Teacher: Pastor Chet Lowe

Main Scriptures: Zechariah 5, Revelation 11, Matthew 24, Nehemiah 5

Date of Message: November 17, 2022

• The Old Testament is a vital part of our faith as Christians (2 Timothy 3:16, Luke 24:44, Acts 20:26-27, Romans 15:4)
• Revelation 11
  • There is a temple that will be built in the New Jerusalem, and the Jews will worship there (Zechariah 2, Ezekiel 40-43)
  • The Antichrist will sign a peace treaty, and it will initiate the 7 years of tribulation (Daniel 9:27)
  • At the 3.5 year mark, the “abomination of desolation” will take place
    • The Antichrist will sit in the Holy of Holies and declare himself to be god and worthy of worship
    • This will break the peace treaty, and the Jews will revolt
    • This moment initiates the age of the Gentiles (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4)
  • Matthew 24 is a summary of the entire book of Revelation
    • Timeline for the rapture and second coming
      • The rapture of the church will occur
      • The 7 year tribulation begins with the signing of the peace treaty
        • The tribulation is the first 3.5 years (42 months)
        • The great tribulation is second 3.5 years (42 months)
      • At the end of the tribulation, Christ will come again, put his feet on the mount of Olives and initiate the battle of Armageddon
  • “The two witnesses” in scripture
    • Joshua and Zerubbabel are two anointed ones historically. They were anointed for the work of the ministry (Zechariah 4:14)
    • The two witnesses in Revelation will proclaim the Gospel to the whole world (Revelation 1:20)
      • There is not clarity in scripture over who they are
        • It could be Elijah (Malachi 4:5), Moses (Luke 9:30-31) or Enoch (Genesis 5:24)
    • They will be martyred, and their death will be seen, and celebrated, by the whole world (Psalm 79:1-3)
      • But they will be resurrected, and this will be used by God to bring more to salvation
• Zechariah 5
  • Vision 6 & 7
    • The Jews had brought back some worldliness and compromise with them from Babylon
      • Vision 6
        • There is a banner that is 30×15 feet flying in the sky
          • Exodus 32:15
            • On the front side are the first 4 of the Ten Commandments
            • On the back side are the back 6 of the Ten Commandments
          • Leviticus 19:2, 18 and Deuteronomy 6:4-5 are the heart of the law
            • Deuteronomy 28 explains the blessings of obeying the law and the curses of disobeying the law
          • Specifically, the 8th commandment (stealing) is mentioned on the banner
            • He is confronting their unwillingness to give (Malachi 3:8-10)
          • Specifically, the 3rd commandment (perjury) is mentioned on the banner
            • Not taking the “Lord’s name” in vain is about not misrepresenting Him and His character
          • God is exposing their secrets (Galatians 6:7-8)
            • According to Matthew 6, we should only have 3 secrets as Christians (giving, fasting and praying)
              • Anything else that is secret in our lives shouldn’t be there
      • Vision 7
        • There is a large basket with a lead disk on top
          • It has a woman inside, and her name is “Wickedness”
        • They had allowed materialism and commercialism to corrupt them (Nehemiah 5)
          • This is the reason Jesus turned over tables in the Gospels
        • In this vision, God puts a lid on it