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God restores a city - and you

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English: Jerusalem - Tomb of Zechariah, Cities in Israel עברית: קבר זכריה בעמק קדרון , Original Image Name:ירושלים - קבר זכריה, Location:ירושלים (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) “I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem , to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.” ( Zechariah 2:1-2 ) Seeing a human in the vision is a departure from the earlier visions of Zechariah . Each of the prior three visions included only angelic beings interacting with the Lord of hosts. Suddenly a man emerges holding a measuring rod attempting to measure Jerusalem. Immediately, a second angel is sent to the angel who has been explaining the visions to Zechariah, instructing him to “run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein” ( Zechariah 2:4 ). Obviously, whatever tim