A Vision of a Golden Lampstand
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Now a the angel who talked with me came back and wakened me, b as a man who is wakened out of his sleep.
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And he said to me, "What do you see?" So I said, "I am looking, and there is c a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, d and on the stand seven lamps with seven pipes to the seven lamps.
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e "Two olive trees are by it, one at the right of the bowl and the other at its left."
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So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, "What are these, my lord?"
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Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
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So he answered and said to me:
"This is the word of the LORD to f Zerubbabel:
g 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,'
Says the LORD of hosts.
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'Who are you, h O great mountain?
Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain!
And he shall bring forth i the capstone
j With shouts of "Grace, grace to it!" ' "
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Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying:
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"The hands of Zerubbabel
k Have laid the foundation of this temple;
His hands l shall also finish it.
Then m you will know
That the n LORD of hosts has sent Me to you.
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For who has despised the day of o small things?
For these seven rejoice to see
The plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.
p They are the eyes of the LORD,
Which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth."
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Then I answered and said to him, "What are these q two olive trees - at the right of the lampstand and at its left?"
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And I further answered and said to him, "What are these two olive branches that drip into the receptacles of the two gold pipes from which the golden oil drains?"
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Then he answered me and said, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
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So he said, r "These are the two anointed ones, s who stand beside the Lord of the whole earth."
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Cross References
Zechariah 1:9
Then I said, "My lord, what are these?" So the angel who talked with me said to me, "I will show you what they are.
Zechariah 2:3
And there was the angel who talked with me, going out; and another angel was coming out to meet him.
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Cross References
Daniel 8:18
Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched me, and stood me upright.
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Cross References
Revelation 1:12
Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands.
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Cross References
Exodus 25:37
You shall make seven lamps for it, and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it.
Revelation 4:5
And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
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Cross References
Revelation 11:3
"And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth."
Revelation 11:4
These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth.
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Cross References
Haggai 1:1
In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying.
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Cross References
Isaiah 30:1
Woe to the rebellious children," says the LORD, "Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, That they may add sin to sin.
Hosea 1:7
Yet I will have mercy on the house of Judah, Will save them by the LORD their God, And will not save them by bow, Nor by sword or battle, By horses or horsemen.
Haggai 2:4
Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,' says the LORD; 'and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,' says the LORD, 'and work; for I am with you,' says the LORD of hosts.
Haggai 2:5
' According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!'
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Cross References
Psalms 114:4
The mountains skipped like rams, The little hil...
Psalms 114:6
O mountains, that you skipped like rams? O litt...
Isaiah 40:4
Every valley shall be exalted And every mountai...
Jeremiah 51:25
Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain...
Nahum 1:5
The mountains quake before Him, The hills melt,...
Zechariah 14:4
And in that day His feet will stand on the Moun...
Zechariah 14:5
Then you shall flee through My mountain valley,...
Matthew 21:21
So Jesus answered and said to them, "Assuredly,...
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Cross References
Psalms 118:22
The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone.
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Cross References
Ezra 3:10
When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the LORD, according to the ordinance of David king of Israel.
Ezra 3:11
And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD: "For He is good, For His mercy endures forever toward Israel." Then all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
Ezra 3:13
So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people, for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the sound was heard afar off.
Psalms 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.
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Cross References
Ezra 3:8 - 10
Now in the second month of the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began work and appointed the Levites from twenty years old and above to oversee the work of the house of the LORD.
Ezra 5:16
"Then the same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; but from that time even until now it has been under construction, and it is not finished."
Haggai 2:18
Consider now from this day forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day that the foundation of the LORD's temple was laid - consider it:
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Cross References
Ezra 6:14
So the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
Ezra 6:15
Now the temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
Zechariah 6:12
Then speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, saying: "Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH! From His place He shall branch out, And He shall build the temple of the LORD.
Zechariah 6:13
Yes, He shall build the temple of the LORD. He shall bear the glory, And shall sit and rule on His throne; So He shall be a priest on His throne, And the counsel of peace shall be between them both."
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Cross References
Zechariah 2:9
For surely I will shake My hand against them, and they shall become spoil for their servants. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent Me.
Zechariah 2:11
Many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and they shall become My people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent Me to you.
Zechariah 6:15
"Even those from afar shall come and build the temple of the LORD. Then you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent Me to you. And this shall come to pass if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God."
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Cross References
Isaiah 43:16
Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea And a path through the mighty waters.
Zechariah 2:8
For thus says the LORD of hosts: "He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who touches you touches the apple of His eye.
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Cross References
Nehemiah 4:2 - 4
And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish - stones that are burned?
Amos 7:2
And so it was, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said: "O Lord GOD, forgive, I pray! Oh, that Jacob may stand, For he is small!
Amos 7:5
Then I said: "O Lord GOD, cease, I pray! Oh, that Jacob may stand, For he is small!
Haggai 2:3
Who is left among you who saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? In comparison with it, is this not in your eyes as nothing?
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 16:9
"For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars."
Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Zechariah 3:9
For behold, the stone That I have laid before Joshua: Upon the stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave its inscription,' Says the LORD of hosts, 'And I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
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Cross References
Zechariah 4:3
"Two olive trees are by it, one at the right of the bowl and the other at its left."
Revelation 11:4
These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth.
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Revelation 11:4
These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth.
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Zechariah 3:1 - 7
Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to oppose him.
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