Read: Zechariah 6:1-7:14; Revelation 15:1-8; Psalm 143:1-12; Proverbs 30:24-28
Zechariah is shown another vision and in it were four chariots coming from between two mountains. The two mountains are thought to be Mt. Moriah and the Mt. of Olives. The four chariots stand for the four kingdoms of Daniel: Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Egyptian and Roman.
God introduces his true priest, Joshua and puts on his head a crown of silver and gold - redemption and wisdom. He is a type of Jesus, the Branch who would build the temple of the Lord in the hearts of his people. He would be a priest and a king. In 6:14 we have a list of people that the crown will be given to and they describe Jesus. He is God’s big secret, his dream that he gave to show his goodness, knowledge and grace.
In Chapter 7, God showed them what he really wanted from them. It was not their rituals and fasting that pleased God, he wanted them administer true justice, show mercy and compassion and stop oppressing the widow, the orphan, the alien and the poor. They refused to listen and hardened their hearts instead.
In Revelation, we have the last 7 plagues. The saints sang the song of Moses which was the song of deliverance once they had crossed the Red Sea and landed on a new land. So, I have to believe that the saints are taken up before the last 7 plagues. In the plagues of Moses, the Israelites were only affected by the first three. The last 7 they were exempt from because God made a division between his people and the enemies’ people. The temple of God was also shut at this time and no one else could enter it - no more intercession and no more salvations.
Lord, how awesome are your works on the earth. May we be diligent about the harvest while the fields are ripe.
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