The Bible In Paintings: GOLD LAMPSTAND & TWO OLIVE TREES

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The Bible In Paintings 2
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR APPRECIATING AND APPLYING GOD'S WORD

GOLD LAMPSTAND
&
TWO OLIVE TREES

Z E C H A R I A H
CHAPTER 4

Then the angel who talked with me returned and wakened me, as a man is wakened from his sleep. He asked me, “What do you see?”

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I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lights on it, with seven channels to the lights. Also there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.” I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

He answered, “Do you not know what these are?”

“No, my lord,” I replied.

So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘NOT BY MIGHT NOR BY POWER, BUT BY MY SPIRIT,’ says the LORD Almighty.

“What are you, O mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’ ”

Then the word of the LORD came to me: “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me to you.

“Who despises the day of small things? Men will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.

“(These seven are the eyes of the LORD, which range throughout the earth.)”

Then I asked the angel, “What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?”

Again I asked him, “What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that pour out golden oil?”

He replied, “Do you not know what these are?”

“No, my lord,” I said.

So he said, “THESE ARE THE TWO WHO ARE ANOINTED TO SERVE THE LORD OF ALL THE EARTH.”

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"Fifth Vision of Zechariah--
The Lampstand and Olive Trees"

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REVELATION 11

I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the worshipers there. But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. And I will give power to MY TWO WITNESSES, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” THESE ARE THE TWO OLIVE TREES AND THE TWO LAMPSTANDS THAT STAND BEFORE THE LORD OF THE EARTH.

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"Two Witnesses"

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"The Two Witnesses"

If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.

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Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. For three and a half days men from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.

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But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “COME UP HERE.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.

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At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and THE SURVIVORS WERE TERRIFIED AND GAVE GLORY TO THE GOD OF HEAVEN.

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R E S O U R C E S
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Z E C H A R I A H
ZECHARIAH'S FIRST FOUR VISIONS
GOLD LAMPSTAND & TWO OLIVE TREES
ZECHARIAH'S FINAL FOUR VISIONS
JESUS' ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM

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The men holding their noses over the dead bodies in 21 were doubtless holding their noses when they were alive as well...

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No doubt.

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

Thanks. A puzzling prophecy, without Revelation. Oops. Didn’t intend a double meaning, but there seems to be one.

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Glad you got the point. We have a similar New Testament upshot coming on Thursday.

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Good morning, Dan. :-)

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And to you, Mary-Lou. I’ve been awaiting your essay, so this must mean it’s up now.

[etabeta]

What a wonderful light in Ted Larson picture at #6!
A beautiful angel by Howard Johnson at #9. Thank you, Dan, as always.

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And thanks to you, Alba.

[InkStone]

Good Afternoon to you Dan, and hello to all.
A Very Exciting story, and one which could begin fulfillment soon.
Thank you Dan.

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Buckle up, Leon!

[Allegra]

What a wonderful light in Ted Larson picture at #6!

That was my favorite of this collection too.