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PROPHETS
4:6–5:8
Then he said to me, “This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: It is
not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s
Armies. Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand in Zerubbabel’s
way; it will become a level plain before him! And when Zerubbabel sets
the final stone of the Temple in place, the people will shout: ‘May God
bless it! May God bless it!’”
Then another message came to me from the Lord: “Zerubbabel is the
one who laid the foundation of this Temple, and he will complete it. Then
you will know that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has sent me. Do not de
spise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin,
to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.”
(The seven lamps represent the eyes of the Lord that search all around
the world.)
Then I asked the angel, “What are these two olive trees on each side of
the lampstand, and what are the two olive branches that pour out golden
oil through two gold tubes?”
“Don’t you know?” he asked.
“No, my lord,” I replied.
Then he said to me, “They represent the two anointed ones who stand
in the court of the Lord of all the earth.”
I looked up again and saw a scroll flying through the air.
“What do you see?” the angel asked.
“I see a flying scroll,” I replied. “It appears to be about 30 feet long and
15 feet wide.”
Then he said to me, “This scroll contains the curse that is going out over
the entire land. One side of the scroll says that those who steal will be ban
ished from the land; the other side says that those who swear falsely will be
banished from the land. And this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:
I am sending this curse into the house of every thief and into the house of
everyone who swears falsely using my name. And my curse will remain in
that house and completely destroy it—even its timbers and stones.”
Then the angel who was talking with me came forward and said, “Look up
and see what’s coming.”
“What is it?” I asked.
He replied, “It is a basket for measuring grain, and it’s filled with the sins
of everyone throughout the land.”
Then the heavy lead cover was lifted off the basket, and there was a
woman sitting inside it. The angel said, “The woman’s name is Wicked
ness,” and he pushed her back into the basket and closed the heavy lid
again.
