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Introduction

Tonight we return to the Old Testament prophet, Zechariah.

It has been a interesting study so far.

So lets return to the book and chapter 5

Lets look at verse 1.

Zechariah lifted up his eyes and it was revealed to him, a flying scroll.

The scroll is a revelation of God’s word.

Let me share to verses with you.... from the book of Jeremiah

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So inscribed in this or upon this scroll are the words of a curse, by writing something down means that its contents were beyond escape or repeal.

And since the scroll is flying, it means the curse was moving swiftly toward those who had committed the transgressions.

And then verse 2

The interpreting angel then asks Zechariah what he sees… Zechariah says that he sees a flying scroll, and its size is defined here.

20 cubits long and 10 cubits wide.....

That is roughly 30 feet by 15 feet.....

It is the size of the temple porch, the porch where the law was read in front of God’s people.

Being in this place, it ready that the message on the scroll is divinely authoritative.

It is God’s message to the people, and its size indicates a great number of curses contained...

Verse 3....

The interpreting angel tells Zechariah what the meaning of all this means...

So the curse is one that will go over all the land.

And those who break the covenant of the Lord will be cleared away or cut off.

Those who sin will not be able to escape the wrath of the Lord and his judgment.

What are they judged by?

They are judged by the word, most likely the commandments of God that are written on both sides of the scroll.

Verse 4

Zech 5:4

The Lord will send it out.

The thief’s are those who have robbed God by failing to , also neglecting to give to the completion of the Lord’s house.

Remember one of the darkest days for the children of Israel, is that they did not complete the building of his temple when they returned to the land.

It started, but was never completed for over 20 years.

His word will enter the place of sinners and will remain there until the all it has accomplished His will...

The promise of God will come forth in the future and will be consuming judgement as with Revelation chapters 6-19

Verses 5-6

Now the angel invited Zechariah to come and see… literally lift up your eyes in see that was going out form the Lord.

Zechariah asks the question, what is it?

A basket is seen, and in it is the sin of the people, it is all that their eyes were directed toward, so what ever captured the eyes of man was evil and it was all they looked toward.

It is a picture of all the wicked Jews,

Perhaps it is a materialistic picture of sin, it is a collective picture of sin.

A great truth here is the fact that sin never escapes the eye of God, it cannot be hidden from Him.

He sees and will judge them.

Verse 7

So again the basket is seen, and there is a lead cover over the top of it, and when it was lifted a woman was revealed to be there sitting in the basket.

What is the connection?

For some reason a woman is the personification of wickedness, here in this picture.

This appears to be a picture of the final wickedness of men..

The cover of lead indicates that the woman cannot escape the basket.

And thus there is coming a faithful day when all sin will be gone, nothing will prevail against the Lord.

Verse8

The woman who is allowed to be seen, is shoved back into the basket, and the lid closed, there is no escape for it.

Sin and wickedness will come upon the land and then captured and forever dealt with...

Listen to , verses 6-8

Verse 9

Zechariah again sees a vision of the Lord, and this time he saw two women coming toward the basket...

Storks are considered unclean animals,

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These must be the agents of evil and the demonic, and here the women are portrayed as evil who will carry the large basket upward, in between heaven and earth...

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God will allow the devil, his harlot and others to establish a wicked presence on the earth, but He will destroy it when the Lord returns and established his kingdom.

Verses 10-11

Zechariah asks the question, what are they doing, where are they taking the basket..

Zechariah asks the question, what are they doing, where are they taking the basket..

To the land of Shinar… the women who are carrying the basket are taking it to one particular destination, a place called Shinar.

Shinar is the old word for Babylon.

There Babylon will house the basket .

what is interesting here is that the word Shinar while speaking of Babylon, it also has a picture of a older place which is in the same area, the place where the tower of Babel was located, this place is one that symbolizes opposition to God.

Listen to Genesis 10:10

the capital of the God-opposed world kingdoms, and so representing in general the seat of irreligion.

As the “building of houses” in Babylon (Je 29:5, 28) by the Jews themselves expressed their long exile there, so the building of an house for “wickedness” there implies its permanent stay.

A house will be built to house it...

the capital of the God-opposed world kingdoms, and so representing in general the seat of irreligion.

As the “building of houses” in Babylon (, ) by the Jews themselves expressed their long exile there, so the building of an house for “wickedness” there implies its permanent stay.

wickedness will be cast out of Judah and will forever dwell with the apostates, those who have abandoned God and the things of God, of who the antichrist dwells..

All of which these will on that great day will reap what they have sown....

God will settle all accounts