Zechariah 4
4
A Vision of the Gold Lampstand and Two Olive Trees
1Then the angel who was talking with me returned. He woke me up. It was as if I had been asleep. 2“What do you see?” he asked me.
“I see a solid gold lampstand,” I answered. “It has a bowl on top of it. There are seven lamps on it. Seven tubes lead to the lamps. 3There are two olive trees by the lampstand. One is on its right side. The other is on its left.”
4I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”
5He answered, “Don’t you know what they are?”
“No, sir,” I replied.
6So he said to me, “A message from the Lord came to Zerubbabel. The Lord said, ‘Your strength will not get my temple rebuilt. Your power will not do it either. Only the power of my Spirit will do it,’ says the Lord who rules over all.
7“So nothing can stop Zerubbabel from completing the temple. Even a mountain of problems will be smoothed out by him. When the temple is finished, he will put its most important stone in place. Then the people will shout, ‘God bless it! God bless it!’ ”
8Then a message from the Lord came to me. His angel said, 9“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple. His hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me to you.
10“Do not look down on the small amount of work done on the temple so far. The seven eyes of the Lord look over the whole earth. They will see Zerubbabel holding the most important stone. They will be filled with joy when they see it.”
11Then I said to the angel, “I see two olive trees. One is on the right side of the lampstand. The other is on the left. What are these trees?”
12I continued, “I also see two olive branches. They are next to the two gold pipes that pour out golden olive oil. What are these branches?”
13He answered, “Don’t you know what they are?”
“No, sir,” I said.
14So he told me, “They are Zerubbabel and Joshua. The Lord of the whole earth has anointed them to serve him.”
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Zechariah 4
4
Fifth Vision: Gold Lampstand
1The angel who was speaking with me then returned and roused me as one awakened out of sleep. 2He asked me, “What do you see?”
I replied, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top. The lampstand also has seven lamps at the top with seven spouts for each of#4:2 Or seven lips to the lamps. 3There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.”
4Then I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
5“Don’t you know what they are?” replied the angel who was speaking with me.
I said, “No, my lord.”
6So he answered me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength or by might, but by my Spirit,’#Hs 1:7; Hg 2:4–5 says the Lord of Armies. 7‘What are you, great mountain?#Mt 17:20; 21:21; 1Co 13:2 Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain.#Is 40:4 And he will bring out the capstone accompanied by shouts of: Grace, grace to it! ’”
8Then the word of the Lord came to me:#Zch 6:9 9“Zerubbabel’s hands have laid the foundation of this house,#Ezr 3:8–11; 5:16 and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the Lord of Armies has sent me to you. 10For who despises the day of small things?#Hg 2:3–4 These seven eyes of the Lord, which scan throughout the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the ceremonial stone#4:10 Lit the tin stone in Zerubbabel’s hand.”#2Ch 16:9; Ps 34:15; Pr 15:3; Am 9:8; 1Pt 3:12
11I asked him, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?” 12And I questioned him further, “What are the two streams#4:12 Or branches of the olive trees, from which the golden oil is pouring through the two golden conduits?”
13Then he inquired of me, “Don’t you know what these are?”
“No, my lord,” I replied.
14“These are the two anointed ones,”#4:14 = Joshua and Zerubbabel#Jr 33:17–22 he said, “who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”#Rv 11:3–4
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