Zechariah
Chapter
6
{Note:
RBT says the key to understanding this passage is 'what was
happening when this was written?' It was written circa 516 BC. And
this was when the construction of the temple was finished. From 516BC
to 323 BC, the Jews are going to have a golden age. They are going to
have spiritual prosperity, a fantastic economy, and that wall of fire
is going to extend all of that time so that even though throughout
the rest of the world there are going to be wars (the whole of the
ancient world maneuvered around to destroy itself) the Jews were
going to have prosperity and peace. It was a period of great unrest
except behind the wall of fire in Jerusalem.
{Vision
of the Four Chariots}
1~~And
I {Zechariah} returned
{returned to his study of what he is being taught directly from
God via visions (this was a temporary spiritual gift no longer in
use since 96 AD},
and
lifted up my eyes, and looked,
and,
behold, there came four chariots out
from
between two mountains
and
the mountains were mountains of brass.
{Note: The ingredients of a chariot: a horse, the iron wheel, and iron. The chariot had the concept of a super weapon when properly used. There are four chariots in this vision and the difference is going to be in the horses. Four represents compass direction. Same concept as the 'four corners' of the world and four hemispheres.}
{Note: RBT says one of these two mountains is Zion, the other is the Mount of Olives. Between these two is the valley of Jehoshaphat, which is simply, "Jehovah judges." In order to protect the Jews He is going to use the four chariots. The mountains are called mountains of brass for the simple reason that to protect Israel God must judge those who are antagonistic to Israel.}
{Verses
2-3: Description of the Chariots}
2-3~~In
the first chariot were red horses
and
in the second chariot black horses 3~~
and
in the third chariot white horses
and
in the fourth chariot grizzled and bay horses.
{Note: RBT says that red speaks of war and bloodshed. During the time there is a wall of fire around Jerusalem the rest of the world is having war and bloodshed. The Jews who stay in Babylon will see that war and bloodshed.}
{Note: 'Black horses' refers to famine and economic disaster - the Jews in Jerusalem will see prosperity, those in Babylon - starvation.}
{Note: 'White horses' represent victory and triumph. Victory has to do with God's protection of the Jews. God will protect the Jews inside the wall of fire (for us today the wall of fire means to operate within His divine viewpoint via understanding His Word).}
{Note: 'Grizzled and bay' are two different colored horses. Grizzled are spotted horses which is referring to disease, plague and epidemic. 'Bay' is a horse with a redish-brown body and a black mane and tail. This refers to the concept of salvation where cursing is turned to blessing. Redish-brown refers to the blood of Christ and the black refers to the judgement of Christ.}
{Note: The far fulfillment of this passage is in Revelation 6 and 7. Red horses - warfare in the Tribulation (Revelation 6:4). Black horses - famine and economic disaster in the Tribulation (Revelation 6:5,6). White horse - the tremendous empire building and conquests of the Tribulation (Revelation 6:2). Grizzled horse - disease and epidemic (Revelation 6:8). Bay horse - evangelism in the Tribulation (Revelation 7:9-14).}
{Prophet's
Question}
4~~Then
I {Zechariah} answered
and
said unto the angel who talked with me,
"What
are these, sir/'my lord'?
{Note: RBT says this is like the angel is playing a movie for Zechariah. The angel stops the film when Zechariah asks questions.}
5~~And
the {teaching} angel answered and said unto me,
"These
are the four spirits of the heavens,
who
constantly go forth from standing before Jehovah/God
of
all the earth.
{Note: RBT says spirits in the plural usually refers to angels. Spirit in the singular usually refers to the human spirit. The Holy Spirit refers to the Third Person of the Godhead. Fallen angels are called 'unclean spirits'. Here the 'four spirits' are four categories of elect angels administering divine commands to keep history in line with God's promises. They basically neutralize the fallen angels who are active in any of the four hemispheres of the world when it is God's will for them to do so. There are also four angel judgments in the tribulation (see Revelation 6 and 7. These are the categories of angels who are part of those judgments. See Psalms 68:17, 104:4; Hebrews 1:7, 1:14 (guardian/ministering spirits); Matthew 10:1 Mark 6:7; Acts 5:16 Revelation 16:13,14, I Peter 3:19}
{Verses
6-7: Operation of the Four Chariots (Actual Function)}
6~~The
black horses which are therein go forth
into
the north country
{Babylon - economic disaster};
and
the white go forth after them
{victory of the Persians against the Babylonians}.
And
the grizzled go forth
{disease, plague and epidemic}
toward
the south country {Egypt}.
{Note: 'North' always referred to Babylon in the ancient world because you always had to go north to get there. It means there is economic disaster coming to Babylon.
Principle: If you put something before doctrine, that something is going to hurt you. If you are going to enjoy the details of life you must have doctrine flowing into the facets of the soul. 'White horse' refers to the victory of the Persians who hit Babylon and destroyed it. 'Grizzled' means that epidemics result.}
{Note: 'South country' refers to Egypt (see Jeremiah 42). When the Jews went into the 5th cycle of discipline in 586 BC a remnant was left in the land. Jeremiah was with them and the governor was Gedaliah. The remnant of Jews murdered Gedaliah, revolted against Chaldea, and went into Egypt. Jeremiah warned them not to go down into Egypt or God would judge them - they went anyway, kidnapping Jeremiah for 'protection' from God (haha). So Jeremiah went with them and died there later in Egypt. So the grizzled horse (disease, plague and epidemic) hits the Jews who went into Egypt.}
{Instructions
for Operation Bay Horse}
7~~And
the bay went forth,
and
sought to go
that
they might walk to and fro through the earth.
