Zechariah 6:1-8

 

Zechariah 6:1-8

The Lamb Who Was Slain Will Conquer All

Zec 6:1  And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass. 

Zec 6:2  In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; 

Zec 6:3  And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. 

Zec 6:4  Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord? 

Zec 6:5  And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth. 

Zec 6:6  The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country. 

Zec 6:7  And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth. 

Zec 6:8  Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country. 

          1.     Zechariah Receives His Eighth and Final Vision – vs. 1a*

a.     This vision tells us what Jesus is going to do in response to Babylon’s rebellion.

                                               i.     Zechariah 5:11 

                                             ii.     While this rebellion is great no one can stop the power of Jesus’ decretive will

1.     Psalm 66:3-5 

b.     The horses symbolize power and judgment

                                               i.     Job 39:19 

                                             ii.     Zechariah 9:9 

         2.     Zechariah Sees Chariots Coming Out from Between Two Mountains – vs. 1b*

a.     It has been thought by many scholars that the two mountains are Mount Zion or Mount Moriah (Where Jerusalem is) and the other is the Mount of Olives (the place where we are told Jesus ascended into heaven and where He will return to). This would fit with where Zechariah told us to look for Him, in the ravine which is between the two Mountains, the Kidron Valley.

                                               i.     Zechariah 1:8

         3.     The Chariots are Pulled by Powerful Horses – vs. 2-3*

 

a.     The four chariots are the same as the four Spirits, who are also the four beasts who reveal the coming judgement on the earth

                                               i.     Revelation 6:1 

b.     The first chariot is pulled by red horses – vs. 2a*

                                               i.     Revelation 6:3-4 

c.     The second chariot is pulled by black horses – vs. 2b*

                                               i.     Revelation 6:5-6 

d.     The third chariot is pulled by white horses – vs. 3a*

                                               i.     Revelation 6:2 

e.     The fourth chariot pulled by speckled or roan horses – vs. 3b*

                                               i.     Revelation 6:7-8 

f.      The final color that is mentioned here is bay, but it is possible that is a descriptor word that refers to all the horses. Many translations render this word as strong or powerful – vs. 3c*

                                               i.     This description tells us that the judgment will be incredibly powerful, the like of which we have yet to see on the earth

1.     Revelation 6:15-17 

           4.     Zechariah is at a Loss for the Meaning of What He is Seeing and Asks His Angel Interpreter for the Meaning of the Vision – vs. 4*

a.     The Holy Spirit is the one that reveals the truth of God’s word to us

                                               i.     1 John 2:20 

           5.     Zechariah is Told that these are the Four Spirits that Stand Before the Lord of the Whole Earth – vs. 5*

a.     The Lord of the whole earth is the Logos or the Angel of the Lord who has been the subject of all the visions in Zechariah. He is Jesus!

                                               i.     Revelation 5:5-9 

          6.     The Horses, Who Symbolize Judgement, are Released Go Forth into All the World – vs. 6*

a.     Revelation 6:12-14 

          7.     Once Released the Horses are Unstoppable and there is No Corner of the Globe that is Left Unaffected by Their Judgement – vs. 7*

a.     Revelation 19:1-5 

          8.     The Judgement of Babylon (the North Country) Will Be Complete – vs. 8*

a.     The Babylon of Zechariah’s time will eventually be left to become a wasteland

                                               i.     Jeremiah 51:37 

b.     The Babylon that is representative of the rebellion against the Lord Jesus will also be destroyed completely.

                                                              i.      Revelation 14:6-12

Zechariah 5:5-11

 

Zechariah 5:5-11

The Great Rebellion

 

Zec 5:5  Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth. 

Zec 5:6  And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth. 

Zec 5:7  And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah. 

Zec 5:8  And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. 

Zec 5:9  Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven. 

Zec 5:10  Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah? 

Zec 5:11  And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base. 

 

          1.     Zechariah Receives His 7^th Vision – vs. 5

a.     This vision that Zechariah is given is one of foreboding and of woe

          2.     Zechariah Sees an Ephah that has a Likeness Throughout the Earth – vs. 6

a.     An Ephah is a basket for the holding and transporting of grain. It would be a very common symbol of trade and commerce. Much like the Roman Amphora or the modern-day cardboard box.

b.     An Ephah is equal to 1.05 bushels or 9 gallons of grain

c.     The Ephah might seem like an innocent enough symbol, because it was so common. Unfortunately, in the time of Zechariah some were becoming greedy with the new economic opportunities and taking advantage of the poor.

                                               i.     Nehemiah 5:1-13 

d.     We also need to be cautious of a love of money

                                               i.     1 Timothy 6:10  

          3.     The Angel Interpreter Opens a Sealed Ephah and Zachariah Sees a Woman Sitting Inside of It –               vs. 7

a.     The Ephah was sealed with a lead lid. Symbolizing the toxic nature of its contents.

b.     When Zechariah looks inside the basket to see its contents, he may have though a woman inside seemed innocent enough, but this tiny woman is symbolic of great evil to come.

