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Introduction

Today we will look at the vision of the Golden Lampstand...

When you think of lamp stands, we know that in the first chapter of the book of Revelation, we see that there is a mention to lampstands, and the lampstands speak to the 7 churches of Asia Minor…

So here we find the Old Testament mentioning what is called a golden lampstand...

Ultimately we know that this all points to Christ.

So lets look at the text and find out what God is doing here in the book of Zechariah

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Now we know right off the bat, that we are told that Zechariah is woke by the angel, he is awakened from almost like a sleep, but instead it is a trance like state, a presence of pure joy and peace, he is brought back so that to the present time that he might hear the message of the Lord.

So the angel has come to him again, not that he really ever left him,, but like a person starring, he is pulled back...

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And the first question we see is the one from the angel, he asks Zechariah what he saw…

And Zechariah communicates what he sees to the angel, And he saw a golden candlestick.

the candlestick was the one like the temple area as we see in .

The candlestick represents the rule of God in the nation of Israel.

Ultimately it will represent the church, where in Christ is the Lord of all the churches.

The fact of it being all gold, refers to it being pure in doctrine and practice, it was the truest idea of God workings and the future church were in Christ is the head of the church.

The bowls on top is where the oil was in supply, the bowls will be a future look to Christ, and he has the head of the lamps, the church.

He has sent the Holy Spirit to walk with us

The seven candlesticks, speak to the coming Gentile church, but they will not know their true unity until the are united through the stem, the Jewish counterpart of the church

These two trees supply oil to the bowls that are on the right and left.

The picture is of unlimited oil supply for the candlestick.

If the candlesticks represent the church, then the church is powered in a unlimited way by the Holy Spirit.

Zechariah asks the angel what is all this that is being seen...

The angel then returns with a question of his own, “ do you not know what these are?” Zechariah has no idea as to the meaning of anything he has seen so far???

The angel begins to speak to Zechariah…

The purpose of all that he has seen is to encourage Zerubbabel to complete the rebuilding of the temple.

Also to ensure him that the Lord would empower him to do accomplish all that he has set before him...

The Spirit of the living God would ensure this task…

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Man’s weakness is no problem to God, dor God’s power is made perfect in our weaknesses.

God is mighty to save and mighty to deliver…

In verse 7 the term “Mountain” is mentioned, speaks to the truth that mountains, and any seemingly sized problems were none at all in the presence of the Lord and his might… God will remove anything in His way...

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The real issue is the forces at work, these forces of the devil are trying to limit God and his work of bringing the Messiah into the world.

God would be certain to defeat any such problems, God’s Son would make his entrance as the Messiah at just the right time.

The chief stone is truly the cornerstone and the cap stone..

The kingdoms of the world would fall, Jesus came, would redeem humanity to himself and finally is coming again.

Now verses 8-10

Verse 8 - the word of the Lord comes again to Zechariah.

The word of the Lord is a sure message, it is the message of God.

He is telling us what will come in the future.

Verse 9… Zerubbabel is at the center of the message.

He is the ruling person in Jerusalem at this particular time

Zerubbabel was a governor of the Persian Province of Judah .

Zerubbabel led the first group of Jews, numbering 42,360, who returned from the Babylonian captivity in the first year of Cyrus, King of Persia.

He is the one who along with other people, he lays the foundation stone in the area, but he will also be the one who sees it completed.

He will finish it with the Lord’s help.

How do we know this to be true, God himself has ordained the message to be brought to Zerubbabel.

You will be reminded and no for certain that the Lord has done this when you see it completed and remember God’s message sent to you....

Plumb lines are special, it shows that all are built according to the will and ways of the Lord.

The seven eyes are the

The 7 eyes of the Lord speaks to 7 spirits of God. and we see it upon the heart of Isaiah in

And now finally verses 11-14

Primarily, the “two” refer to Joshua and Zerubbabel.

God, says AUBERLEN, at each of the transition periods of the world’s history has sent great men to guide the Church.

So the two witnesses shall appear before the destruction of Antichrist.