Zechariah Part 5: Vision of The Measuring line

Text: Zechariah 2:1-13.

Intro: recap

Vs 1-5, Measuring Jerusalem

vs 1-2, God’s vast kingdom grows

Rev. 11:1.

What do you do before you build something? Measure

Gen. 15:5.

Vs 3-4, Multitude of people in a village without walls

The expansiveness of the kingdom in the future

Vs 5, Protection and glory

The benefits of God: protection

From eradication

from Satan

Vs 6-13, God’s Return

vs 6-7, FLEE Babylon

Ex. Why

Your blessing

Their demise

Rev. 18:4.

Ill.

Pilgrims progress, city of destruction

App.

Our exodus from the world is of the same urgency

Vs 9, God’s protection of His people

Explanation

Illustration

App: You dont think God will defend his people today?

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Vs 10, God Dwells With us

Recap on God With us Sermon

Lev. 26:12.

2 Cor. 6:16-18.

This is another reason to come out of the world

God has set everything up for us

Vs 13,

Be silent

He rouses himself

for salvation

For judgement