{worldwide evangelism}
And
he said,
"Get
you hence {military term - means 'scramble'},
walk
to and fro through the earth.
So
they walked to and fro through the earth.
{Note: 'The bay' represents 'operation evangelism'. 518 BC was the year of maximum evangelism. The bay didn't go north and didn't go south instead 'through the earth' which means world wide evangelism.}
{Judgment
of the North Country}
8~~Then
he {the teaching angel}
communicated
to me {Zechariah},
and
spoke unto me {a prolonged dissertation},
saying
{over a long period of time},
"Behold,
these that go toward the north country
have
caused my wrath {ruwach}
to
rest upon the north country."
{Note: Ruwach means spirit, but also means anger or wrath and that is in view here. If the Jews stay in Babylon contrary to God's Word to return to Jerusalem at this time, then they will feel the wrath of God. Believers must stay within the geographic will of God.}
{Source
of the Message}
9-10~~And
the word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar}
of
Jehovah/God came unto me, saying, 10~~
"Take
of them of the captivity
{three of the men who returned from Babylon out of captivity},
even
of Heldai
{Chelday - means to be smooth or glide and the verb means to be
transient represents those whose emphasis is on the details of life
changed his name Helem in Jerusalem in verse 14 - means
'recepient of doctrine'},
of
Tobijah
{Towbiyah - means pleasing to the Lord},
and
of Jedaiah
{Y@kda`yah - means 'Jehovah heals' - means 'is born again' -
reconciliation},
who
are come from Babylon,
and
you come the same day,
and
go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah.
{Note: Again the principle of dual fulfillment is in this passage. Zechariah has a message for the people of his own day - the coronation of Joshua the high priest. Then a future prophetic message for the people living at the end of the tribulation - the coronation of the Lord Jesus Christ after His 2nd Advent.}
11~~Then
take silver and gold,
and
make crowns {`atarah}
{plural - RBT says is a double crown here},
and
set them upon the head of Joshua
{Y@howshuwa` - Jehovah is salvation}
the
son of Josedech {Y@howtsadaq - means 'Jehovah is righteous'},
the
high priest.
{Note: The three men in verse 10 heeded Zechariah's teaching and returned from Babylon. The crown of the High Priest did not come back with them from Babylon. So, there three provided the funds for the new crown and it was a 'double crown'. It was a crown that had never been worn before. Joshua wore it once at his coronation and that was it. Before this the high priest had always worn a single crown and it always had on it, "Holiness Unto The Lord." But this crown is different, it is a double crown. The double crown represents the combination forever of the two crowns of King and High Priest in One forever and ever. This will be fulfilled at the 2nd Advent when Jesus becomes King of Kings and He is our High Priest forever already. By the way, 'Jesus' is our transliteration of a Greek word. The Hebrew equivalent for 'Jesus' is Joshua. They both mean 'savior'.}
{Verses
12-13: Parenthetical Dissertation on Jesus Christ - The Branch}
{Fulfillment
of the Crowns}
12~~(And
speak unto him, saying,
Thus
spoke Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts, saying,
Behold
the man
{to be the greater son of David,
Jesus Christ had to become 'man'}
whose
name is 'The Branch' {tsemach}
and
He shall 'branch out' {tsamach} of His place
{paramenasia in the Hebrew is very strong (a play on
words)},
and
He shall build the temple of Jehovah/God
{this is a miraculous construction here - it is immediate
Jesus will build a temple in the Millennium}.
{Note: The Root of the tree is Jesus Christ. He is the founder of the Jewish race. He called Abraham out of Ur of the Chaldees. But the 5th cycle of discipline made the tree a stump and Jesus Christ grows out of the stump and He becomes the Branch Who will fulfil the unconditional covenants to Israel at the 2nd Advent.}
13~~Even
He shall build the temple of Jehovah/God
and
He shall bear the glory
{in the old temples, Jesus was in the Holy of Holies
as the Shekinah Glory - now He will be there in Body/Person
instead of just as 'light'},
and
shall sit and rule upon His throne {King of Kings}
and
He shall be a priest upon His throne
{High Priest after the order of Melchisedec}
and
the counsel of peace
shall
be between them both {between both functions}
{between them both refers to the two crowns of King (tribe of
Judah) and High Priest (tribe of Levi) from time to time there
was a conflict between the two crowns - now they will be on
One Person forever and ever - Jesus Christ.})
{Purpose
of the Crowns}
14~~And
the crowns shall be
{when they are placed in the temple - worn once by Joshua}
to
Helem { Heldai from verse 12 has now changed his name},
and
to Tobijah,
and
to Jedaiah,
and
to Hen {another name for Josiah}
the
son of Zephaniah,
for
a memorial in the temple of Jehovah/God.
15~~And
they that are far off shall come
and
build in the temple of Jehovah/God
{other things will be in this temple},
and
you shall know {yada'}
that
Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts
has
sent me unto you.
And
this
{'this' refers to the peace promised by the coming of the Branch
and the combining of the crowns}
shall
come to pass,
if
'hearing, listening, concentrating, and obeying'
you
will 'hear, listen, concentrate, and obey' {shama` shama`}
{doubling is very strong - to hear, listen, concentrate and obey
INTENSELY}
the
Message/Voice
of
Jehovah/God your 'Elohiym/Godhead.
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