The Flying Roll

51 Then I lifted up my eyes again and looked , and behold , there was a flying scroll . 2 And he said to me, " What do you see ?" And I answered , "I see a flying scroll ; its length is twenty cubits and its width ten cubits ." 3 Then he said to me, "This is the curse that is going forth over the face of the whole land ; surely everyone who steals will be purged away according to the writing on one side , and everyone who swears will be purged away according to the writing on the other side . 4 "I will make it go forth ," declares the Lord of hosts , "and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by My name ; and it will spend the night within that house and consume it with its timber and stones ."

The Woman in the Ephah

5 Then the angel who was speaking with me went out and said to me, "Lift up now your eyes and see what this is going forth ." 6 I said , "What is it?" And he said , "This is the ephah going forth ." Again he said , "This is their appearance in all the land 7 (and behold , a lead cover was lifted up); and this is a woman sitting inside the ephah ." 8 Then he said , "This is Wickedness !" And he threw her down into the middle of the ephah and cast the lead weight on its opening . 9 Then I lifted up my eyes and looked , and there two women were coming out with the wind in their wings ; and they had wings like the wings of a stork , and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heavens . 10 I said to the angel who was speaking with me, "Where are they taking the ephah ?" 11 Then he said to me, "To build a temple for her in the land of Shinar ; and when it is prepared , she will be set there on her own pedestal ."

The Four Chariots

61 Now I lifted up my eyes again and looked , and behold , four chariots were coming forth from between the two mountains ; and the mountains were bronze mountains . 2 With the first chariot were red horses , with the second chariot black horses , 3 with the third chariot white horses , and with the fourth chariot strong dappled horses . 4 Then I spoke and said to the angel who was speaking with me, " What are these , my lord ?" 5 The angel replied to me, "These are the four spirits of heaven , going forth after standing before the Lord of all the earth , 6 with one of which the black horses are going forth to the north country ; and the white ones go forth after e them, while the dappled ones go forth to the south country . 7 "When the strong ones went out, they were eager to go to patrol the earth ." And He said , "Go , patrol the earth ." So they patrolled the earth . 8 Then He cried out to me and spoke to me saying , "See , those who are going to the land of the north have appeased My wrath in the land of the north ."

The Symbolic Crowning of Joshua

9 The word of the Lord also came to me, saying , 10 " Take an offering from the exiles , from Heldai , Tobijah and Jedaiah ; and you go the same day and enter the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah , where they have arrived from Babylon . 11 "Take silver and gold , make an ornate crown and set it on the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak , the high priest . 12 "Then say to him, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts , "Behold , a man whose name is Branch , for He will branch out from where He is; and He will build the temple of the Lord . 13 "Yes, it is He who will build the temple of the Lord , and He who will bear the honor and sit and rule on His throne . Thus, He will be a priest on His throne , and the counsel of peace will be between the two offices."' 14 "Now the crown will become a reminder in the temple of the Lord to Helem , Tobijah , Jedaiah and Hen the son of Zephaniah . 15 " Those who are far off will come and build the temple of the Lord ." Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. And it will take place if you completely obey e the Lord your God .

Insincere Fasting Reproved

71 In the fourth year of King Darius , the word of the Lord came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month , which is Chislev . 2 Now the town of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech and their men to seek the favor of the Lord , 3 speaking to the priests who belong to the house of the Lord of hosts , and to the prophets , saying , "Shall I weep in the fifth month and abstain , as I have done these many years ?" 4 Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying , 5 "Say to all the people of the land and to the priests , 'When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months these seventy years , was it actually for Me that you fasted ? 6 'When you eat and drink , do you not eat for yourselves and do you not drink for yourselves? 7 'Are not these the words which the Lord proclaimed by the former prophets , when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous along with its cities around it, and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited ?' "

Disobedience the Cause of Captivity

8 Then the word of the Lord came to Zechariah saying , 9 "Thus has the Lord of hosts said , ' Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother ; 10 and do not oppress the widow or the orphan , the stranger or the poor ; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another .' 11 "But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing . 12 "They made their hearts like flint so that they could not hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets ; therefore great wrath came from the Lord of hosts . 13 "And just as He called and they would not listen , so they called and I would not listen ," says the Lord of hosts ; 14 "but I scattered them with a storm wind among all the nations whom they have not known . Thus the land is desolated behind them so that no one went back and forth , for they made the pleasant land desolate ."

