Haggai and Zechariah

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Haggai and Zechariah
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• 586 BC Fall of Jerusalem
• 538 BC Edict of Cyrus to return
• 520 BC Haggai and Zechariah
  Zerubbabel and Joshua
• 516 BC Dedication of the sanctuary
• 480 BC Esther
• 458 BC Ezra arrives in Jerusalem
• 445 BC Nehemiah
• ..Malachi

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Zechariah

• Then the angel said, Almighty LORD, you have
  been angry with Jerusalem and the cities of Judah
  for seventy years now. How much longer will it be
  before you show them mercy? The LORD answered
  the angel with comforting words, and the angel
  told me to proclaim what the LORD Almighty had
  said I have a deep love and concern for
  Jerusalem, my holy cityMy temple will be
  restored, and the city will be rebuilt.
  (Zechariah 112-14,16 GN)

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Haggai

• The LORD then gave this message to the people
  through the prophet Haggai My people, why
  should you be living in well-built houses while
  my Temple lies in ruins? Don't you see what is
  happening to you? You have planted much grain,
  but have harvested very little. You have food to
  eat, but not enough to make you full. You have
  wine to drink, but not enough to get drunk on!
  You have clothing, but not enough to keep you
  warm. And workers cannot earn enough to live on.
  Cant you see why this has happened? Now go up
  into the hills, get lumber, and rebuild the
  Temple then I will be pleased and will be
  worshiped as I should be. (Haggai 13-8 GN)

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• Is there anyone among you who can still remember
  how splendid the Temple used to be? How does it
  look to you now? It must seem like nothing at
  all. But now dont be discouraged, any of you. Do
  the work, for I am with you. (Haggai 23,4 GN)

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• My Spirit remains among you, just as I promised
  when you came out of Egypt. So do not be afraid.
  For this is what the Lord Almighty says In just
  a little while I will again shake the heavens and
  the earth. I will shake the oceans and the dry
  land, too. I will shake all the nations, and the
  treasures of all the nations will come to this
  Temple. I will fill this place with glory, says
  the Lord Almighty. The silver is mine, and the
  gold is mine, says the Lord Almighty. The future
  glory of this Temple will be greater than its
  past glory, says the Lord Almighty. And in this
  place I will bring peace. I, the Lord Almighty,
  have spoken! (Haggai 25-9 GN)

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• When King Solomon finished his prayer, fire came
  down from heaven and burned up the sacrifices
  that had been offered, and the dazzling light of
  the LORDs presence filled the temple. (2
  Chronicles 71 GN)
• Many of the older priests, Levites, and heads of
  clans had seen the first Temple, and as they
  watched the foundation of this Temple being laid,
  they cried and wailed (Ezra 312 GN)

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• Happy are those who are humble (Matthew 55
  GN)
• You have heard that it was said, 'Love your
  friends, hate your enemies.' But now I tell you
  love your enemies and pray for those who
  persecute you (Matthew 543-44 GN)
• learn from me, because I am gentle and humble
  in spirit. (Matthew 1129 GN)

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• Jesus went into the Temple and drove out all
  those who were buying and selling there. He
  overturned the tables of the moneychangers and
  the stools of those who sold pigeons, and said to
  them, It is written in the Scriptures that God
  said, 'My Temple will be called a house of
  prayer. But you are making it a hideout for
  thieves!
• The blind and the crippled came to him in the
  Temple, and he healed them. The chief priests and
  the teachers of the Law became angry when they
  saw the wonderful things he was doing and the
  children shouting in the Temple, Praise to
  David's Son! (Matthew 2112-15 GN)

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• He reflects the brightness of Gods glory and is
  the exact likeness of Gods own being. (Hebrews
  13 GN)
• If you have seen me, you have seen the Father.
  (John 148 CEV)
• I have shown your glory on earth I have
  finished the work you gave me to do. (John 174
  GN)
• I spelled out your character in detail to the
  men and women you gave me. (John 176 The
  Message)

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• Let me see the dazzling light of your presence.
  (Exodus 3318 GN)
• The LORD then passed in front of him and called
  out I, the LORD, am a God who is full of
  compassion and pity, who is not easily angered
  and who shows great love and faithfulness.
  (Exodus 346 GN)

