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Reminder to consider others at Grace Bible Church with guidelines for attendees, along with insights on Jerusalem's future as prophesied in Zechariah. Explore Zechariah's post-exilic ministry encouraging temple rebuilding and visions of God's restoration and Messiah's reign.
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Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
A reminder to consider others Please: Silence your cell phone & all electronic devices Use the nursery or cry room if your child is fussy Get up during the preaching only if absolutely necessary (please sit in back if you must leave early) Refrain from eating & drinking during worship service (except medical needs)
Jerusalems Future, Cleansed by God & the Work of the Holy Spirit - Zech. 2-4 It is important to understand the Hebrew prophets in order to properly understand Revelation
Jerusalems Future, Cleansed by God & the Work of the Holy Spirit - Zech. 2-4 Recommendations: God Remembers: A Study of the Book of Zechariah, Charles L. Feinberg The MacArthur Old Testament Commentary: Zechariah, John MacArthur
Introduction: Zech. 2-4 Zechariah is a post-exilic prophet contemporary with Haggai. Haggai & Zechariah sought to encourage the remnant in Jerusalem to finish rebuilding the Temple Their ministries began Autumn 520 B.C.
Introduction: Zech. 2-4 Zech. 1:1-6 - a reminder to learn from their father s negative example and return to the Lord Zech. 1:8-17 First night vision: God s wrath would be on the nations, but He would restore Jerusalem
Introduction: Zech. 2-4 Zech. 1:18-21 Second night vision: The nations that scattered Israel would be scattered & Messiah would reign
Jerusalems Future Vision of the Surveyor - Zechariah 2 Prosperity: Bursting at the Seams (1-4) Jerusalem will be rebuilt, have an abundant population, prosper & live in safety Protection: Reflections on Exodus (2:5) God will Protect Jerusalem (a wall of fire) & His glory would be in her midst
Jerusalems Future Vision of the Surveyor - Zechariah 2 Regathering: Worldwide Return (2:6-8) A call for those still in Babylon to flee for it was a dangerous place spiritually and physically
Jerusalems Future Vision of the Surveyor - Zechariah 2 Plunder: (2:9) Yahweh is sending Yahweh - God is one being existing in three persons: The doctrine of the Trinity God will vindicate Himself on the nations that spoiled Israel
Jerusalems Future Vision of the Surveyor - Zechariah 2 Praise: (10-13) Yahweh will once again dwell in Jerusalem Be reverent for Yahweh is aroused to action
Cleansed by God - Zechariah 3 The Rituals of the Accuser: His Modus Operandi (3:1). Satan is accusing Joshua the High Priest Satan is the accuser seeking to make a person unacceptable to God in order to condemn & discourage
Cleansed by God - Zechariah 3 The Restrictions on the Accuser: His Limitations God limits what Satan can do He always provides a way of escape He provides spiritual armor so you can stand firm You can petition the Lord (1 Jn. 1:9) The Holy Spirit & Jesus intercede
Cleansed by God - Zechariah 3 The Rebuke of the Accuser (3:2) Yahweh rebukes Satan because just like Jerusalem, Joshua is chosen by God
Cleansed by God - Zechariah 3 The Removal of the Filthy Garments (3:3-5) Joshua s clothing is filthy. The Lord removes the clothing & iniquity He clothes him in clean clothes Satan s accusations about our sin are true.
Cleansed by God - Zechariah 3 The Removal of the Filthy Garments (3:3-5) We are chosen in Christ to be holy & blameless (Eph. 1:4) Jesus redeems us forgiving & removing sin (Eph. 1:7). Jesus atonement makes us righteous before God (Rom. 10:1)
Cleansed by God - Zechariah 3 The Requirements of the Lord s Chosen (3:6-7) Joshua is to be faithful to be godly & to God s commission in order to fulfill his responsibilities properly
Cleansed by God - Zechariah 3 The Representatives of the Lord s Chosen (3:8-9) Joshua & those with him are wondrous signs for they foreshadow coming events or persons My Servant - Messiah came to do the Father s will (Isa. 42:1; 49:3, 5; 52:13; 53:110, Ezk. 34:23-24)
Cleansed by God - Zechariah 3 The Representatives of the Lord s Chosen (3:8-9) The Branch - describes different aspects of Messiah (Isa. 11:1; 53:2; Jer. 23:5; Isa. 4:2; Zech. 6:12) The stone - describes different aspects of Messiah (Isa. 8:14; Dan. 2:3-4; Psalm 118:22; Eph. 2:20-22)
Cleansed by God - Zechariah 3 The Representatives of the Lord s Chosen (3:8-9) Iniquity of Judah & Jerusalem is removed in one day - fulfilled in the future (Jl 3:17; Ob. 17; Zech 14)
Cleansed by God - Zechariah 3 The Rest Promised to the Lord s Servants (3:10 cf. Micah 4:4) A condition that existed early in Solomon s reign & will again in the reign of Messiah An encouragement to the remnant Yahweh remembers: Joshua is cleansed; Messiah will reign
The Work of the Holy Spirit - Zech. 4 The Lord Empowers His Will through the Holy Spirit (4:1-7) A seven-branched candlestick with a perpetually supplied oil reserve that self-feeds the lamps Zerubbabel would be established & fulfill his duties by the Holy Spirit & not by any human resources
The Work of the Holy Spirit - Zech. 4 The Lord Empowers His Will through the Holy Spirit (4:1-7) God s people are to do God s work by the Spirit s power - 1 Cor. 2:4-5; 2 Cor. 10:4-5) The top stone refers to completing the building - an assurance the temple would be completed
The Work of the Holy Spirit - Zech. 4 The Lord Enables His Will through Human Instruments (4:8-10) Direct assurance Zerubbabel will compete the temple - though it would be smaller than Solomon s These seven are the eyes of Yahweh (Zech. 3:9) which refer to His omniscience - God s perfect will
The Work of the Holy Spirit - Zech. 4 The Lord Explains the Future Fulfillment through the Vision (4:11-14). The two olive trees represent two anointed ones which refer to the two offices of king & high priest Both king & priest needed to relay on the Lord of the whole earth in order to fulfill their offices properly
The Work of the Holy Spirit - Zech. 4 The Lord Explains the Future Fulfillment through the Vision (4:11-14). Messiah would hold both offices as a royal descendant of David & priest in order of Melchizedek
Conclusions Yahweh remembers and He keeps His promises. Zerubbabel would complete the temple. Joshua would serve as High Priest. Jesus the Messiah will return as King & Priest to reign in Jerusalem
Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