The Restoration of Jerusalem Promised

81 Then the word of the Lord of hosts came , saying , 2 "Thus says the Lord of hosts , 'I am exceedingly jealous for Zion , yes, with great wrath I am jealous for her.' 3 "Thus says the Lord , 'I will return to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem . Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth , and the mountain of the Lord of hosts will be called the Holy Mountain .' 4 "Thus says the Lord of hosts , ' Old men and old women will again sit in the streets of Jerusalem , each man with his staff in his hand because of age e . 5 'And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in its streets .' 6 "Thus says the Lord of hosts , 'If it is too difficult in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days , will it also be too difficult in My sight ?' declares the Lord of hosts . 7 "Thus says the Lord of hosts , 'Behold , I am going to save My people from the land of the east and from the land of the west e ; 8 and I will bring them back and they will live in the midst of Jerusalem ; and they shall be My people , and I will be their God in truth and righteousness .'

9 "Thus says the Lord of hosts , 'Let your hands be strong , you who are listening in these days to these words from the mouth of the prophets , those who spoke in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid , to the end that the temple might be built . 10 'For before those days there was no wage for man or any wage for animal ; and for him who went out or came in there was no peace because of his enemies , and I set all men one against another . 11 'But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days ,' declares the Lord of hosts . 12 'For there will be peace for the seed : the vine will yield its fruit , the land will yield its produce and the heavens will give their dew ; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things. 13 'It will come about that just as you were a curse among the nations , O house of Judah and house of Israel , so I will save you that you may become a blessing . Do not fear ; let your hands be strong .' 14 "For thus says the Lord of hosts , 'Just as I purposed to do harm to you when your fathers provoked Me to wrath ,' says the Lord of hosts , 'and I have not relented , 15 so I have again purposed in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah . Do not fear ! 16 'These are the things which you should do : speak the truth to one another ; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates . 17 'Also let none e of you devise evil in your heart against another , and do not love perjury e ; for all these are what I hate ,' declares the Lord ."

18 Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying , 19 "Thus says the Lord of hosts , 'The fast of the fourth , the fast of the fifth , the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth months will become joy , gladness , and cheerful feasts for the house of Judah ; so love truth and peace .' 20 "Thus says the Lord of hosts , 'It will yet be that peoples will come , even the inhabitants of many cities . 21 'The inhabitants of one will go to another , saying , "Let us go at once to entreat the favor e of the Lord , and to seek the Lord of hosts ; I will also go ." 22 'So many peoples and mighty nations will come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor e of the Lord .' 23 "Thus says the Lord of hosts , 'In those days ten men from all the nations will grasp the garment of a Jew , saying , "Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.""'

The Multitude in Heaven Praises God

191 After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven , saying , " Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God ; 2 BECAUSE HIS JUDGMENTS ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS ; for He has judged the great harlot who was corrupting the earth with her immorality , and HE HAS AVENGED THE BLOOD OF HIS BOND-SERVANTS ON HER." 3 And a second time they said , " Hallelujah ! HER SMOKE RISES UP FOREVER AND EVER ." 4 And the twenty-four e elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne saying , " Amen . Hallelujah !"

5 And a voice came from the throne , saying , " Give praise to our God, all you His bond-servants, you who fear Him, the small and the great ." 6 Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder , saying , " Hallelujah! For the Lord our God , the Almighty , reigns . 7 "Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready ." 8 It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen , bright and clean ; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints .

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

9 Then he said to me, " Write , ' Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb .' " And he said to me, " These are true words of God ." 10 Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus ; worship God . For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy ."

The Rider on the White Horse

11 And I saw heaven opened , and behold , a white horse , and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True , and in righteousness He judges and wages war . 12 His eyes are a flame of fire , and on His head are many diadems ; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself . 13 He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood , and His name is called The Word of God . 14 And the armies which are in heaven , clothed in fine linen , white and clean , were following Him on white horses . 15 From His mouth comes a sharp sword , so that with it He may strike down the nations , and He will rule them with a rod of iron ; and He treads the wine e press of the fierce wrath of God , the Almighty . 16 And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written , " KING OF KINGS , AND Lord OF LordS ." 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun , and he cried out with a loud voice , saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven , " Come , assemble for the great supper of God , 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men , both free men and slaves , and small and great ." 19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army . 20 And the beast was seized , and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence , by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image ; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone . 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse , and all the birds were filled with their flesh .