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37 lines
1.7 KiB
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A Lampstand and Two Olive Trees
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# Chapter 4
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1. Then the angel who had been talking with me returned and woke me, as though I had been asleep.
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2. "What do you see now?" he asked.
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I answered, "I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl of oil on top of it. Around the bowl are seven lamps, each having seven spouts with wicks.
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3. And I see two olive trees, one on each side of the bowl."
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4. Then I asked the angel, "What are these, my lord? What do they mean?"
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5. "Don't you know?" the angel asked.
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"No, my lord," I replied.
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6. Then he said to me, "This is what the LORD says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
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7. Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand in Zerubbabel's way; it will become a level plain before him! And when Zerubbabel sets the final stone of the Temple in place, the people will shout: 'May God bless it! May God bless it!'"
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8. Then another message came to me from the LORD:
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9. "Zerubbabel is the one who laid the foundation of this Temple, and he will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Heaven's Armies has sent me.
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10. Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel's hand."
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(The seven lamps represent the eyes of the LORD that search all around the world.)
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11. Then I asked the angel, "What are these two olive trees on each side of the lampstand,
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12. and what are the two olive branches that pour out golden oil through two gold tubes?"
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13. "Don't you know?" he asked.
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"No, my lord," I replied.
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14. Then he said to me, "They represent the two anointed ones who stand in the court of the Lord of all the earth."
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