There are truths of the Word of God that need to be fed to the church.
Zechariah 4:1-14 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof: And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord? Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it. Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? {the golden oil: Heb. the gold} And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
"What [be these] two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden [oil] out of themselves?"
Zechariah 4:14 Then said he, These are
the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth. {anointed...:
Heb. sons of oil}
Revelation 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.These two olive trees of Zechariah were Joshua the High Priest, from chapter 3 of Zechariah, and Zerubbabel of whom we read about in chapter 4.
Revelation 11:2-4 But the court which
is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto
the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and
two months. And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they
shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed
in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks
standing before the God of the earth.
Zechariah 4:14 Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.The two that stand before the Lord of the whole earth.
Revelation 11:3 And I will give power
unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and
threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
Luke 12:35-38 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.Keep your lights burning.
Matthew 5:14-16 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.And the words from Luke that we read moments ago, are identical to the thoughts we read in Matthew 25.
Matthew 25:1-10 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.The foolish virgins did not have sufficient OIL.
Hebrews 12:15 Looking diligently
lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness
springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Jesus wrote to Sardis and referred to the seven spirits of God, or the SEVEN flames of fire on the seven candlesticks.
Revelation 3:1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.Like virgins who should have oil, this church had a name that they were alive, but were dead.
1John 2:27 But the anointing which
ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach
you: but as the same anointing teacheth
you of all things, and is truth, and is
no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
John 1:15-16 John bare witness
of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh
after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. And of his
fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
Luke 1:13-17 But the angel said unto
him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth
shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call
his name John. And thou shalt have joy
and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great
in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink;
and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
And he shall go before him in the spirit
and power of Elias, to turn the hearts
of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the
just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Matthew 11:13-15 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Matthew 13:20-21 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.Not enough receptivity of the WORD.
Luke 8:18 Take heed therefore
how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever
hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.
Job 21:17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.The PROPHESIED and PREACHED Word of God is like OIL FOR THE LAMPS.Job 18:5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
Job 8:13-14 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.
Proverbs 4:18-20 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth;
the flesh profiteth nothing: the words
that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
When we are FED oil, God is the God of the whole Earth.
Matthew 24:32-34 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.THIS GENERATION.
Revelation 11:2-3 But the court which
is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto
the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and
two months.
[12 months in a year, 42 months
is 3.5 years]
And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and
they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days,
clothed in sackcloth
[30 days in every single Hebrew month. 3.5
years].
Jesus told John in revelation:
Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:Jesus referred to the Temple being destroyed in Matthew 24 when He said not one stone would be left upon another.
But the whole point is that the WORD and SPIRIT are God's two witnesses that FEED THE NEW TEMPLE THE CHURCH.
Isaiah 55:1-3 Ho, every one that
thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that
hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea,
come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye
spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that
which satisfieth not? hearken
diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good,
and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline
your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live;
and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the
sure mercies of David.
Acts 13:34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.We feed on GRACE-preaching.