O. Addison Gethers
e-mail address [email protected] [email protected] twitter URL http//:twitter.com/OAddisonGethers Messenger contact window live/msn messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS rs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 11:29 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Sunday October 4 > Day 277 > > Zechariah 1-3 (The Message) > > Zechariah 1 > 1-4 In the eighth month of the second year in the reign of Darius, God's > Message came to the > prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo: "God was very angry with > your ancestors. So give to > the people this Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: 'Come back to me and > I'll come back to you. > Don't be like your parents. The old-time prophets called out to them, "A > Message from > God-of-the-Angel-Armies: Leave your evil life. Quit your evil practices." > But they ignored > everything I said to them, stubbornly refused to listen.' > 5-6"And where are your ancestors now? Dead and buried. And the prophets > who preached to them? Also > dead and buried. But the Message that my servants the prophets spoke, that > isn't dead and buried. > That Message did its work on your ancestors, did it not? It woke them up > and they came back, saying, > 'He did what he said he would do, sure enough. We didn't get by with a > thing.'" > > First Vision: Four Riders > 7On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month in the second year of the > reign of Darius, the > Message of God was given to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of > Iddo: > 8One night I looked out and saw a man astride a red horse. He was in the > shadows in a grove of > birches. Behind him were more horses-a red, a chestnut, and a white. > > 9I said, "Sir, what are these horses doing here? What's the meaning of > this?" > > The Angel-Messenger said, "Let me show you." > > 10Then the rider in the birch grove spoke up, "These are the riders that > God sent to check things > out on earth." > > 11They reported their findings to the Angel of God in the birch grove: "We > have looked over the > whole earth and all is well. Everything's under control." > > 12The Angel of God reported back, "O God-of-the-Angel-Armies, how long are > you going to stay angry > with Jerusalem and the cities of Judah? When are you going to let up? > Isn't seventy years long > enough?" > > 13-15God reassured the Angel-Messenger-good words, comforting words -who > then addressed me: "Tell > them this. Tell them that God-of-the-Angel-Armies has spoken. This is > God's Message: 'I care deeply > for Jerusalem and Zion. I feel very possessive of them. But I'm thoroughly > angry with the godless > nations that act as if they own the whole world. I was only moderately > angry earlier, but now > they've gone too far. I'm going into action. > > 16-17"'I've come back to Jerusalem, but with compassion this time.' > This is God speaking. > 'I'll see to it that my Temple is rebuilt.' > A Decree of God-of-the-Angel-Armies! > 'The rebuilding operation is already staked out.' > Say it again-a Decree of God-of-the-Angel-Armies: > 'My cities will prosper again, > God will comfort Zion again, > Jerusalem will be back in my favor again.'" > > Second Vision: Four Horns and Four Blacksmiths > 18I looked up, and was surprised by another vision: four horns! > 19I asked the Messenger-Angel, "And what's the meaning of this?" > > He said, "These are the powers that have scattered Judah, Israel, and > Jerusalem abroad." > > 20Then God expanded the vision to include four blacksmiths. > > 21I asked, "And what are these all about?" > > He said, "Since the 'horns' scattered Judah so badly that no one had any > hope left, these > blacksmiths have arrived to combat the horns. They'll dehorn the godless > nations who used their > horns to scatter Judah to the four winds." > > Zechariah 2 > Third Vision: The Man with the Tape Measure > 1-5 I looked up and was surprised to see > a man holding a tape measure in his hand. > I said, "What are you up to?" > "I'm on my way," he said, "to survey Jerusalem, > to measure its width and length." > Just then the Messenger-Angel on his way out > met another angel coming in and said, > "Run! Tell the Surveyor, 'Jerusalem will burst its walls- > bursting with people, bursting with animals. > And I'll be right there with her'-God's Decree-'a wall of fire > around unwalled Jerusalem and a radiant presence within.'" > 6-7"Up on your feet! Get out of there-and now!" God says so. > "Return from your far exile. > I scattered you to the four winds." God's Decree. > "Escape from Babylon, Zion, and come home-now!" > > 8-9God-of-the-Angel-Armies, the One of Glory who sent me on my mission, > commenting on the godless > nations who stripped you and left you homeless, said, "Anyone who hits > you, hits me-bloodies my > nose, blackens my eye. Yes, and at the right time I'll give the signal and > they'll be stripped and > thrown out by their own servants." Then you'll know for sure that > God-of-the-Angel-Armies sent me on > this mission. > > 10"Shout and celebrate, Daughter of Zion! > I'm on my way. I'm moving into your neighborhood!" > God's Decree. > > 11-12Many godless nations will be linked up with God at that time. ("They > will become my family! > I'll live in their homes!") And then you'll know for sure that > God-of-the-Angel-Armies sent me on > this mission. God will reclaim his Judah inheritance in the Holy Land. > He'll again make clear that > Jerusalem is his choice. > > 13Quiet, everyone! Shh! Silence before God. Something's afoot in his holy > house. He's on the move! > > Zechariah 3 > Fourth Vision: Joshua's New Clothes > 1-2 Next the Messenger-Angel showed me the high priest Joshua. He was > standing before God's Angel > where the Accuser showed up to accuse him. Then God said to the Accuser, > "I, God, rebuke you, > Accuser! I rebuke you and choose Jerusalem. Surprise! Everything is going > up in flames, but I reach > in and pull out Jerusalem!" > 3-4Joshua, standing before the angel, was dressed in dirty clothes. The > angel spoke to his > attendants, "Get him out of those filthy clothes," and then said to > Joshua, "Look, I've stripped you > of your sin and dressed you up in clean clothes." > > 5I spoke up and said, "How about a clean new turban for his head also?" > And they did it-put a clean > new turban on his head. Then they finished dressing him, with God's Angel > looking on. > > 6-7God's Angel then charged Joshua, "Orders from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: > 'If you live the way I > tell you and remain obedient in my service, then you'll make the decisions > around here and oversee > my affairs. And all my attendants standing here will be at your service. > > 8-9"'Careful, High Priest Joshua-both you and your friends sitting here > with you, for your friends > are in on this, too! Here's what I'm doing next: I'm introducing my > servant Branch. And note this: > This stone that I'm placing before Joshua, a single stone with seven > eyes'-Decree of > God-of-the-Angel-Armies-'I'll engrave with these words: "I'll strip this > land of its filthy sin, all > at once, in a single day." > > 10"'At that time, everyone will get along with one another, with friendly > visits across the fence, > friendly visits on one another's porches.'" > > > > > > > ~~~~~ > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > Also, follow my tweets on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/Donnie1261 > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. 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