The Day Is Coming 1-2Note well: God’s Judgment Day is on the way: “Plunder will be piled high and handed out. I’m bringing all the godless nations to war against Jerusalem—Houses plundered, women raped, Half the city taken into exile, the other half left behind.” 3-5But then God will march out against the godless nations…

Washing Away Sins 1“On the Big Day, a fountain will be opened for the family of David and all the leaders of Jerusalem for washing away their sins, for scrubbing their stained and soiled lives clean. 2-3“On the Big Day”—this is God-of-the-Angel-Armies speaking—”I’ll wipe out the store-bought gods, earse their names from memory. People will…

Home Agian in Jerusalem 1-2War Bulletin: God’s Message concerning Israel, God’s Decree—the very God who threw the skies into space, set earth on a firm foundation, and breathed his own life into men and women: “Watch for this: I’m about to turn Jerusalem into a cup of strong drink that will have the people who…

Open your borders to the immigrants, proud Lebanon! Your semtinel trees will burn. Weep, great pine trees! Mourn, you sister cedars! Your towering trees are cordwood. Weep Bashan oak trees! Your thick forest is now a field of stumps.Do you hear the wailing of shepherds? They’ve lost everything they once owned. Do you hear the…

God’s Work of Rebuilding 1Pray to God for rain—it’s time for the spring rain—to God, the rainmaker,Spring thunderstorm maker, maker of grain and barley. 2-3“Store-bought gods babble gibberish. Religious experts spout rubbish. They pontificate hot air. Their prescriptions are nothing but smoke. And so the people wander like lost sheep, poor lost sheep without a…

The Whole World Has Its Eyes on God 1-6War Bulletin: God’s Message challenges the country of Hadrach. It will settle on Damascus. The whole world has its eyes on God. Israel isn’t the only one. That includes Hamath at the border, and Tyre and Sidon, clever as they think they are. Tyre has put together…

Rebuilding the Temple 1-2And them these Messages from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: “I am zealous for Zion—I care! I’m angry about Zion—I’m involved!” God’s Message: 3“I’ve come back to Zion, I’ve moved back to Jerusalem. Jerusalem’s new names will be Truth City, and Mountain of God-of-the-Angel-Armies, and Mount Holiness.” 4-5A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: “Old…

“You’re Interested in Religion, I’m Interested in People” 1On the fourth day of the ninth month, in the fourth year of the reign of King Darius, God’s Message again came to Zechariah. 2-3The town of Bathel had sent a delegation headed by Sarezer and Regem-Melech to pray for God’s blessing and to confer with the…

Eighth Vision: Four Chariots 1Once again I looked up—another strange sight! Four chariots charging out from between two mountains. The mountains were bronze. 2-3The first chariot was drawn by red horses, the second chariot by balck horses, the third chariot by white horses, and the fourth chariot by dappled horses. All the horses were powerful.…

Sixth Vision: The Flying Book 1I looked up again and saw—surprise!—a book on the wing! A book flying! 2The Messenger-Angel said to me, “What do you see now?” I said, “I see a book flying, a huge book—thirty feet long and fifteen wide!” 3-4He told me, “This book is the verdict going out worldwide against…

Fifth Vision: A Lampstand and Two Olive trees 1The Messenger-Angel again called me to attention. It was like being wakened out of deep sleep. 2-3He said, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top. Seven lamps, each with seven spouts, are set on the bowl.…

Fourth Vision: Joshua’s New Clothes 1-2Nest the Messenger-Angel showed me the high priest Joshua. He was standing before God’s Angel where the Accuser showed up to accuse him. Then God said to the Accuser, “I, God, rebuke you, Accuser! I rebuke you and choose Jerusalem. Surprise! Everything is going up in flames, but I reach…

Third Vision: The Man with the Tape Measure 1-5I looked up and was surprised to see a man holding a tape measure in his hand. I said, “What are you up to?” “I’m on my way,” he said, “to survey Jerusalem, to measure its width and length.”Just then the Messenger-Angel on his way out met…

1-4In the eighth month of the second year in the reign of Darius, God’s Message came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo: “God was very angry with your ancestors. So give to the people this Message from God-of-the-Ange-Armies:‘Come back to me and I’ll come back to you. Don’t be like your…