Profiles Of Jesus In The Book Of Zechariah
by David T. Battler

The book of Zechariah is a bit of a mysterious maze to most christians; but it really does deserve a lot more attention than what we usually decide to give it.

In this thread, you will be expected to take the dust off this part of your Bible; for the specific purpose of finding Christ in the book of Zecharia: That is, provided that we find Him there!

We all know just one or two familiar verses in Zechariah, which we occassionally quote, such as:

Zech. 4:6 - “Not by might, nor by power; but by my Spirit saith the Lord God of hosts.”

Sadly though; the majority of this exciting book of the Bible is usually passed over unread, and uncared about...It is, for the most part NEGLECTED, because to this day, it remains largely unopened by today’s Christians.

Your participation in this thread is welcome if you are willing to give us positive input that is non-critical; although any questions to clarify are certainly welcome. Anything not pertaining somehow to this study subject, will be moved to a more appropriate thread.

A few preliminaries to take note of:

1/ The book of Zechariah is very relevant to Seventh Day Adventist theology, and mission; and we should study it very carefully.

2/ Zechariah has just 14 short chapters; yet it is one of the most Messianic books of the Old Testament.

3/ The book of Zechariah closely parallels Daniel and Revelation; and it could be said that Zechariah and Daniel are to the Old Testament, what Revelation is to the New Testament. Can’t you just picture it...Old Zechariah standing between the prophet Daniel, and John the revelator, with his arms extended, complementing and reinforcing the inspired message of Daniel and Revelation.

Each posting in this thread will be about as long as this one; and will end with a question or two to uncover more of what God is saying to us through this study.

1/ What were things like in the history of God’s people, as the messages and prophecies of Zechariah came to them?

2/ What are the implications for God’s people today of these messages and prophecies?

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"The joy of the Lord will be your strength." (Neh.8:10).

Your brother in Christ

David T. Battler

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