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¹ And the Angel that talked with mee, came againe and waked mee, as a man that is raysed out of his sleepe,

² And said to me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold aWhich was ever in the midst of the temple, signifying that the graces of God's Spirit would shine, here in most abundance, and in all perfection.lamp stand all [of] gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps, and sevenWhich conveyed the oil that dropped from the trees into the lamps, so that the light never went out: and this vision was to strengthen and encourage the faithful that God had sufficient power in himself to continue his graces, and to bring his promise to pass even though he had no help from man.pipes to the seven lamps, which [were] upon the top of it:

³ And two oliue trees ouer it, one vpon the right side of the bowle, and the other vpon the left side thereof.

⁴ So I answered, and spake to the Angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my Lord?

⁵ Then the Angel that talked with mee, answered and said vnto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my Lord.

⁶ Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This [is] the word of the LORD toWho was a figure of Christ, and therefore this doctrine was directed to all the Church who are his body and members.Zerubbabel, saying, Not byHe shows that God's power alone is sufficient to preserve his Church, even though he does not use man's help to do it.might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

⁷ Who [art] thou, OHe compares the power of the adversaries to a great mountain, who thought the Jews were nothing with regard to them, and would have hindered Zerubbabel, who represented Christ, whom the enemies daily labour to stop in the building of his spiritual Temple, but all in vain.great mountain? before Zerubbabel [thou shalt become] a plain: andThough the enemies think to stop this building, yet Zerubbabel will lay the highest stone of it, and bring it to perfection, so that all the godly will rejoice, and pray to God that he would continue his grace and favour toward the Temple.he shall bring forth its headstone [with] shoutings, [crying], Grace, grace to it.

⁸ Moreouer, the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying,

⁹ The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; andMeaning, the Prophet, that I am Christ sent from my Father for the building and preservation of my spiritual temple.thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me to you.

¹⁰ For who hath despised the day ofSignifying that all were discouraged at the small and poor beginnings of the temple.small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see theBy which he signifies the plummet and line, that is, that Zerubbabel who represented Christ, would go forward with his building to the joy and comfort of the godly, though the world was against him, and though his own for a while were discouraged, because they do not see things pleasant to the eye.plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel [with] those seven;That is, God has seven eyes: meaning, a continual providence, so that neither Satan nor any power in the world, can go about to bring anything to pass to hinder his work; (Zec_5:9).they [are] the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

¹¹ Then answered I, and said vnto him, What are these two oliue trees vpon the right and vpon the left side thereof?

¹² And I spake moreouer, and said vnto him, What bee these two oliue branches, which thorowe the two golden pipes emptie themselues into the golde?

¹³ And hee answered me, and saide, Knowest thou not what these bee? And I sayde, No, my Lorde.

¹⁴ Then said he, These [are] the twoWhich were always green and full of oil, so that still they poured forth oil into the lamps: signifying, that God will continually maintain and preserve his Church, and endue it still with abundance and perfection of grace.anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.