Theseare the twoolive treesand the twolampstandsthat standbeforethe Lordof the earth.
The LORDcalledyour name,"A greenolivetree,beautifulin fruitand form";With the noiseof a greattumultHe has kindledfireon it, And its branchesare worthless.
But as for me, I am like a greenolivetreein the houseof God;I trustin the lovingkindnessof Godforeverand ever.
"For your husbandis your Maker,Whose nameis the LORDof hosts;And your Redeemeris the HolyOneof Israel,Who is calledthe Godof allthe earth.
"As for the mysteryof the sevenstarswhichyou sawin My right hand,and the sevengoldenlampstands:the sevenstarsare the angelsof the sevenchurches,and the sevenlampstandsare the sevenchurches.
But ifsomeof the brancheswere broken off,and you, beinga wild olive,were graftedin amongthem and becamepartakerwith them of the richrootof the olive tree,
"No one,after lightinga lamp,puts it awayin a cellarnorundera basket,but on the lampstand,sothat thosewho entermay seethe light.
"But on that dayI will setapartthe landof Goshen,whereMy peopleare living,so that noswarmsof insects will be there,in orderthat you may knowthat I, the LORD,am in the midstof the land.
"Ariseand thresh,daughterof Zion,For your hornI will makeironAnd your hoofsI will makebronze,That you may pulverizemanypeoples,That you may devoteto the LORDtheir unjustgainAnd their wealthto the Lordof allthe earth.
Now Elijahthe Tishbite,who was of the settlersof Gilead,saidto Ahab,"As the LORD,the Godof Israellives,beforewhomI stand,surelythere shall be neitherdewnor raintheseyears,exceptby my word."
At that timethe LORDsetapartthe tribeof Levito carrythe arkof the covenantof the LORD,to standbeforethe LORDto serveHim and to blessin His nameuntilthisday.
"But keep on the alertat alltimes,prayingthat you may have strengthto escapeallthese thingsthat are aboutto take place,and to standbeforethe Sonof Man."
