The Minor Prophets Part 16 (Zechariah)

INTRO: Because of the special church days that have taken place recently, it is some time since we began the book of Zechariah. To do this book in 2 messages means skipping a lot of material, and because some of you have said it was OK to take more time, I will do so with this book. So, we want to briefly review the first message in Zechariah. We considered section I in Zechariah which is a brief message in 1:1-6. The basic message here is a call for Israel to repentance.

Then we looked at the first five visions of section II. I will quote briefly from the conclusion of the first message. "The first vision is of the rider on the red horse and three other horses; red, speckled and white. Israel has been defeated and the world is at rest. But this vision closes with a promise that Jerusalem will be rebuilt. The second vision I gave in two parts. The first part had four horns, representing the four world powers which scattered Israel. Then came four carpenters who dismantled these four world powers. Vision 3 speaks of the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the regathering of Israel. Vision 4 shows us Joshua the High Priest and his dirty clothes which are replaced, speaking of the restoration of the temple. It also speaks of Israel being saved in one day. This is yet future and will happen at the end of the tribulation. Vision 5 gave us the picture of the lamp stand and the two olive trees. We saw the fulfillment of this in the book of Revelation. These two olive trees will provide spiritual light during the first 3 and 1/2 years of the tribulation, where millions of people will get saved according to Revelation 7."