ZERUBBABEL

ZERUBBABEL

In reading the books of Haggai and Zechariah, who were prophets at the time of the restoration of the House of God in Jerusalem, I find there are some statements made which are truly prophetic. They were used to encourage the builders at that time, but were actually prophecies about a group of workers in this last day, working on the True House of God.

Zerubbabel, who was governor of Judah under Cyrus and later kings, was the head man of those who laid the foundation of the Temple. Wicked men caused an intervention in the building by persuading the king it would culminate in rebellion of the Jewish people. For a period of about 15 or 20 years there was no more work done on the foundation.

Then God caused the prophets to rise up and prophesy encouragements and rebukes to the people until they resumed their building on the Temple.

On the surface, it appears that their prophecies concerned only the folks of that day, but a careful reading will show that the Temple they were rebuilding was being used as a type of a Spiritual House that would need rebuilding in the last days. Zerubbabel, the leader, was used as a type of the workers who will rebuild this Spiritual House.

Many prophets spoke of this company of people, and used them in different ways. To Joel they were a Strong and Terrible Army; in several books they are pictured as the BRANCH in the House of David; Isaiah saw them as the Mighty, Sanctified Ones; Malachi saw them as the Tribe of Levi serving as Priests, and Obadiah saw them as Saviours on Mt. Zion.

This company of people will have a ministry to the World. They will take the Kingdom and possess it forever. They will be Kings and Priests for a thousand years or longer.

BUT LISTEN! According to Zech 4 there is a cardinal truth of the Kingdom which this "Zerubbabel" must learn before he is ready to finish the restoration of the Temple. Zechariah saw a Candlestick between two Olive Trees (two witnesses). These were to TEACH Zerubbabel a lesson. He must learn to not rely on power nor might, but to put his trust in the Spirit of The Living God. "Not by MIGHT, nor by POWER, but by MY SPIRIT,"----

A SPIRITUAL HOUSE cannot be rebuilt with carnal material. If your church or your Christian experience has to be seasoned occasionally with parties of various sorts, you have missed the path somewhere along the line. Nor do skating and
bathing parties and basketball games have any place in this Spiritual House. These are all natural, and pertain to the natural man.

Zerubbabel must also learn to use SPIRITUAL TOOLS. Otherwise the good material would be spoiled by bad tools and workmanship.

Psycological tricks and professonalism may work fine in their place, but they HAVE NO PLACE IN THE BUILDING OF GOD. Men who resort to using them disqualify themselves for a work with Spiritual things.

Then, if he is to use Spiritual material and Spiritual tools, he must also become skillful in working in the REALM OF THE SPIRIT. The City is Celestial, and can only be built in the Celestial Realm. Operations of the NATURAL realm build only NATURAL structures.

This is one reason why Ecclesiastical Organizations can not produce the goods. They all, without exception, belong to Babylon.

They all produce more bondage than they do good.

The Lord is looking for a few good men whom He can make into "ABLE MINISTERS OF THE WORD, AND OF THE SPIRIT." We must learn to rely on the Spirit ALONE to make our ministering of the Word fruitful.