Read: Zechariah 4:1-5:11; Revelation 14:1-20; Psalm 142:1-7; Proverbs 30:21-23
Zechariah is awakened in his spirit to a vision of a menorah with bowls and 7 pipes leading to each lamp. There were two olive trees on either side of the menorah. It was a word to the king Zerubbabel who was rebuilding the temple for the Jews. His name means “the seed of Babylon”. God wanted them to know that it was not going to be the result of some man’s idea, strength or position that this temple would be built solely by the Lord’s Spirit. The two olive trees stood for Zerubbabel, the king and Joshua, the priest. God was saying that his kingdom would be a kingdom of kings and priests. Melchizedek was both prophet, priest and king and so would the Messiah be.
In Chapter 5, Zechariah sees a flying roll which was a parchment or scroll. Written on it is a curse that shall be upon the unbelievers and the false church. The two women are the devil’s counterparts of the two olive trees. These stand for the antichrist’s prophet and king. They will build their own temple in the land of Shinar. Shinar is in Babylon and it is the seat of wickedness.
Revelation 14 is pretty self-explanatory. Jesus stands on Mount Zion with 144,000 of Revelation 7. They were singing the Song of the Lamb.
Another angel came with evangelism for the earth. It marks the last harvest, the grape and the olive harvest which are the last of the year. Next came the harvesting angels which will harvest the souls of the wicked and throw them into the winepress of the wrath of God. This is a picture of Armaggedon.
But…blessed are the those who die in the Lord.
Lord, may we be fearless and tireless in our battle against sin and Satan. May we stand as trees in the house of the Lord.
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