Troy Mills Christian Church

Sunday, August 20, 2023

Summer in the Minors, Part XI

Zechariah 4:6

Bible Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-4 “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.” (NLT)

Structure of Zechariah:

Eight Visions—chapters 1-6

Four Messages—chapters 7-8

Two Oracles/Burdens—chapters 9-14

The Visions:

Vision #1—Horsement among the myrtle trees—1:7-11

          Angel of the Lord—A pre-incarnate appearance of Christ

Vision #2—The Woman in the Basket—5:5-11

          “Their resemblance throughout the earth”—

The Four Messages:

          The challenge:

          The promise:

The Two Burdens/Oracles/Sermons—9-14

          The First Coming and Rejection of Christ—9-11

          9:9—Triumphal Entry.

          11:12-13—The betrayal for thirty pieces of silver.

The Second Coming of Christ—12-14

Zechariah 14:1-4—

          Armageddon and the Final Judgment of the wicked.