre's] king, sent messengers to David, & cedar trees, carpenters, & mason, & they built David [a] house.]

Then, I said, What [do] these, [who] come, do? And He [spoke,] saying, These are the horns, [that] have scattered Judah, so that no man [could] lift up his head.

But these [craftsmen] [have] come to [frighten] them, & to [throw] out the horns of the Gentiles, [who] lifted up their horn [against] the land of Judah to scatter it. [Psalm 75:10 I will cut off all the horns of the wicked; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.]