1.

The Man Among the Myrtle Trees Meaning: God's anger against the nations and
blessing on restored Israel. In this vision, there was a man riding a red horse,
standing in a grove of myrtle trees in a ravine. Behind him were red, brown and
white horses. The angel of the Lord explained that these horses were sent
throughout the earth, and found the world at rest and peace. But, Israel was not at
rest and peace. In fact, it had been exiled for 70 years and Jerusalem was in ruins.
Then God lamented over His beloved people and the land of Israel. He declares, "I
am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion, but I am very angry with the nations that
feel secure. I was only a little angry, but they added to the calamity. Therefore, this
is what the Lord says, 'I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will
be rebuilt. My towns will again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again
comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem'" (Zech. 1:14b-15,17).

2. The Four Horns and the Four Craftsmen Meaning: God's judgment on the
nations that afflict Israel. In this vision, Zechariah saw four horns and four
craftsmen. When asked, the angel was clear in the interpretation of these symbols:
"These are the horns that scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalembut the craftsmen
have come to terrify them and cast out these horns of the nations who lifted up
their horns against the land of Judah to scatter its people" (Zech. 1:18b, 21).

3. The Surveyor with a Measuring Line Meaning: God's future blessing on restored
Israel. In this vision, Zechariah saw a man with a measuring line go and measure
Jerusalem to find out how long it is. An angel came up and told the angel talking to
Zechariah, "Run, tell that young man, 'Jerusalem will be a city without walls because
of the great number of men and livestock in it. And I myself will be a wall of fire
around it,' declares the Lord, 'and I will be its glory within'" (Zech. 2:4-5).

4. The Cleansing and Crowning of Joshua, the High Priest Meaning: Israel's future
cleansing from sin and reinstatement as a priestly nation. The first three visions
pictured Israel's external deliverance from Captivity, her expansion, and the
material prosperity of the land. However, in the fourth, God is focusing on the
internal state of Israel, which is in need of cleansing from sin and reinstatement as a
priestly nation and a light to the world.This vision is a bit different from the others in
that there are no questions about it from Zechariah, or explanations by the angel.
The characters are identifiable and used symbolically. We see Joshua, the son of
Johozadak, the high priest who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon, who is
representing the nation of Israel; the Angel of the Lord; Satan, the accuser; the
attending angels; and Zechariah, who becomes a vocal participant in the vision

5. The Gold Lampstand and the Two Olive Trees (Zechariah 4) Meaning: Israel as the
light to the nations under Messiah, the King-Priest. In this vision, Zechariah saw a
gold lampstand with a bowl of oil at the top, from which seven channels continually

supplied the seven lights on the lampstand. Then, there were two olive trees
standing on each side of the lampstand with two gold pipes that continually
supplied golden oil to the bowl.

6. The Flying Scroll (Zechariah 5:1-4) Meaning: The severity and totality of divine
judgment on sin in Israel. The last three visions have to do with the administration
of judgment on sin in Israel, and on the Gentile nations who have not responded to
the God of Israel.In the sixth vision, Zechariah saw a flying scroll, 30 feet long and
15 feet wide (9.0 x 4.5 meters). Interestingly, it is the exact dimensions of the
tabernacle, perhaps indicating that the message on it was in harmony with God's
presence in the midst of Israel. The scroll was not rolled up, but flying open so that
both sides could be read.

7. The Woman in a Basket (Zechariah 5:5-11) Meaning: The removal of national

Israel's sin or rebellion against God. In this vision, Zechariah saw an ephah, which is
a measuring basket for grain and other household commodities. The basket
represented "the iniquity of the people throughout the land.". When the lid was
lifted, inside the basket sat a woman. The angel said that the woman represented
wickedness, and he pushed the wickedness back into the basket and shut the lid.
This is not to suggest that women are wicked. Rather, the Hebrew word for
wickedness is in the feminine form, and the "woman" was wickedness personified.
Then, Zechariah saw two women with the wind in their wings like a stork, and they
lifted the basket up into the air between heaven and earth.

8. Four Chariots (Zechariah 6:1-8) Meaning: Divine judgment on Gentile nations.

Then Zechariah saw four chariots coming out from between two bronze mountains.
In this instance, the bronze mountains could symbolize the righteous, divine
judgment of God against sin meted out by chariots of war going out into the world.
The first chariot had red horses, the second black, the third white, and the fourth
dappled all of them powerful. It has been suggested that the colors represent: red
= war and bloodshed, black = death, white = triumph, and dappled = pestilence.