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The angel answered me, These are the four winds of the sky, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.
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God's Sovereign Command
The key phrase is that these spirits "go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth." Commentators stress this means they are not random forces but commissioned agents. Whether they represent angels, world empires, or spiritual influences, they all receive their orders directly from God, demonstrating His absolute sovereignty and control over all global events and powers.
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Zechariah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
These are the four spirits of the heavens - They cannot be literal winds, for spirits, not winds, stand before God as His servants. This is …
19th Century
Anglican
A SERIES OF SEVEN VISIONS.
Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15. Between the commencement of Zechariah’s prophetic la…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the angel answered and said to me In order to grant him his request, and explain the vision of the chariots:
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This vision may represent the ways of Providence in the government of this lower world. Whatever God's providences concerning us may be, in public …
