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We live in the most exciting "Bible Times" in the history of mankind, bar none!We live in the "time of the end" that the prophet Daniel wrote of and spoke of and desired to "see", a time when many "would run to and fro" and knowledge "would be increased"and the "seals" of the great book, God's Word, would be opened and be "unveiled" by the Lamb of God (Rev. 6:1) to "the wise".who are simply those who sincerely study His Word and hear His Voice..Daniel 12:4 "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.".Daniel was told the words of his prophecy were to be "closed up and sealed" UNTIL the time of the end..Daniel 12:9 "And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.".Then the wise in "the time of the end", aka "the last days", would understand what was written concerning the events of the final generation.We are living in that time now!So therefore, we can now read and understand..Daniel 12:10"Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.".Consider now the times!Think about the incredible technological age of increased knowledgeand information and global communications in which we live!Even the "scoffers" (2 Pet. 3:3) MUST admit there has NEVER been a time like this in the history of mankind! Never! And you see, it is "this generation" that the majority of the prophecy in God's Word was written for and to, the time when half the souls to ever "walk under the sun" are presently alive in the flesh and will soon face the glistening one Satan who as the great dragon drew one third of God's children (Rev. 12:4) away from the Mercy Seat of His Truth and Justice in "the world that then was" (2 Pet. 3:6). That "rebellion" to His Ways caused our Father to pour out His Wrath upon that world, that first earth age, and "by His fierce anger" it did PERISH! That's right, the Word of God declares that this beautiful earth "became" utterly void and desolate, without form, and water covered the now dark surface of the whole planet (Gen. 1:2)! You can read all about that destruction in the 4th chapter of Jeremiah, verses 19-27, and you can see the physical evidence of that destruction in the layers of the earth's crust and in the fossil records contained therein.To wit, the "time of the end" spoken of by Daniel has arrived, the time Joel the prophet called "the last days", the time when the "wise" sons and daughters, God's servants and handmaidens would come to "see and understand" the visions and the dreams of the prophets and begin to teach (prophesy) to their brothers and sisters, i.e. they would teach the now "unsealed" visions of the prophets to their brothers and sisters. Here are the words of Joel as quoted by the apostle Peter on that first Pentecost Day following the resurrection of Jesus Christ:.Acts 2:17 "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:".All the events that shall happen in and unto this final generation were prophesied long, long ago,even as Jesus said in Mark 13:23 "..."behold, I have foretold you all things".In fact, our heavenly Father made a covenant of immutable promises to our father Abraham and confirmed that covenant with Isaac and Jacob whose name He changed to "Israel". God Promised Abraham that his children would become "as numerous as the stars of the heaven and the sand of the sea" and in his seed "shall all the nations of the earth be blessed" because he had obeyed His voice (Genesis 22:18)..Live Link to->>> "Do you know where The House of Israel is Today?" https://www.americanwisdomseries.com/1020.htmlAnd Live Link to->>> "Do you know who you really are?" https://www.americanwisdomseries.com/1020.html .Are you an Israelite? Be thoughtful before you answer. (Maybe you only think you're a Gentile!)That brings us to this great Book of Zechariah, written by the prophet whose name means "Yahveh has Remembered" or "Remembered of Yah"! You see, unlike man, our Father NEVER forgets His Promises, nor His Covenants, nor His beloved children whom He Promised to save and redeem. He also Promised to send them His "messenger" before BOTH of His advents, the fulfillment of the first of which is now documented History. To that end, and as part of the introductory to the Book of Zechariah, let us read the "prophecy" of the Zechariah who brought forth the "messenger" to prepare the way of the first advent! I speak of Zacharias (Greek for Zechariah), the father of John the Baptist who came "in the spirit of Elijah" to prepare the way of the Lord..Luke 1:67"And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,".If you are familiar with this account in Luke up to this point, you will recall that Zacharias could not speak until now, until it was time for God to loosen His tongue*! *Note to the deeper scholar: Watchmen, take heed and be patient in the Lord!Ezekiel 3:26-27 "And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house. [27] But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; "He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house."".This is what He then said to Zacharias;[68] "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for He hath visited and redeemed His people,"[69] "And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David;"[70] "As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, which have been since the world began:"[71] "That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;"[72] "To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant;".This verse pretty much sums up the name "Zechariah" and even what the Book of Zechariah is all about. You see, the second advent is about to take place and God has prepared His messengers to bring forth His Word to "prepare the way" before the second advent, that great Day of the Lord's return![73] "The oath which He sware to our father Abraham,".Do you not think that Oath, that Covenant "He sware to our father Abraham", still stands? Yes it does! Our people may have forgotten God, but thankfully He has not forgotten them!.Luke 1:74-89[74] "That He would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve Him without fear,"[75] "In holiness and righteousness before Him, all the days of our life."[76] "And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the LORD to prepare His ways;"[77] "To give knowledge of salvation unto His people by the remission of their sins,"[78] "Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,"[79] "To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.".We shall learn in the fourth chapter of the Book of Zechariah how our Father brings forth that "light" of saving knowledge and Truth through His "two candlesticks" in the dark hour of this final generation. Yes, though we walk through the valley of (spiritually) dry bones (Ezek. 37), through the valley of "the shadow of death", we "serve Him without fear", i.e. "we shall fear no evil" (Ps. 23), for He is with us and we know He remembers His people and His Promises to them and to us! We also know the Truth that Jesus Christ, the Word of God, IS THAT "Way of Peace"..Luke 1:80 "And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.".And so it is in this final generation as well, that His children, His messengers to this generation, grow strong in His Word "day by day" for they eat that "daily bread" which gives them strength (Ezk. 3:1). (Note: A desert is a wilderness).To complete our introductory, let us review some historical facts.....excerpt; Continue to Full study here; https://www.americanwisdomseries.com/1101.html