![Zech. 3:9 For here is the stone that I have set before Joshua—upon one stone are seven eyes. I will engrave its engraving, declares Jehovah of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. [NASB version in the picture]](https://i0.wp.com/mail.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/NASB_Zechariah_3-9-christ-is-the-engraved-stone-with-the-seven-eyes.jpg?fit=300%2C231&ssl=1)
In Zech. 3:9 we see that Christ is the stone with seven eyes, engraved by God, for God’s building (the temple of God). The stone which was set before Joshua is not merely a type of Zerubabel (the leader of the Jews then) but a type of Christ, the stone for God’s building. In the […]
In God’s Building, the Mingling of God with Man, Christ is Everything
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The entire Bible talks about one thing: God’s building. The Bible is a book of building, and God’s purpose as revealed in all the Scriptures is that He desires to have a building. If we see the vision of God’s building, we will have a correct understanding of the Bible. The age we live in […]
We Need Certain Crucial Experiences of Christ for the Building of the Church
In order for God to have a built-up church as His temple where He can dwell with man on earth, His people need to experience the all-inclusive Christ as their everything. We need to have certain crucial experiences of Christ, as revealed in the New Testament, so that the church as the temple of God […]
The All-Inclusive Christ is Everything to Us for the Building of the Church
In the first part of Zechariah (the first eight chapters) we see eight visions with many aspects of Christ related to the recovery of God’s building. In the second part of Zechariah (the last six chapters), there are some prophecies concerning Christ in the future, after the recovery of the temple. In Zechariah we see […]
“That the World may Believe that You Have Sent Me” implies “Incorporation”
In the first six chapters of Zechariah we see eight mysterious revelations of Christ, beginning with Christ as a Man riding on a red horse among the myrtle trees. Throughout the book of Zechariah we see many aspects of Christ and many prophecies concerning His life and work. When God’s people see Christ in all […]
Even in our Lowest Condition Christ is with us to Recover us for His Building
In the book of Zechariah we see that Christ is everything to us for the recovery of the building of God’s house, the temple of God. To understand the things spoken of by Haggai the prophet is not that difficult – his message was pretty much straightforward, encouraging and warning God’s people to continue to […]
All Believers are Priests of God; Satan Struggles Against the Temple of God
God’s goal is the temple of God – He desires to gain His house, His church, His building, His temple, the place of His dwelling and where He can rest. God knows this, and Satan also knows this – this is why Satan attacked the temple of God and did his best to destroy it […]