In our study of Zechariah chapter two, we will look at his fourth vision in one night. In this vision we see the prophecy concerning the coming of the temple during the millennial reign.
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I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Once again, we see that Zechariah was praying when he had this vision. When we see a measuring line in scripture, we know that God is going to expand something. We see the same thing in Revelation 11 with the measuring of the temple.
I asked, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "To measure Yerushalayim, to determine its width and length."
The angel tells him that he is going to measure the city of Jerusalem. We should note that it is not so that God would know the size but it is for the benefit of the prophet and us. This measuring is checking the spiritual condition of the city of Jerusalem.
Here the angel who was speaking to me went forward, and another angel went out, met him and said to him, "Run and tell this young man, 'Yerushalayim will be inhabited without walls, because there will be so many people and animals;
When the angel left to measure the city, he was met by another angel and given a message for Zechariah. The city was going to grow beyond its walls and be filled with men and livestock. It is interesting to note that most of the modern city of Jerusalem is outside the walls of the Old City. In this, we see that the people have returned and the city is growing fast and so they cannot put up walls. We also see that the city is worshipping God as there are many animals there for sacrifices.
"for," says ADONAI, "I will be for her a wall of fire surrounding her; and I will be the glory within her.
There is a time that is coming when God will protect his city and he will be there as well. We are also told of this time in Revelation 21.
Up!" says ADONAI, "Move! Flee the land of the north! For I scattered you like the four winds of the sky," says ADONAI. "Move, Tziyon! You who are living with the daughter of Bavel, escape!"
God was telling his people to leave their exile and move to Jerusalem.
For ADONAI-Tzva'ot has sent me on a glorious mission to the nations that plundered you, and this is what he says: "Anyone who injures you injures the very pupil of my eye. But I will shake my hand over them, and they will be plundered by those who were formerly their slaves." Then you will know that ADONAI-Tzva'ot sent me.
God tells the people why he wants them out of the nations but we also see why God takes care of his own people. He says that when the enemy messes with his people, they are messing with the "apple of his eye". That is a common expression meaning the one that is cherished above all others. God cherished Israel because of Avraham and his faith and he sees us the same way because of Yeshua Messiah. Defending his people displays his glory and power and causes people to honor him. Zechariah was stoned to death in the courtyard of the temple (see 2 Chronicles 24) but, as we see here during the millennial reign, the Jewish people will acknowledge that he was a prophet that had been sent by God.
"Sing, daughter of Tziyon;
There is a time that is coming when this vision will be fulfilled as Yeshua comes to reign on this earth for a thousand years. We find this described by the apostle John in Revelation 20. This will indeed be a time of joy and peace!
Rejoice! For, here, I am coming; and I will live among you," says ADONAI. When that time comes, many nations will join themselves to ADONAI. "They will be my people, and I will live among you." Then you will know that it was ADONAI-Tzva'ot who sent me to you.
This verse tells of the fact that, through Yeshua Messiah, salvation was coming not only to the Jews but also for the Gentiles. It is interesting to note that, even back here in the Old Testament, God was telling the Jews of the ministry that would be given to the apostle Paul.
ADONAI will take possession of Y'hudah as his portion in the holy land, and he will again make Yerushalayim his choice.
There is a lot of talk these days of a "Middle East Peace Plan" but this verse demonstrates the problem with all of those plans. Man does not decide who owns the city of Jerusalem because it always was, is, and will be God's city. Though it may not seem like it today, he will inherit the city and in fact it will be made new.
Be silent, all humanity, before ADONAI; for he has been roused from his holy dwelling.'"
God is telling his people that they can rest in him and let him do the work. This work of restoring God's people and his city can only be done by God and not by men. The best "Middle East Peace Plan" is for God's people to trust in him and let him claim his city.
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