The Night Visions of Zechariah

The prophecy of Zechariah was written towards the end of the Old Testament time period and is anticipating the coming of the Messiah. It was a dark and difficult time for God’s people, who were in a low state spiritually. They had just returned from 70 difficult years of captivity in Babylon. Eight visions and additional prophecies by Zechariah were given to encourage God’s people to persevere through these dark times. They were instructed by God to rebuild the Temple and the broken walls of Jerusalem. God, through Zechariah, presents a hopeful view of the future. This was not only very encouraging to the Jews 2,500 years ago, but also to us today. This spiritually rich book calls on the Jews to return to God, and God promises to return to them. It proclaims that God is fully in control. He is ruling the nations and the future for his church is bright and encouraging.

The first five visions of Zechariah are full of encouragement but the next two are more challenging. We all need encouragement, but we also need rebuke and correction. Too many ministers today flatter their congregations. They tell them that all is well when it is not. They do not mention sin and repentance, though these topics are a huge part of the Biblical message. People today like to hear that God is love, but they forget that God’s love is a holy love. He created a world that was perfect and happy, but very quickly man sinned, and so spoiled God’s beautiful world. God, in his wrath, cast our first parents out of the garden of Eden and threatened them with eternal hell if they would not repent and put their trust in the Savior he provided.

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