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• Then Yahweh's fire fell and consumed the burnt
  offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and
  it licked up the water that was in the trench.
  When all the people saw it, they fell facedown
  and said, Yahweh, He is God! Yahweh, He is
  God! (1 Kings 1838,39 GN)
• Then the Lord passed by and sent a furious wind
  that split the hills and shattered the rocksbut
  the Lord was not in the wind. The wind stopped
  blowing, and then there was an earthquakebut the
  Lord was not in the earthquake. After the
  earthquake there was a firebut the Lord was not
  in the fire. And after the fire there was the
  soft whisper of a voice. When Elijah heard it, he
  covered his face with his cloak and went out and
  stood at the entrance of the cave. A voice said
  to him, Elijah, what are you doing here? (1
  Kings 1910-13 GN)

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• Rejoice, rejoice, people of Zion! Shout for joy,
  you people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is
  coming to you! He comes triumphant and
  victorious, but humble and riding on a donkey---
  on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
• The LORD says, I will remove the war chariots
  from Israel and take the horses from Jerusalem
  the bows used in battle will be destroyed. Your
  king will make peace among the nations he will
  rule from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to
  the ends of the earth. (Zechariah 99-10 GN)

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• Through the Son, then, God decided to bring the
  whole universe back to himself. God made peace
  through his Sons blood on the cross and so
  brought back to himself all things, both on earth
  and in heaven. (Colossians 120)

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• The angel who had been speaking to me came again
  and roused me as if I had been sleeping. What do
  you see? he asked. A lampstand made of gold, I
  answered. At the top is a bowl for the oil. On
  the lampstand are seven lamps, each one with
  places for seven wicks. There are two olive trees
  beside the lampstand, one on each side of it.
  Then I asked the angel, What do these things
  stand for, sir? Don't you know? he asked me.
  No, I don't, sir, I replied. The angel told me
  to give Zerubbabel this message from the LORD
  You will succeed, not by military might or by
  your own strength, but by my spirit. Obstacles as
  great as mountains will disappear before you. You
  will rebuild the Temple, and as you put the last
  stone in place, the people will shout,
  'Beautiful, beautiful!' Another message came to
  me from the LORD. He said, Zerubbabel has laid
  the foundation of the Temple, and he will finish
  the building. When this happens, my people will
  know that it is I who sent you to them. They are
  disappointed because so little progress is being
  made. But they will see Zerubbabel continuing to
  build the Temple, and they will be glad.
  (Zechariah 41-10 GN)

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• Then I asked him, What do the two olive trees
  on either side of the lampstand mean? And what is
  the meaning of the two olive branches beside the
  two gold pipes from which the olive oil pours?
  He asked me, Don't you know? No, I don't,
  sir, I answered. Then he said, These are the
  two men whom God has chosen and anointed to serve
  him, the Lord of the whole earth. (Zechariah
  411-14 GN)

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• Zerubbabel - civil leadership and administration
• Joshua - religious leadership of the nation

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• Going back to the vision, the Messenger-Angel
  said, The seven lamps are the eyes of God
  probing the dark corners of the world like
  searchlights. And the two olive trees on either
  side of the lampstand? I asked. Whats the
  meaning of them? And while youre at it, the two
  branches of the olive trees that feed oil to the
  lampswhat do they mean? He said, You havent
  figured that out? I said, No, sir. He said,
  These are the two who stand beside the Master of
  the whole earth and supply golden lamp oil
  worldwide. (Zechariah 410-14 The Message)

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• the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
  (Revelation 120 GN)
• You are like light for the whole world. A city
  built on a hill cannot be hid. No one lights a
  lamp and puts it under a bowl instead it is put
  on the lampstand, where it gives light for
  everyone in the house. In the same way your light
  must shine before people, so that they will see
  the good things you do and praise your Father in
  heaven. (Matthew 514-16 GN)

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• Success
• It is not by force nor by strength, but by my
  Spirit (NLT)

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• Then Saul---also known as Paul---was filled with
  the Holy Spirit (Acts 139 GN)

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• The LORD says, Here is my servant, whom I
  strengthen--- the one I have chosen, with whom I
  am pleased. I have filled him with my Spirit, and
  he will bring justice to every nation.
• He will not shout or raise his voice or make loud
  speeches in the streets. He will not break off a
  bent reed nor put out a flickering lamp. He will
  bring lasting justice to all. He will not lose
  hope or courage he will establish justice on the
  earth. Distant lands eagerly wait for his
  teaching. (Isaiah 421-4 GN)

