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Old 05-25-2009, 10:29 PM
Bro. Parrish
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It's all very interesting, but it's also obvious to me that Zechariah is full of imagery and visions; for example we have the red horses and myrtle trees in chapter 1. We have the candlestick, lamps and olive branches or the two anointed ones in chapter 4. We have the chariots and different colored horses (four spirits of the heavens) in chapter 6, etc. so clearly there is a LOT of symbolism going on... at any rate, I think we can agree that chapter 5 is peculiar portion of the Bible...

A few thoughts below on the passage in Zech. 5...

First, it would seem that the flying roll (whatever else it may have been) is a CURSE, however I am not sure exactly what the rest of verse 3 means, see below...

3 Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.

Now verse 4 indicates the LORD of hosts is bringing this thing out, notice how it enters the house of THIEVES AND LIARS...

4 I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.

5 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.

It would seem possible that there are others like this, and they are ALL OVER THE EARTH, and look similar...

6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.

7 And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

As I understand it, the "ephah" is a type of BASKET, used to transport items inside...

8 And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.

Now below we see these women, who might be mistaken for ANGELS with wings, however the context is a CURSE, AND WICKEDNESS, and we know angels in the Bible are males not female...

9 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.

They are carrying or transporting the basket somewhere, and they are FLYING with WINGS, but where are they going?...

10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?

And here is where they are going; to build or construct a HOUSE or DWELLING for this thing in THE LAND OF SHINAR, where it shall be set upon a base designed and built for this thing...

11 And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.

As I understand it, this LAND OF SHINAR is located in modern day IRAQ, also the former location of THE TOWER OF BABEL. Please feel free to research this yourselves and let me know if I am way out in left field here...