The conquering path of Alexander the Great (9:1-8)
In the first eight verses Zechariah prophesies of the coming judgments upon the nations and cities that surround the land of Israel. In verse 1 we see the burden of the word of the Lord is against Damascus. In verse 2 judgments are pronounced against Hamath, Tyre, and [...]

God is jealous for our hearts (8:2)
What can we do about this if we find ourselves slipping? First, God tells us that He is jealous for our hearts. Let us not continue to fool ourselves into believing that the course we are on is acceptable to God. God is unwilling to share our hearts with [...]

The Lord has some questions for us to answer. What made you decide to come to services this morning? Why were you singing the songs that the song leader chose? Why did you partake of the Lord’s supper? Why did you participate in the prayers that were offered? In short, what are you doing here? [...]

The vision of four chariots (6:1-8)
Zechariah now looks and sees four chariots coming from between two mountains of bronze. The first chariot had red horse, the second had black horses, the third had white horses, and the fourth had dappled horses. Zechariah asks the angel what these are. The angel responds that these are the [...]

Vision of the flying scroll (5:1-4)
Zechariah now looks and sees a flying scroll. The scroll’s length was 30 feet and its width was 15 feet. It is interesting to note at the least that these are the same dimensions as the porch of Solomon built before the entrance of the temple. The flying scroll is [...]

Zechariah is still receiving his repeated visions from the Lord. In the first three chapters we saw the visions speak of encouragement for the present, then move to encouragement in the promise of the Messiah. In chapters 4-6 I believe we see the same movement. The early visions of chapter four are going to give [...]

Vision of Joshua
Zechariah now sees Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan is standing at his right side to accuse him. Here we see Satan always ready to accuse and oppose those who would be followers of God. The Lord says to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you.� Notice that [...]

The vision of the measuring line
Zechariah looks up and there is a man with a measuring line in his hand. Now we have seen measuring lines used many times by the prophets. To stretch out the measuring line was either a symbol of destruction, to measure it for its fall, or it was a symbol [...]

Zechariah is a book full of visions where we will see some images that can be found in Daniel and Zechariah. Zechariah begins his prophecies in 520 B.C. At this time, the remnant has returned from Babylonian exile in 536 B.C. However, because of political problems and local unrest, the building of the temple under [...]

The First Seal (6:1-2)
When the first seal is opened, one of the living creatures says “Come.� What answers the call of this command to come? Out comes a white horse and the horseman had a bow and a crown was given to him. The first four horsemen in this chapter have commonly been referred to [...]

The Scroll and the Time of the End (1-4)
Chapter 5 introduces us to the One seated on the throne with a scroll in his right hand. The scroll has writing on the front and back and is sealed with seven seals. The writing on both sides indicates the fullness and completeness of the message. We [...]

In Vision (1-2)
A powerful voice speaks to John like the sound like a trumpet. John is told that the things he will be shown must take place after this. When is “after this?” The things we will read in the future chapters will take place after the events recorded in Revelation 2-3. Revelation 2-3 described [...]

Claim To Be Jews and New Jerusalem (3:9,12)
In Revelation 3:9 we read again about those who claim to be Jews but lie. We saw this very same problem concerning the Christians at Smyrna. The church in Philadelphia also had to deal with the persecution of the Jews during this time. The Christians in Philadelphia are [...]