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• But the Spirit produces love, joy, peace,
  patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  humility, and self-control. (Galatians 522
  GN)
• For the Spirit that God has given us does not
  make us timid instead, his Spirit fills us with
  power, love, and self-control. (2 Timothy 17)

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• Jesus knew that the Father had given him
  complete power he knew that he had come from God
  and was going to God. So
• So, he rose from the table, took off his outer
  garment, and tied a towel around his waist.
  (John 133,4 - GN)

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• The Helper will come the Spirit, who reveals
  the truth about God. (John 1526 GN)
• When the Spirit comes, who reveals the truth
  about God, he will lead you into all the truthHe
  will give me glory, because he will take what I
  say and tell it to you. (John 1613,14 GN)
• I will ask the Father, and he will give you
  another Helper, who will stay with you forever.
  He is the Spirit, who reveals the truth about
  God. (John 1416-17 GN)

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• But a time is coming, and it is already here!
  Even now the true worshipers are being led by the
  Spirit to worship the Father according to the
  truth. These are the ones the Father is seeking
  to worship him. God is Spirit, and those who
  worship God must be led by the Spirit to worship
  him according to the truth. (John 423-24 CEV)
• I have not stopped giving thanks to God for you.
  I remember you in my prayers and ask the God of
  our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, to
  give you the Spirit, who will make you wise and
  reveal God to you, so that you will know him.
  (Ephesians 116-17 GN)

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• A person is born physically of human parents,
  but is born spiritually of the Spirit. Do not be
  surprised because I tell you that you must all be
  born again. The wind blows wherever it wishes
  you hear the sound it makes, but you do not know
  where it comes from or where it is going. It is
  like that with everyone who is born of the
  Spirit. How can this be? asked Nicodemus.
  (John 36-9 GN)

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• Then some people brought to Jesus a man who was
  blind and could not talk because he had a demon.
  Jesus healed the man, so that he was able to talk
  and see. The crowds were all amazed at what Jesus
  had done. "Could he be the Son of David?" they
  asked. When the Pharisees heard this, they
  replied, "He drives out demons only because their
  ruler Beelzebul gives him power to do so." Jesus
  knew what they were thinking, and so he said to
  them, "Any country that divides itself into
  groups which fight each other will not last very
  long. And any town or family that divides itself
  into groups which fight each other will fall
  apart. So if one group is fighting another in
  Satan's kingdom, this means that it is already
  divided into groups and will soon fall apart! You
  say that I drive out demons because Beelzebul
  gives me the power to do so. Well, then, who
  gives your followers the power to drive them out?

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• What your own followers do proves that you are
  wrong! No, it is not Beelzebul, but God's Spirit,
  who gives me the power to drive out demons, which
  proves that the Kingdom of God has already come
  upon you. "No one can break into a strong man's
  house and take away his belongings unless he
  first ties up the strong man then he can plunder
  his house. "Anyone who is not for me is really
  against me anyone who does not help me gather is
  really scattering. For this reason I tell you
  people can be forgiven any sin and any evil thing
  they say but whoever says evil things against
  the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who
  says something against the Son of Man can be
  forgiven but whoever says something against the
  Holy Spirit will not be forgiven---now or ever.
  "To have good fruit you must have a healthy tree
  if you have a poor tree, you will have bad fruit.
  A tree is known by the kind of fruit it bears.
  You snakes---how can you say good things when you
  are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is
  full of. A good person brings good things out of
  a treasure of good things a bad person brings
  bad things out of a treasure of bad things.
  (Matthew 1217-35)

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• This is eternal life
• to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ,
  whom you sent. (John 173 GODS WORD)

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• They were told not to harm the grass or the
  trees or any other plant they could harm only
  the people who did not have the mark of God's
  seal on their foreheads. (Revelation 94 GN)
• And you also became God's people when you heard
  the true message, the Good News that brought you
  salvation. You believed in Christ, and God put
  his stamp of ownership on you by giving you the
  Holy Spirit he had promised. (Ephesians 113
  GN)
• Just as soon as the people of God are sealed in
  their foreheads--it is not any seal or mark that
  can be seen, but a settling into the truth, both
  intellectually and spiritually, so they cannot be
  moved--just as soon as Gods people are sealed
  and prepared for the shaking, it will come.
  (Maranatha, 200)
• Surely you know that you are God's temple and
  that God's Spirit lives in you!...For God's
  temple is holy, and you yourselves are his
  temple. (1 Corinthians 316-17 GN)