10 Vision of Flying Scroll

The first five visions Zechariah received in the spring of 520 B.C. were all comforting to the Jews returning back to Israel after spending seventy plus years as prisoners of war in Babylon. God had assured them a future, a Temple and spirit filled men to guide both the religious life and governmental activities. In this vision He will make an abrupt change to remind them that He is holy and cannot excuse evil. It was their sin that caused the Babylonians to take them into captivity in 586 B.C. and God will deal harshly with them if they continue to sin. This vision deals with God’s rigid moral requirements for them in the reestablishment of the Jerusalem community. It also includes their severe loss of life during the Great Tribulation wherein 2/3 of the world’s population of Jews will die due to their sins; the greatest of which is not believing in Jesus as their Messiah (Zechariah 13:8). During the Millennial Kingdom He will rule with and iron rod and have a rigid judicial and governmental administration (Revelation 2:27, 12:5, 19:15). Anything that defiles and represents abomination must be cleansed.