Zechariah 4 Scofield
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“angel”
(See Scofield "Heb 1:4").
“that talked”
(See Scofield "Zech 1:8").
4:2 And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:
“And I said”
The vision of the candlestick and olive trees (lit. trees of oil) is, as we know, from Rev 11:3–12 a prophecy to be fulfilled in the last days of the present age. That which marks the ministry of the "two witnesses" Rev 11:3; Rev 11:4 is power. (Cf Zech 4:6). In measure this power would rest upon Zerubbabel, who, having begun the restoration temple of Zechariah's time, would finish it (Zech 4:9) laying the "headstone" amid the shoutings of the people. The whole scene forms a precursive fulfilment of the ministry of the two witnesses of Revelation 11. and of the coming of the true "headstone," Prince Messiah, of whom prince Zerubbabel is a type. Oil is a uniform symbol of the Spirit. (See Scofield "Acts 2:4"). Joshua and Zerubbabel were doubtless the two olive trees for that day, as the two witnesses of Revelation 11. may, in turn, but point to Christ as Priest-King in the kingdom- age. Zech 6:12; Zech 6:13.
4:10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
“eyes”
(See Scofield "Zech 3:9")
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4:1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,
“angel”
that talked