ZERUBBABEL AND JOSHUA
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT KEY TO UNDERSTANDING ZECHARIAH Chapter 3 and 4. For behold the stone that I have laid before JOSHUA; upon one stone shall be seven eyes .... They shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of ZERUBBABEL with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole Earth Zechariah 3:9; 4:10.
The seven eyes refer to the seven Church eras. The mystery of t he seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the Seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven Churches: and the Seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven Churches of Revelation 1:20. The seven candlesticks or lamps are also the seven Church eras see Revelation 2 and 3.
And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and His seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof Zechariah 4:2. The word candlestick would be better-translated lampstand see Anchor Bible Commentary. The lampstand has SEVEN LAMPS, which again represent the seven Church eras of Revelation 2 and 3.
Lamps give light. Eyes are used to see. These seven Church eras are given a spiritual light and spiritual sight by God. They see and understand God's plain and world events because they are led by God's Holy Spirit Zechariah 4:6. No other group is given this understanding by God only God's very Elect.
People in this world are in the blackest kind of night because they don't have God's lamp. They can't see how to solve their many frightening problems. They could know, but they reject the light that God has always tried to give them through His message.
The seven eyes are listed in the Joshua section Zechariah 3:9 and in the ZERUBBABEL section Zechariah 4:10. The seven lamps or seven eyes are also mentioned in Zechariah 4:2. GOD IS EMPHASIZING THE SUBJECT OF CHURCH ERAS be c a use Joshua and Zerubbabel both are in this end-time prophecy. That is just another indication that this is a prophecy for NOW. The seven eras start at Christ's first coming and end at His Second Coming. God wants us to think in terms of CHURCH ERAS. This is crucial to understanding Zechariah 3 and 4. Then the chapters are easy to grasp.
Upon one stone shall be seven eyes. That Stone is Jesus Christ, the Rock. There is a Stone that ruled every era of God's Church. But still, FIVE OUT OF THOSE SEVEN TURNED AWAY FROM GOD. Just read the history in Revelation 2 and 3. That is a frightening statistic! The ratio is overwhelming. Anyone who thinks we don't have the potential to make mistakes and to fall away needs to look at what has happened to God's people through the ages!
After Zerubbabel's death came the Joshua work, which turned away from the ZERUBBABEL work NV just as it happened in Revelation 3.
Zechariah 3 talks about a Joshua who had authority. A mobern Joshua rules an era too. A so when God talks about Joshua and Zerubbabel in the context of the Church eras, two eras and two leaders are discussed. Therefore, in modern times they must have each led a Church era. This evil Joshua is presented first in Zechariah 3; however, he was Zerubbabel's assistant Haggai 1:1. Zerubbabel was a leader before Joshua, so let's start with Zerubbabel.
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT KEY TO UNDERSTANDING ZECHARIAH Chapter 3 and 4. For behold the stone that I have laid before JOSHUA; upon one stone shall be seven eyes .... They shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of ZERUBBABEL with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole Earth Zechariah 3:9; 4:10.
The seven eyes refer to the seven Church eras. The mystery of t he seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the Seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven Churches: and the Seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven Churches of Revelation 1:20. The seven candlesticks or lamps are also the seven Church eras see Revelation 2 and 3.
And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and His seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof Zechariah 4:2. The word candlestick would be better-translated lampstand see Anchor Bible Commentary. The lampstand has SEVEN LAMPS, which again represent the seven Church eras of Revelation 2 and 3.
Lamps give light. Eyes are used to see. These seven Church eras are given a spiritual light and spiritual sight by God. They see and understand God's plain and world events because they are led by God's Holy Spirit Zechariah 4:6. No other group is given this understanding by God only God's very Elect.
People in this world are in the blackest kind of night because they don't have God's lamp. They can't see how to solve their many frightening problems. They could know, but they reject the light that God has always tried to give them through His message.
The seven eyes are listed in the Joshua section Zechariah 3:9 and in the ZERUBBABEL section Zechariah 4:10. The seven lamps or seven eyes are also mentioned in Zechariah 4:2. GOD IS EMPHASIZING THE SUBJECT OF CHURCH ERAS be c a use Joshua and Zerubbabel both are in this end-time prophecy. That is just another indication that this is a prophecy for NOW. The seven eras start at Christ's first coming and end at His Second Coming. God wants us to think in terms of CHURCH ERAS. This is crucial to understanding Zechariah 3 and 4. Then the chapters are easy to grasp.
Upon one stone shall be seven eyes. That Stone is Jesus Christ, the Rock. There is a Stone that ruled every era of God's Church. But still, FIVE OUT OF THOSE SEVEN TURNED AWAY FROM GOD. Just read the history in Revelation 2 and 3. That is a frightening statistic! The ratio is overwhelming. Anyone who thinks we don't have the potential to make mistakes and to fall away needs to look at what has happened to God's people through the ages!
After Zerubbabel's death came the Joshua work, which turned away from the ZERUBBABEL work NV just as it happened in Revelation 3.
Zechariah 3 talks about a Joshua who had authority. A mobern Joshua rules an era too. A so when God talks about Joshua and Zerubbabel in the context of the Church eras, two eras and two leaders are discussed. Therefore, in modern times they must have each led a Church era. This evil Joshua is presented first in Zechariah 3; however, he was Zerubbabel's assistant Haggai 1:1. Zerubbabel was a leader before Joshua, so let's start with Zerubbabel.
