Friday | 07 August 2026
Zechariah prophetically declared concerning Christ, ‘Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH! From His place He shall branch out, and He shall build the temple of the Lord; yes, He shall build the temple of the Lord. He shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule on His throne; so He shall be a priest on His throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.’ Zec 6:12-13.
On the day of His resurrection, Jesus Christ was the first Man in the image and likeness of God. He is the Man whose name is the Branch. This name denotes that He is the true Lampstand. He is the anointed Branch of the Lord because He possesses the sevenfold Spirit of Yahweh. Following His resurrection, Jesus Christ appeared to His disciples and taught them about the kingdom of God for forty days. During this period of forty days, the Light of the world was in the world, but the Light was not revealed to the world.
At the end of this forty-day period, Jesus Christ ascended from the Mount of Olives and sat down in the third heaven at the right hand of God. He is seated on His own throne as both the King of kings and our great High Priest. The ministry of the gospel of peace reveals His kingship and His priesthood. Since the Day of Pentecost, Jesus Christ has been branching out from His throne, which is His place at the right hand of God, to build the temple of the Lord.
The apostle Paul described the temple of the Lord by saying, ‘Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you are also being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.’ Eph 2:19-22.
Further Study:
Zechariah 6
References:
Zec 6:12-13
Then speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, saying: “Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH! From His place He shall branch out, and He shall build the temple of the LORD; yes, He shall build the temple of the LORD. He shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule on His throne; so He shall be a priest on His throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.” ’
Eph 2:19-22
Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the Chief Cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.