What does the "flying scroll" symbolize in Zechariah 5:2 for believers today? A sweeping vision “What do you see?” he asked. “I see a flying scroll,” I replied, “twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.” Thirty feet by fifteen—the size of Solomon’s temple porch (1 Kings 6:3). Big enough for no one in Judah to miss, airborne so no one can cage or silence it. What the scroll is • God’s written law—open, visible, legible. • God’s moving verdict—alive and in motion, “sharper than any double-edged sword” (Hebrews 4:12). • A covenant curse—Deuteronomy 27:26 riding the wind against every thief and every liar (Zechariah 5:3–4; Exodus 20:15–16). Why it mattered then 1. To cleanse the remnant: “It will enter the house … and consume it” (5:4). 2. To protect the coming glory: wickedness had to go so the Lord could dwell among a holy people (Zechariah 2:10–12). What it says now • Scripture still exposes and judges (2 Timothy 3:16–17). • No sin hides; the scroll flies into every “house” (Psalm 139:2–3). • Grace does not cancel holiness; Christ bore the curse (Galatians 3:13) so we can live the commandments in Spirit power (Romans 8:4). • Judgment still begins with God’s household (1 Peter 4:17). Living under the flying scroll • Read and revere the whole Word. • Welcome its searchlight (Psalm 139:23–24). • Repent quickly—lingering sin invites ruin. • Practice truth-telling and generosity, reversing the named sins. • Hold out the gospel that lifts the curse and grants righteousness (Romans 1:16–17). The flying scroll keeps soaring: the same authoritative Word that convicts also cleanses, guarding God’s presence among His people today. |
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