A Light Shining in the Darkness (Zechariah 4:1-14)
/Vision five presents a picture of the Messiah building the house of God by the Spirit of God.
Vision five presents a picture of the Messiah building the house of God by the Spirit of God.
Joshua, the high priest, serves as a sign that God will come and suffer in order to establish his kingdom and bless his people.
Christ redeems a people to himself by taking their iniquity upon himself and by renewing them in his own image.
The fourth vision begins with the divine rebuke of Satan, signaling his destruction, as the key step in saving God’s people.
The Lord calls people from all nations to flee from the kingdom of darkness and find safe haven in the protection of the Christ who is building his own house with the spoils from the plunder of Satan’s.
The Lord reveals to Zechariah that he will fulfill his promises to bless the Gentile nations by making them residents of the New (heavenly) Jerusalem, his holy city.
God’s announces that he will send his angels to judge the kingdom of darkness – those who think they can ascend to heaven through their own works.
The Lord announces his plans to judge the nations and show mercy to his people by building at dwelling place for them in heaven.
The myrtles represent the church as a pilgrim people in this world, yet comforted by the presence of God's glory during her wilderness wandering – looking toward the Last Day when she will be gathered into God's presence.
God announces, through a prophetic vision, that he has come to his people to lead them in the final stage of conquest in order to complete the building of his kingdom.
God calls his people to repentance, with the promise of acceptance, warning them from history of the reality that perpetual disobedience ultimately meets with judgment.
As a prophet, Zechariah bears witness to Jesus Christ as Messiah, as the suffering priest who is crowned as the conquering king, and warns all who rebel against God that judgment is coming.
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