                                               i.     We receive more information about the woman in Revelation. Where we are told that she is the harlot who rides the powers of the earth to do the biding of Satan.

1.     Revelation 17:1-6 

               4.     The Angel Interpreter Warns Zechariah of What He is Looking at and Then Seals the Woman                       Up – vs. 8

a.     God restrains evil while the Church is present on the earth

                                               i.     2 Thessalonians 2:6-12 

b.     We do not need to fear Satan because we live in victory over him

                                               i.     1 John 4:4 

              5.     Zechariah Sees Two More Women with Stork Like Wings, Coming to Take Away the Ephah –                 vs. 9

a.     Storks in Bible times were seen as unclean

                                               i.     Deuteronomy 14:2-3 

                                             ii.     A few verses later in the list of unclean birds we find the stork

1.     Deuteronomy 14:18 

b.     Satan is caught in the space between heaven and earth, the prince of the power of the air

                                               i.     Ephesians 2:2 

6.     Zechariah Asks the Angel Interpreter, Where the Women Taking the Ephah – vs. 10

a.     Although the Holy Spirit still restrains evil in our day and age, it is not completely gone, and in the last days it will rise again for one final rebellion.

                                               i.     2 Timothy 3:1 

           7.     The Angel Interpreter Reveals the Epicenter of Kingdom of Darkness and the Beginning of the                  Final Rebellion – vs. 11

a.     We know from Revelation that someday there will be an establishment of Satan’s reign on earth and a counter claim to Zion the City of God, that will be Babylon.

                                               i.     Revelation 18:2-5 

b.     Yet we are also told that this rise of evil will be cut off and destroyed

                                               i.     Revelation 18:10-13 

c.     What are we to do in the meantime?

                                                              i.      2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 

Zechariah 5:1-4

 

Zechariah 5:1-4

Escape the Wrath that is to Come!

Zec 5:1  Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll. 

Zec 5:2  And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits. 

Zec 5:3  Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it. 

Zec 5:4  I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof. 

 

           1.     Zechariah Receives his 6^th Vision, that of a Flying Scroll – vs. 1

a.     The Scroll represents God’s reveal will, through written revelation

                                               i.     Old Testament scriptures were primarily written on scrolls of paper

1.     Ezekiel 2:9-10 

                                             ii.     God’s word never returns void

1.     Isaiah 55:11 

                                           iii.     God’s word is swift to reach her targeted audience

1.     Psalm 147:15 

                                            iv.     God’s word pierces the heart of man

1.     Hebrews 4:12 

           2.     Zechariah Describes the Dimensions of the Flying Scroll – vs. 2

a.     The dimensions tie together with the actual location in the temple, from where the scriptures were read.

                                               i.     1 Kings 6:2-3 

            3.     Zechariah Receives the Meaning of His Vision – vs. 3-4

a.     The meaning of the vision is a curse

                                               i.     God hates sin

1.     Psalm 5:4-6 

                                             ii.     God does not stand by and do nothing when evil is practiced

1.     Habakkuk 1:12-13 

b.     The whole earth is affected by the curse

                                               i.     The blessing and cursing were originally a deal between God and the people of Israel

1.     Deuteronomy 30:19-20 

                                             ii.     Yet Paul reminds us that all have the Law of God written in their heart and are therefore held accountable to it.

1.     Romans 2:14-16 

                                           iii.     All will ultimately be judged by God’s standard of righteousness

1.     Isaiah 24:5-6 

c.     Those that steal will be cursed

                                               i.     Theft is wrong

1.     Exodus 20:15 

                                             ii.     During Zechariah’s time the people of Israel were stealing from God by not giving the much-needed funds for the rebuilding of the temple.

1.     Malichi 3:8-10 

d.     Those that pledge falsely will be cursed

                                               i.     Many were probably caught up in the initial enthusiasm of the plans to rebuild the temple and had pledge funds to help. Yet instead of following through, as was expected, they held them back.

1.     Nehemiah 13:10-12 

                                             ii.     Be careful not to make promises that you do not intend to follow through with.

1.     Matthew 5:33-37 

e.     There is no escape from this curse

                                               i.     There is no escape from God’s wrath

1.     Job 21:7-9 

f.      The curse is all consuming

                                               i.     Any violation of God’ law brings complete condemnation

1.     James 2:10 

                                             ii.     Sin is a transgression of God’s Holy Law

1.     1 John 3:4 

                                           iii.     What is the punishment for sin?

1.     Romans 6:23a 

                                            iv.     What are we to do when it is clear that we are all violators of God’s Holy Law?

1.     Acts 2:37-41 

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