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He will remove the sin in a single day.

by Alejandro Roque Glez.
Minor Prophets of the Old Testament Alejandro's Libros









It was the time for the Jews’ return to their land (536 BC) after the Babylonian captivity which lasted seventy years. In front of the people and in charge of the returning were Zerubbabel and Joshua the high priest, by order of the persian king Cyrus, then head of the triumphant Medo-Persian Empire (538-336 BC). It was a time of reconciliation with God and restoration of the Temple and citadel of Jerusalem, but the prophet Zechariah, inspired by the Holy Spirit goes further centuries later showing the future birth of mankind’s Redeemer: Jesus Christ; and to the now near End Times, Final Judgment, and redemption of God’s people around the whole earth.



I am going to bring my servant, the Branch” (v.8); Jesus Christ, the stem or branch that sprout from the family tree, according to the flesh, of the once king David, as the prophet Isaiah said centuries before when watching the future and certifying that: a child is born, to us a son is given: and the government shall be on his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end… with judgment and with justice from now on even for ever… and the spirit of the Lord Yahweh shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and… shall make him of quick understanding” (Is 9: 6-7; 11:1-2). He is the Verb and Wisdom of God insistently proclaimed by these men of the Most High, for us to never doubt and make sure that our hope is not founded in unfinished philosophies, human structures, or fear of death.



The prophet Zechariah speaks of Joshua the High Priest at the time, which in this prophecy is a symbolism of Christ Jesus, the Eternal Priest after the order of Melchizedek (Heb 5:5-6). Joshua would be responsible for over seeing the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem that was concluded later in 516 BC. That is the greatest symbolism then approaching into history with the redemptive work of Jesus at Calvary, from where he rose up the Spiritual Temple––Church––full of glory (6:12-13); although his Light will not fully dominate until setting his Millennial Throne (Mt 19:28; Rev 20:4-6) which also the prophet foretells during the course of his ministry. And this priest together with the leader Zerubbabel represent that Son who later delivers the kingdom to his Holy Father (1 Cor 15:24-28) once concluded the Millennium (Rev 22:3), shining and staying as his Eternal Priest.

(What will life be on our planet once the Lord fulfills the promise of his coming? If interested you can read it in the form of a literary narrative, recreated in the author's book entitled: 'The King Victorino').

[These and other Old Testament prophecies are explicatively compiled in the author's book entitled: 'Minor Prophets of the Old Testament;' in print and digital editions]