Zechariah 2 Scofield
Read Zechariah 2 · Matthew Henry on Zechariah 2
2:3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
“angel”
(See Scofield "Heb 1:4").
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2:1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
“again”
As in Zech 1:8–11, the "man" of Zech 2:11 is "the angel that talked with me" of Zech 1:3. The measuring-line (or reed) is used by Ezekiel Ezek 40:3; Ezek 40:5 as a symbol of preparation for rebuilding the city and temple in the kingdom-age. Here also it has that meaning, as the context (Zech 2:4–13) shows. The subject of the vision is the restoration of nation and city. In no sense has this prophecy been fulfilled. The order is:
(1) The Lord in glory in Jerusalem, Zech 2:5 (cf. Matt 24:29; Matt 24:30)
(2) the restoration of Israel, Zech 2:6;
(3) the judgment of Jehovah upon the nations, Zech 2:8, "after the glory" Matt 25:31; Matt 25:32
(4) the full blessing of the earth in the kingdom, Zech 2:10–13, See "Kingdom (O.T.)" Gen 1:26. (See Scofield "Zech 12:8"). "Israel,"; Gen 12:2; Rom 11:26.