Zechariah 4:1-14 - Preservation of The Church

Probably during the same night, Zechariah receives a vision again like the other ones. The interpreting angel appears again and wakes up Zechariah. Zechariah seems to be like a man who is wakened out of his sleep. Zechariah then sees a golden lampstand with a bowl on top of it. ‘Above the bowl are seven lamps with seven lips on each of the lamps. A strange vision? It reminded Zechariah directly of the good old days. 

Zechariah 3:1-10 - Justification of The Church

Repeatedly there is a strong mutual connection between Zechariah's night visions. It is especially remarkable that every consecutive vision draws on the previous one so that there is an elaboration and explanation of what had been said before.  In the third vision it was said that there would be an immense ‘growth of the church so that Jerusalem would be inhabited like villages without walls because of the multitude of men and cattle in it.