Friday, January 17 - On the one stone are seven eyes

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“Not by a military force, nor by power, but by my spirit,” says Jehovah.—Zech. 4:6.

In 522 B.C.E., the enemies of the Jews succeeded in having a ban placed on the rebuilding of Jehovah’s temple. But Zechariah assured the Jews that Jehovah would use His powerful spirit to remove any obstacles. In 520 B.C.E., King Darius lifted the ban on the temple work and even provided the Jews with funds and official support. (Ezra 6:1, 6-10) Jehovah promised his people that they would have his backing if they gave priority to the rebuilding of the temple. (Hag. 1:8, 13, 14; Zech. 1:3, 16) Encouraged by the prophets, the repatriated Jews resumed the temple work in 520 B.C.E. and finished rebuilding it in less than five years. Because the Jews gave priority to doing God’s will despite uncertainties, they received Jehovah’s support. As a result, they worshipped Jehovah with joy.—Ezra 6:14-16, 22. w23.11 15 ¶6-7
An interesting expression: "The enemies of the Jews." We realize, of course, that the Jewish people no longer have any standing with God. Their special relationship with Jehovah ended in the first century. God emphasized that the covenant had ended when the Romans obliterated Jerusalem and the temple and killed nearly a million Jews, as Jesus had forewarned. Interestingly, the temple was destroyed exactly 40 years from the time Jesus first entered the temple and threw out the money changers and merchants.

Yet, the prophecies foretell that a new temple will be constructed. Evangelicals zealously promote the British Empire's masonic, Zionist delusion and expect the Israelis to build a new edifice on the site of the old temples that Jehovah had destroyed, which has been the site of the Islamic Dome of the Rock since the seventh century. Supposedly, Jesus is going to touchdown there when he returns. :rolleyes:

We realize that the temple to come is not physical but rather, spiritual. In fact, the spiritual temple has been under construction since the first Christians were anointed. And the real Jews are not ethnic Jews, but spiritual. Although spiritual, there is obviously a physical aspect to it since anointed Christians are in human bodies and part of an earthly organization, a congregation. It is the physical organization that will be destroyed, as were both of the stone temples in Jerusalem.

Jesus' prophecy concerning the desolation of Jerusalem has special relevance for spiritual Jews who will be on earth when the disgusting thing emerges. Jesus has already issued life-saving instructions. He said: "Therefore, when you catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, as spoken about by Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place (let the reader use discernment), then let those in Judea begin fleeing to the mountains. Let the man on the housetop not come down to take the goods out of his house, and let the man in the field not return to pick up his outer garment. Woe to the pregnant women and those nursing a baby in those days! Keep praying that your flight may not occur in wintertime nor on the Sabbath day; for then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again. In fact, unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the chosen ones those days will be cut short." - Matthew 24:15-22

Let the Preterists delude themselves. Obviously, the desolation of Jerusalem in 70 CE was not the world's worst time of trouble. Luke's account clarifies that the great tribulation is not a local calamity; rather, Jesus warned that "it will come upon all those dwelling on the face of the whole earth. Keep awake, then, all the time making supplication that you may succeed in escaping all these things that must occur and in standing before the Son of man.” (21:35,36)

If we were to read the fourth chapter of Zechariah, we might discern that the rebuilding of the temple ultimately has to do with the parousia of Christ. No, not the Watchtower's artfully contrived false parousia, but the real thing. We all know that the Masons who run the world fancy themselves as builders, not merely of temples but a world order. Their esoteric pyramid with the hovering capstone with the eye of Providence on the back of the Federal Reserve Note is a counterfeit. I am not referring to the money. The symbolism has been stolen from Zechariah's book of prophecy, except the messianic capstone does not have one eye; it has seven eyes: "See the stone that I have set before Joshua! On the one stone are seven eyes; and I am engraving an inscription on it,’ declares Jehovah of armies, ‘and I will take away the guilt of that land in one day.'" - Zech 3:9

What does the stone represent? Christ. In Revelation, the Lamb of God has seven horns and seven eyes. Now notice Zechariah 4:6-7: "He then said to me: “This is the word of Jehovah to Zerubbabel: ‘“Not by a military force, nor by power, but by my spirit,” says Jehovah of armies. Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a level land. And he will bring out the top stone* amid shouts of: “How wonderful! How wonderful!”’

I left the hyperlinked astrix in the text above after the "top stone" to inform you that an alternative rendering is "capstone." So, the capstone with seven eyes represents Christ being installed as King. See how the Masons have counterfeited the powerful symbolism associated with Christ's Kingdom? And, of course, the Masons are responsible for deploying counterfeit words to create the Watchtower's faux parousia. The presence of Christ is symbolized by the seven golden lamps, and next to the lamps are the two olive trees. What do they represent? The angel explains: “These are the two anointed ones who are standing alongside the Lord of the whole earth.”

Jehovah's Witnesses ought to know that parousia means being alongside, or standing alongside. In the 11th chapter of Revelation, the two witnesses are said to be standing before the Lord of the whole earth. Anyway, I guess I am rambling...reading the daily text can be very stimulating. ;)

 
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From article above: "The Flying Scroll of Zechariah".

Interesting point below that certainly causes one to wonder if it is a "good thing" for elders to remain? Does that not make them reprehensible? It was certainly a motivating factor in my decision.

