Sun.’s Devo - The Two Olive Trees

Read: Zechariah 4:1-5:11; Revelation 14:1-20; Psalm 142:1-7; Provers 30:21-23
It is amazing how Revelation and the prophets saw the same things. Zechariah saw the same two olive trees and lamp stand in heaven that John saw in Revelation 11. It is a word to Zerubbabel that he was not going to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem in his own strength, but this was a direct edict from heaven. God wanted him to put on earth what was in heaven and he was going to use Zerrubbabel to do it. Zechariah spoke to the mountain opposing him and told it it would become level ground. When the capstone would be brought out heaven would shout, “God bless it, God bless it.”
In contrast, a curse would come to curse the thief and the house of everyone who swore falsely by God’s name. The curse would destroy them and their house. God’s house would remain. Their wickedness would be taken to Babylon and set there. This is the abomination of desolation.
In Revelation we read about the 144,000. The rapture has taken the church, but when we go, this great number of Jews will realize what had happened and become ardent believers in Jesus. The four thunders are sounded. With the first thunder, the 144,000 are raptured. The second is sounded and the whole earth is brought to judgment and given one last chance to repent. The third sounds with the judgment on the beast and anyone who worships him or his image. The fourth comes with a reaping of the earth. They are thrown in God’s great winepress of his wrath where they are trampled on and their blood is spilt on the earth.
In God’s yearly cycle, there are three harvests. The first occurs around Passover. That is the first harvest when the wheat is harvested and will be the first Rapture of the Church. The second harvest happens at Pentecost which will be the 144,000. The last harvest happens at the end of the year at Roshashana when Jesus will return with a trumpet blast. That will be at the end of the ages. We will return with Jesus on our horses.
Lord, may the church be virgins with plenty of oil in their lanterns.