The book of Zechariah explained, could this be true?
Introduction
The book of Zechariah, is one of three books written to God’s people at the close of the Old Testament. In order, these three books are Haggai, Zechariah, and then Malachi. All three books are named after the men who God ordained to write down what God dictated to them. In that sense they are simply recorders, or stenographers. But respectfully, they are prophets of God, and recorded prophecies from God, on the various subjects that God spoke on. The things they wrote are not their own words or ideas. They are the words of God, and thus, it is The Word of God who actually spoke them. All three prophecies were given to the Jews that came out of Babylonian captivity, and exile from the holy land, and who returned to Judea after the 70 year stipulated time of punishment, to rebuild the temple, the wall, and Jerusalem, according to the Word of God spoken by Jeremiah the prophet. (And for the record, this contingent of people included a good many Levite’s and Benjamite’s also, but we understand that they are collectively referred to as “the Jews”).
But I wonder if we can say that the books were written to them, or written to us. The very concept that the books are prophetic implies that there is more meaning to the writings than may be plainly understood by simply reading them. They were written to literal, physical people, and the content has to be pertinent to them in the day and age that it was written. And the things God says they are to be doing, must be doable to some degree in their day and age. But the messages of these books are dualistic and spiritual also, and have another more significant meaning for the latter days. And the people they are written to are dualistic also. One is more physical than spiritual, and the other is more spiritual than physical, but both are both, to some degree. The books can’t be understood unless the reader appreciates that they are spiritual in nature. If you read Zechariah, and it seems hard to comprehend, it’s because it is written with a lot of metaphors, imagery, symbols, types, and other mysterious descriptions of things. This is God’s often used method when He does not want something easily understood until some future point in history. I call it a “figure of speech language”, and it goes without saying that you must understand the language to understand the message. It is enigmatic to say the least, and I have come to understand that only God can grant the true understanding, and does grant it according to His purpose, and will, and timing, and to whomever He chooses, regardless of their human IQ. It certainly does help to be familiar with the scriptures, and I would dare to say that it is a minimum requirement. Nobody puts something of great wealth or power in the hands of a babe. But even if we spent all our time just studying the mysterious portions of the bible, it may not result in getting us the understanding we desire. If our hearts were right, (and since God looks on the heart), He may grant us our desire to some extent, as a reward perhaps (for loving His word), if for no other reason, and yet God is full of reasons.