* Zechariah 11:3-4 state: Listen! The wailing of shepherds, for their majesty has been devastated. Listen! The roaring of young lions, for the dense thickets along the Jordan have been destroyed. This is what Jehovah my God says, ‘Shepherd the flock meant for the slaughter, whose buyers slaughtered them and are not held guilty. And those who sell them say, “May Jehovah be praised, for I will become rich.” And their shepherds have no compassion for them.’

"In view of the fact that all the prophets point to the coming of Christ it must be those Christian elders who are appointed to feed and protect the master’s sheep and who will answer to the master when he unexpectedly comes to inspect his slaves, who are due to be devastated by the fire of the Lord’s day. That is confirmed by the fact that the man of lawlessness is described as the son of destruction, as was Jesus’ betrayer, whom Zechariah pantomimed when he asked for his wage to be paid him. And the man of lawlessness is, indeed on hand when Christ returns, as is the evil slave —described in the same 11th chapter of Zechariah as the useless shepherd."

Interestingly, the temple was destroyed exactly 40 years from the time Jesus first entered the temple and threw out the money changers and merchants.

Since Jehovah seems to use numbers prophetically, it would be interesting to know if there is a modern day fulfillment of the 40 years.
 
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Interestingly, the temple was destroyed exactly 40 years from the time Jesus first entered the temple and threw out the money changers and merchants.
The Insight On The Scriptures book has some insight on the significance of the number 40. Could the 40 years have been a period of judgment for Israel, as 40 days were a judgment period for Nineveh?

From the Insight book:
"Forty. In a few instances periods of judgment or punishment seem to be associated with the number 40. (Ge 7:4; Eze 29:11, 12) Nineveh was given 40 days to repent. (Jon 3:4) Another use of the number 40 points out a parallel in the life of Jesus Christ with that of Moses, who typified Christ. Both of these men experienced 40-day periods of fasting.—Ex 24:18; 34:28; De 9:9, 11; Mt 4:1, 2"
 
The Insight On The Scriptures book has some insight on the significance of the number 40. Could the 40 years have been a period of judgment for Israel, as 40 days were a judgment period for Nineveh?

From the Insight book:
"Forty. In a few instances periods of judgment or punishment seem to be associated with the number 40. (Ge 7:4; Eze 29:11, 12) Nineveh was given 40 days to repent. (Jon 3:4) Another use of the number 40 points out a parallel in the life of Jesus Christ with that of Moses, who typified Christ. Both of these men experienced 40-day periods of fasting.—Ex 24:18; 34:28; De 9:9, 11; Mt 4:1, 2"
I am aware of all the 40-day and 40-year periods. The question was whether there was some modern application. And there may be; I am just not aware of anything.
 
The symbolism has been stolen from Zechariah's book of prophecy, except the messianic capstone does not have one eye; it has seven eyes: "See the stone that I have set before Joshua! On the one stone are seven eyes; and I am engraving an inscription on it,’ declares Jehovah of armies, ‘and I will take away the guilt of that land in one day.'" - Zech 3:9

What does the stone represent? Christ. In Revelation, the Lamb of God has seven horns and seven eyes. Now notice Zechariah 4:6-7: "He then said to me: “This is the word of Jehovah to Zerubbabel: ‘“Not by a military force, nor by power, but by my spirit,” says Jehovah of armies. Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a level land. And he will bring out the top stone* amid shouts of: “How wonderful! How wonderful!”’

I left the hyperlinked astrix in the text above after the "top stone" to inform you that an alternative rendering is "capstone." So, the capstone with seven eyes represents Christ being installed as King.
So, it seems that Christ is, firstly, the foundation cornerstone upon which his congregation is built, which is the spiritual temple, and then when he is installed as king, he becomes the Chief Cornerstone, or the capstone, of the spiritual temple. So Christ is both, the foundation stone of the spiritual temple, and the topstone, or capstone, of the spiritual temple when he becomes king and completes it.

From Insight on the Scriptures under the topic: Cornerstone:

"Psalm 118:22 discloses that the stone rejected by the builders would become “the head of the corner” (Heb., roʼsh pin·nahʹ). Jesus quoted and applied this prophecy to himself as “the chief cornerstone” (Gr., ke·pha·leʹ go·niʹas, head of the corner). (Mt 21:42; Mr 12:10, 11; Lu 20:17) Just as the topmost stone of a building is conspicuous, so Jesus Christ is the crowning stone of the Christian congregation of anointed ones, which is likened to a spiritual temple. Peter also applied Psalm 118:22 to Christ, showing that he was “the stone” rejected by men but chosen by God to become “the head of the corner.”—Ac 4:8-12; see also 1Pe 2:4-7"

End of quote from the Insght book.
 
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So, it seems that Christ is firstly the foundation cornerstone upon which his congregation is built, and then when he is installed as king, he becomes the Chief Cornersone, or the capstone of the spiritual temple. So Christ is both, the foundation stone of the spiritual temple, and the topstone of the spiritual temple when he becomes king and completes it.
Since the temple is still under construction, that is, until the topstone is put in place, it shows that Christ has not yet been installed as King. The anointed have not yet been sealed, there can still been more called as anointed ones, as stones for the spiritual temple, or as replacement stones. Christ, as the topstone, is placed last, the final stone, completing the spiritual temple.
 
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