Volume 1

Until nearly 430 years after the typical confirmation of the covenant made with Abraham, (Gen. 15.,) the Deity was known to his servants only by the name of Aih-Shaddai, the Strength of the Mighty Ones. But when the time had come to bring Israel out of Egypt, the Elohim of the Deity were sent to Moses to inform him, among other things, of a new name by which he was pleased to be known to his people.

The apostle who had the honor of receiving the Apocalypse for trans­mission to the servants of the Deity, has called our attention to the consideration of the fountain and origin of life and power in what is commonly called the gospel according to John.

"I am the First and the Last, and the Living One; and 1 was dead, and behold I am living for

the Aions of the Aions; Amen."

The Apocalypse is contained in Malachi as well as in all the rest of the prophets; that is, the same development of the divine purpose is exhibited in Malachi’s predictions as in the Patmian revelation. Malachi informs us that “from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same Jehovah’s name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered to his name, and a pure offering: for his name shall be great among the nations, saith Jehovah of hosts.”

Zechariah saw the four cherubic chariots going forth from between Two Mountains of Brass.

Having beheld the Harlot of the Ephah keeping house in the land of Shinar, the prophet again informs us, in chap. 6:1, that he “turned”— “I turned,” says he, “and lifted up mine eyes, and looked.” This indi­cates that his attention was directed to new objects, which he describes in the following words:

In Zech. 5 : 1; the prophet tells us that he “turned.” In doing this, he occupied an altered position, which caused him to face new objects.

Now being awake, he saw a Seven-Branched Lampstand of gold, standing between Two Olive-Trees, a branch from each tree connected with the lampstand by a golden pipe, making Two Branches and Two Golden Pipes, through which pipes the golden oil was transmitted from the Branches to the bowl of the Lampstand for the supply of the Seven Lamps.

But there was yet another incident beheld by Zechariah. He saw Joshua and his associate priests, whom he styles “men of sign,” as were

The next prophet in the order of the Old Testament is Zechariah; a book which, like all the preceding, is intimately connected with the Apocalypse of the Anointed Jesus. Zechariah was contemporary with Zerubbabel, Joshua the High Priest, and Haggai, and prophesied about 520 years before the birth of Jesus.