Zechariah 6 is the end of the vision that began in chapter 1. And, it also speaks again about the four horses, but it adds a something new to their description.
They are the Four Spirits that go forth from the Lord. And, they sound a lot like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Chapter 6 ends with a crown for Joshua the High Priest, and how this six chapter prophecy will be confirmed. Even more important, this prophecy speaks of Jesus coming and building the Third Temple – the Body of Christ.
Zechariah is the second-to-last prophet in the Hebrew Scriptures, and he is the last prophet to be murdered by Israel. And, when you read the Book of Malachi, you can see why Zechariah was murdered. Malachi also shows us that the prophecies of Zechariah are not for Second Temple Israel.
Even though Zechariah also speaks about his present day, the prophecies about the Last Days are the most powerful. When we get to the last chapter, there won’t be any confusion over whether he is a prophet of the Last Days. However, we have yet to start with Chapter 1.
So, let’s do that.
The books of Daniel and Zechariah fit closely with the Book of Revelation. Other prophets like Isaiah have much to say about Armageddon, the Millennium and even the Great Tribulation. But, Daniel and Zechariah have a specific focus that we should pay attention to, if we wish to understand the events of Revelation more clearly.
Furthermore, there are some descriptions in Zechariah that will change how you will think about key parts of Revelation.
As always, we will have more questions than answers, but we will do our very best to stick to what God actually says, instead of what we want Him to say.