Religion & Spirituality
Zechariah is a challenging book to read due to the structure of dreams that are not necessarily chronological and loop in reference to each other. Chapter 7 at first seems to be the end of the book, but it isn't. The book is outlined as: 1) Turn back to God, 2) 8 dream-visions, 3) Exiles in Grief, 4) Messiah's Kingdom, 5) New Jerusalem. Try to read the book in sweeping messages, not trying to ferret out meaning in each scary description. The higher message was this: STOP sinning and turn to God. Do Not repeat the mistakes of the past, but realize what God teaches us!