Zechariah 4:6

 Zechariah 4:6 aays, Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.  Zechariah did not understand what the vision he had seen meant, so the angel told him the meaning.  The angel said that this was the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel and it meant that nothing was going to be accomplished by might and power, but would only be accomplished by the Spirit of God.  This is true of salvation today.  We cannot gain salvation by any earthly power, but can only attain it by the power of God leading us to Him through power of the Holy Spirit.  Verse seven declares, Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.  God asked what the mountains were to stand in the way of Zerubbabel accomplishing God's purpose.  No matter what obstacles we see before us today, we are told that with the faith of a mustard seed that we can move mountains if it is necessary to do so to accomplish what God has called us to do.  Verse eight states, Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,  Verse nine adds, The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.  The word of God came to Zechariah saying that Zerubbabel had laid the foundation of the temple, and that he would finish building it.  This would be proof that God had sent Zechariah.  The proof that we will have of our salvation will ultimately come when Jesus Christ returns, and until then we need to simply continue to build His church on the foundation that He has laid.  Verse ten continues, For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.  Zechariah was told that those who despised the small things would rejoice when the temple was completed.  Matthew Henry says many people, even some of the Jews, despised the temple that was being rebuilt because it was inferior to the original in their eyes.  We know that Jesus Christ said that He would replace the temple, and many people despise this, because they want some earthly place to represent God.  God also said that He was watching the whole world and not just the temple and those near it.  He is still doing so today.  Verse eleven says, Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?  Zechariah asked what the two olive trees on the sides of the candlestick represented.  Once more, Zechariah did not understand the vision by his own understanding, and he asked what it meant.  If we do not understand what God is saying to us today, we need to simply ask Him.  I don't believe God will ever leave us confused about what He is telling us.  Verse twelve adds, And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?  Evidently the answer did not come immediately, so Zechariah asked once more what they meant.  If God's answer does not come immediately to questions that we have, we need to continue to prayerffully wait for His answer.  Verse thirteen states, And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.  The angel then asked Zechariah if he did not understand what they meant, and Zechariah said that he didn't.  God was giving Zechariah a chance to understand what He was saying, but he still didn't.  God may wait on us to understand what He is saying to us by our own abilities today, but if we don't, He will not leave us in confusion.   Verse fourteen adds, Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.  Matthew Henry offers more than one explanation for what the two anointed ones might mean, but I believe they represent Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, which is also one of Matthew Henry's interpretations.   This is not two God's, but two manifestations of the one true God.