God gives his people visions in order to help them see by faith a future not yet realized. It’s been said that, “If you wish to build a ship, do not divide the men into teams and send them to the forest to cut wood. Instead, teach them to long for the vast and endless sea.” Visions utilize images and symbols in order to cause us to long for the vast and endless sea of God’s future. Old creation, marred by sin and death, falls into decay and corruption, but God through Israel and ultimately Israel’s Messiah, Jesus, overcomes sin and death and ushers in a new creation that breaks forth in the present and assures us of its consummation at the return of Christ. This is Understanding Zechariah.

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