Zechariah 4:10 — Mustard Seed Theology — Size Doesn’t Matter to God
[Originally posted June 9, 2018]“For who has despised the day of small things?”“If you have faith the size of a mustard seed . . .” As Freedom Church in Baltimore...
Zechariah 1:1-6 — Repent Now
HISTORY PROVES THAT THE LORD’S URGENT CALL TO REPENTANCE MUST BE RESPONDED TO RIGHT NOW
Zechariah 1:7-17 — Vision #1 – Man on Red Horse Among Myrtle Trees – How Long? Why Do the Wicked Prosper?
THE DAY IS COMING WHEN THE LORD WILL HAVE COMPASSION AND RESTORE THE FORTUNES OF HIS PEOPLE
Zechariah 1:18-21 — Vision #2 – The Hammering of the Horns — Judgment Against the Oppressive Gentile Nations
THE DAY IS COMING WHEN THE LORD WILL OVERTHROW THE GENTILE NATIONS WHICH HAVE SCATTERED AND OPPRESSED THE JEWISH PEOPLE
Zechariah 2:1-13 — Vision #3 – The Surveyor – God is the Defense and Glory of His Elect People – Expanded Judah Restored and Protected by the Lord
A DAY IS COMING WHEN THE LORD WILL RETURN TO PROSPER AND PROTECT JUDAH BY DWELLING IN HER EXPANDED MIDST (ESTABLISHING HIS GLORIOUS THRONE AT THE CENTER OF HER UNIVERSE)
Zechariah 3:1-10 — Vision #4 – Joshua – The Brand Plucked From the Fire and Cleansed by the Messiah – The Branch
GOD’S ELECT ARE UNTOUCHABLE AND FIT FOR SPIRITUAL SERVICE BECAUSE OF THE CLEANSING FROM SIN PROVIDED BY CHRIST
THE COMBINATION OF ROLES OF KING AND PRIEST IN ONE PERSON IS PREFIGURED IN JOSHUA (THE BRAND PLUCKED FROM THE FIRE) AND FULFILLED IN THE COMING MESSIAH (MY SERVANT THE BRANCH)
Zechariah 4:1-14 — Vision #5 – The Golden Lampstand and 2 Olive Trees
GOD’S WORK SUCCEEDS ONLY BY THE ABOUNDING ENABLING SUPPLIED BY GOD’S ANOINTING HOLY SPIRIT
Zechariah 5:1-4 — Vision #6 – The Flying Scroll – Proclamation of God’s Curse Against Law Breakers
BECAUSE GOD TAKES SIN SERIOUSLY THERE WILL BE NO ESCAPING HIS CERTAIN JUDGMENT
Zechariah 5:5-11 — Vision #7 – The Woman in the Measuring Basket (ephah)
WICKEDNESS CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO EXIST IN THE HOLY ASSEMBLY —
WICKEDNESS WILL ULTIMATELY BE CONFINED (SEPARATED), REMOVED FROM THE MIDST OF GOD’S PEOPLE AND TEMPORARILY ENSHRINED IN BABYLON
Zechariah 6:1-8 — Vision #8 – The Four Chariots – Patrolling the Earth to Bring Judgment Against Israel’s Enemies
THE EXECUTION OF JUDGMENT (AGAINST ISRAEL’S WICKED ENEMIES) APPEASES THE WRATH OF GOD WHO WILL ULTIMATELY BE VICTORIOUS
Zechariah 6:9-15 — Crown Him With Many Crowns – The Ultimate King-Priest
THE COMING MESSIAH WILL REIGN AND MINISTER PEACE AS BOTH KING AND PRIEST FROM THE TEMPLE WHICH HE WILL BUILD
Zechariah 7:1-14 — Hearts Like Flint
HARD HEARTS CLOSE THEIR EARS TO GOD’S COMMANDS AND SUBSTITUTE RELIGIOUS RITUAL FOR LOVING OBEDIENCE
Zechariah 8:1-23 — God’s Favor Extended to Both Jews and Gentiles (In Connection with His Presence)
THE BLESSINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUTURE RESTORATION OF THE JEWS WILL ATTRACT THE ALLEGIANCE OF THE GENTILES
Zechariah 9:1-17 Rejoice in the Coming King
GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD REJOICE IN ANTICIPATION OF THEIR COMING KING WHO WILL VANQUISH ALL ENEMIES AND ESTABLISH PEACE AND PROSPERITY
Zechariah 10:1-12 — Strengthened in the Lord for Victory
THE COMPASSIONATE GOD WILL ULTIMATELY STRENGTHEN HIS REGATHERED REMNANT LED BY THE MESSIAH TO TREAD DOWN THEIR ENEMIES AND BE FIRMLY ESTABLISHED IN THE PROMISED LAND
Zechariah 11:1-17 — The Rejection of the Worthy Shepherd
GOD’S JUDGMENT ALWAYS ACCOMPANIES THE REJECTION OF HIS WORTHY SHEPHERD AND ALLEGIANCE TOWARDS UNGODLY FALSE SUBSTITUTES
Zechariah 12:1-14 — Israel Protected and Transformed in the Day of the Lord
THE DAY OF THE LORD WILL BRING SUPERNATURAL DESTRUCTION TO ISRAEL’S ATTACKERS AND DIVINELY INITIATED REPENTANCE TO ALL THE JEWS WHO NOW RECOGNIZE THEIR MESSIAH
Zechariah 13:1-9 — National Cleansing for the Remnant of Israel
THE REJECTION OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD LEADS TO A REFINING PROCESS WHERE THE REMNANT OF ISRAEL IS EVENTUALLY CLEANSED AND RESTORED TO ITS LOYAL COVENANT RELATIONSHIP
Zechariah 14:1-21 — King of the Hill – Triumphant Return of the Warrior-King
THE PROMISED MESSIAH WILL RETURN AS THE TRIUMPHANT WARRIOR-KING TO DEFEAT ISRAEL’S ENEMIES AND USHER IN THE MILLENNIAL KINGDOM