Zechariah4

Zechariah sees a vision of a golden candlestick with seven lamps, flanked by two olive trees. The angel explains that this symbolizes the Lord's message to Zerubbabel: the temple will be completed "not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit." Zerubbabel will overcome all obstacles and finish the work he started, with the "day of small things" being celebrated by the omnipresent eyes of the Lord. The two olive trees are revealed to be "the two anointed ones" who stand before the Lord of the whole earth.

The Vision of the Gold Lampstand

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And the messenger who is speaking with me doth turn back, and stir me up as one who is stirred up out of his sleep,
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and he saith unto me, `What art thou seeing?' And I say, `I have looked, and lo, a candlestick of gold--all of it, and its bowl is on its top, and its seven lamps are upon it, and twice seven pipes are to the lights that are on its top,
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and two olive-trees are by it, one on the right of the bowl, and one on its left.'
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And I answer and speak unto the messenger who is speaking with me, saying, `What are these, my lord?'
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And the messenger who is speaking with me answereth and saith unto me, `Hast thou not known what these are ?' And I say, `No, my lord.'

God's Spirit Empowers Zerubbabel

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And he answereth and speaketh unto me, saying: `This is a word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying: Not by a force, nor by power, But--by My Spirit, said Jehovah of Hosts.
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Who art thou, O great mountain Before Zerubbabel--for a plain! And he hath brought forth the top-stone, Cries of Grace, grace-- are to it.'
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And there is a word of Jehovah to me, saying,
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Hands of Zerubbabel did found this house, And his hands do finish it, And thou hast known that Jehovah of Hosts Hath sent me unto you.
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For who trampled on the day of small things, They have rejoiced, And seen the tin weight in the hand of Zerubbabel, These seven are the eyes of Jehovah, They are going to and fro in all the land.'

The Meaning of the Two Anointed Ones

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And I answer and say unto him, `What are these two olive-trees, on the right of the candlestick, and on its left?'
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And I answer a second time, and say unto him, `What are the two branches of the olive trees that, by means of the two golden pipes, are emptying out of themselves the oil?'
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And he speaketh unto me, saying, `Hast thou not known what these are ?' And I say, `No, my lord.'
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And he saith, `These are the two sons of the oil, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.'
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