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Then the angel who was talking with me returned and woke me up as if I had been asleep.
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He asked me, "What do you see?" I said, "I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top. And there are seven lamps and also seven places for wicks.
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There are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on the left."
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I asked the angel who talked with me, "Sir, what are these?"
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The angel said, "Don't you know what they are?" "No, sir," I said.
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Then he told me, "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: 'You will not succeed by your own strength or power, but by my Spirit,' says the Lord All-Powerful.
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"Who are you, big mountain? In front of Zerubbabel you will become flat land, and he will bring out the topmost stone, shouting, 'It's beautiful! It's beautiful!'"
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Then the Lord spoke his word to me again, saying,
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"Zerubbabel has laid the foundation of this Temple, and he will complete it. Then you will know that the Lord All-Powerful has sent me to you.
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