Zechariah 3:1-10 The High Priest in the Heavens and Satan - NCCG.ORG Ning Network Archive 2008-10

And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the messenger of YHWH, and the Adversary standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him.

And YHWH saith unto the Adversary: `YHWH doth push against thee, O Adversary, Yea, push against thee doth YHWH, Who is looking on Jerusalem, Is not this a brand delivered from fire?'

And Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and is standing before the messenger.

And he answereth and speaketh unto those standing before him, saying: `Turn aside the filthy garments from off him.' And he saith unto him, `See, I have caused thine iniquity to pass away from off thee, so as to clothe thee with costly apparel.'

He also said, `Let them set a pure diadem on his head. And they set the pure diadem on his head, and clothe him with garments. And the messenger of YHWH is standing,

and the messenger of YHWH doth protest to Joshua, saying:

`Thus said YHWH of Hosts: If in My ways thou dost walk, And if My charge thou dost keep, Then also thou dost judge My house, And also thou dost keep My courts, And I have given to thee conductors among these standing by.

Hear, I pray thee, Joshua, the high priest, Thou and thy companions sitting before thee, (For men of type [are] they,) For behold, I am bringing in My servant -- The Branch.

For behold, the stone that I put before Joshua, On one stone [are] seven eyes, Lo, I am graving its graving, An affirmation of YHWH of Hosts, And I have removed the iniquity of that land in one day.

In that day -- an affirmation of YHWH of Hosts, Ye do call, each unto his neighbour, Unto the place of the vine, And unto the place of the fig-tree!'

Reply by Christian on June 11, 2009 at 11:12am

This is a particularly amazing passage, because we see so many images of the Messiah - the Branch, the Messenger / Angel of YHWH, and in many ways also Joshua (which is the same name as Yeshua, Yahushuah etc) the High Priest - remember, he was clothed in a carnal body, symbolozed by the dirty clothes, and is now our High Priest in the Heavens in the Heavenly temple.

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