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1 The Messenger-Angel again called me to attention. It was like being wakened out of deep sleep.
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Then the angel who talked with me returned and woke me up, like someone awakened from sleep.
2 He said, "What do you see?"
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He asked me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven channels to the lamps.
3 And there are two olive trees, one on either side of the bowl."
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Also there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.”
4 Then I asked the Messenger-Angel, "What does this mean, sir?"
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I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”
5 The Messenger-Angel said, "Can't you tell?" "No, sir," I said.
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He answered, “Do you not know what these are?” “No, my lord,” I replied.
6 "This is God's Message to Zerubbabel: 'You can't force these things. They only come about through my Spirit,' says God-of-the-Angel-Armies.
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So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.
7 'So, big mountain, who do you think you are? Next to Zerubbabel you're nothing but a molehill. He'll proceed to set the Cornerstone in place, accompanied by cheers: Yes! Yes! Do it!'"
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“What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’ ”
8 After that, the Word of God came to me:
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Then the word of the LORD came to me:
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