Zechariah 5 - Introduction

The Sixth Vision. The Flying Roll, Zechariah 5:1-4. As the cleansing of the priesthood in the fourth vision prepared the way for the restored glory of the Church in the fifth, so the cleansing of the people, by the destruction of individual sinners in the sixth vision, and by the removal of iniquity itself from the land in the seventh, prepares the way for their deliverance, through the complete overthrow of their enemies, in the eighth.

Looking up again the Prophet perceives that the scene has changed once more. Instead of the Golden Candlestick and its accompaniments, which have passed out of view, he now sees a large roll flying through the air, Zechariah 5:1, and in answer to the enquiry of the Interpreting Angel, tells him what he sees and how great are its dimensions, Zechariah 5:2. The Angel explains to him that the roll is the vehicle of the curse, which it bears inscribed upon it, and which it is commissioned to execute upon impenitent sinners, whether against the first or second table of the law, Zechariah 5:3. The swift unerring messenger of Jehovah Himself, it shall enter into the house of every such man and consume it utterly, Zechariah 5:4.