The Branch/Two Witnesses
Isa 1:8-9
8 And the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city. 9 Except Jehovah of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
*God follows patterns and when he comes again, those looking for him are very small.
3rd/7th Day
revive and raise us up
flesh is burnt off (dead body)
somehow we lay down works of the flesh in/on the 7th day
seems to be for those looking for him
Esther put on royal apparel on 7th day
eastern gate in INNER court is opened (Eze 46:1) is opened on 7th day
burns as a furnace
distress upon men
Jesus' appearance is transformed/metamorphasized
Zec 4:6-7
6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts. 7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel (descended from Babylon) thou shalt become a plain; and he shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings of Grace, grace, unto it.
***God seems to use his people the level the "great mountain", "great city", the tree from Dan 4, Babylon/Egypt/Sodom.
-None of this is done by "man's works" but by God's spirit.
Rev 11:5-6
5 And if any man desireth to hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth and devoureth their enemies; and if any man shall desire to hurt them, in this manner must he be killed. 6 These have the power to shut the heaven, that it rain not during the days of their prophecy: and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to smite the earth with every plague, as often as they shall desire.
Psa 110:5-7
5 The Lord at thy right hand Will strike through kings in the day of his wrath. 6 He will judge among the nations, He will fill the places with dead bodies; He will strike through the head in many countries. 7 He will drink of the brook in the way: Therefore will he lift up the head.
-day of His wrath (day 7) - furnace, distress up men
Arm of the Lord
John 12:38; Isaiah 53:1
Rev 2:26
And he that overcometh, and he that keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give authority over the nations:
Elijah drank of the brook of the way
(Speaks of Elijah 3x's and Elisha once)
1Ki 17:4
And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
1Ki 17:6
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
...he will lift up the head. (Psalms 110:7)
Psa 27:5-6
5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: In the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me; He will lift me up upon a rock. 6 And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Jehovah.
Luk 21:28
But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh.
What things begin to come to pass?
***The destruction of Jerusalem and the 2nd coming of Jesus***
***On day 7, Jesus strengthens his people substantially.
He shall lift our head above our enemies.
Drink of the brook in the way
Strike the nation's
Judge the head of countries
Level the "Great Mountain" and form a plain (Babylon?)
Fire decsendeth forth from their mouth and devours their enemies
have the power to shut the heaven, that it rain not during the days of their prophecy:
have power over the waters to turn them into blood
Luk 6:5-6
5 And he said unto them, The Son of man is lord of the sabbath. 6 And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.
what day? Sabbath, 7th
Which hand was withered? Right
who is the man with the withered hand? God's small withered people on day 7.
Luke 6:7-8
7 And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him. 8 But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had his hand withered. Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
who are the earth dwellers in this? Scribes and pharasees
who are the dwellers in heaven? Jesus and the man
what did Jesus require from withered man? Faith and obedience to "rise up and stand in the midst"
Jesus restores him/heaven dwellers. They remain withered otherwise.
***The withered man
Luke 6:9-10
9 And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it? 10 And he looked round about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored.
-in vs 5, Jesus says : "The Son of man is lord of the sabbath". Why? He seems to have the ability on the sabbath, to restore his withered people.
Heb 4:9-10
9 There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God. 10 For he that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.
***Remember, we lay down the works of the flesh on day 7, which are 'our' works and we seem to do his works when he restores his temple/people/withered hand.
Luke 6:11
11 But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
***Madness will be the reaction of the "earth dwellers" towards the restoration of the "dwellers in heavens".
-Two witnesses tormented the "earth dwellers" in Rev 11:10
-In Rev 11:7, they kill the two witnesses just like they kill Jesus
The Branch
Zec 3:1-2
1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary. 2 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Jehovah rebuke thee, O Satan; yea, Jehovah that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
So who is here?
-Joshua, Satan, Angel of the Lord, the Lord
So what does this mean? "The Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee"
Brand plucked out of the fire? What fire???
Mal 4:1
For, behold, the day (seven day) cometh, it burneth as a furnace; and all the proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble...
****Don't read this unless there is time****
Amo 4:2-6
2 The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that they shall take you away with hooks, and your residue with fish-hooks. 3 And ye shall go out at the breaches, every one straight before her; and ye shall cast yourselves into Harmon, saith Jehovah. 4 Come to Beth-el, and transgress; to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes every three days; 5 and offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim freewill-offerings and publish them: for this pleaseth you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah. 6 And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places; yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
Amo 4:10-12
10 I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have carried away your horses; and I have made the stench of your camp to come up even into your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah. 11 I have overthrown cities among you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a brand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah. 12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel; and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
Zech 3:3-4
3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel. 4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take the filthy garments flrom off him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with rich apparel.
Why does Joshua have filthy garments? Was Jesus dirty?
Rev 5:5….behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath overcome to open the book and the seven seals thereof.
What does the angel say "take the filthy garments from off him?
How does the angel have the authority to cause Joshua's inquiry to pass AND clothe him in rich apparel?
Vs 1 and 3 mention Joshua as standing before the angel. Why?
****Joshua in this parable represents the overcomer but also the two witness ministry***
***The angel of the Lord represents Jesus (hidden in OT)(or as in John 7 in first half of Feast of Tabernacles)***
**Here is a picture of this chapter:
2Co 3:18
But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.
And
Col 3:1
If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
Back to Zech...
Zech 3:5-6
5 And I said, Let them set a clean mitre upon his head. So they set a clean mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments; and the angel of Jehovah was standing by. 6 And the angel of Jehovah protested (repeated/gave warning) unto Joshua, saying,
***Angel repeats the warning because this represents Christ.
Zech 3:7
7 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou also shalt judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee a place of access among these that stand by.
Rev 3:12
He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out thence no more..
Zech 3:8
8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou and thy fellows that sit before thee; for they are men that are a sign: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the Branch.
What sign?
-The two witness ministry, the small remnant in Is 1:9 who God uses mightily on day 7.
Zech 3:9-10
9 For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; upon one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. 10 In that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, shall ye invite every man his neighbor under the vine and under the fig-tree.
Who is the stone set before Joshua? Jesus
One stone with seven eyes??
Rev 5:6b... a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.
behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith Jehovah of hosts
Exo 28:11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be inclosed in settings of gold.
Exo 28:36 And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLY TO JEHOVAH.
***God is speaking of His people on day 7 when he has done his work on the sabbath and restored the withered hand. It will be HOLY to Him on that day.
And just like Jesus said in Luke 6:9
"And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it?" He saves it!
i will remove the iniquity if that land in one day. What day, what land?
In "that day", the Lord will invite (call) under the vine and fig tree.
Remember this verse…
Mat 24:32
Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;
Tender - delicate, full of sap
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