The Vision of the Golden Lampstand and Olive Trees
The Encouragement to Zerubbabel
1And the angel that talked with me came again , and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep , 2And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said , I have looked , and behold a candlestick all of gold , with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps , which are upon the top thereof: 3And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl , and the other upon the left side thereof. 4So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying , What are these, my lord ? 5Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said , No, my lord . 6Then he answered and spake unto me, saying , This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel , saying , Not by might , nor by power , but by my spirit , saith the LORD of hosts . 7Who art thou, O great mountain ? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain : and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings , crying , Grace , grace unto it. 8Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying , 9The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house ; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. 10For who hath despised the day of small things ? for they shall rejoice , and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven ; they are the eyes of the LORD , which run to and fro through the whole earth . 11Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? 12And I answered again , and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? 13And he answered me and said , Knowest thou not what these be ? And I said , No, my lord . 14Then said he, These are the two anointed ones , that stand by the Lord of the whole earth .