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11 Then I said to him, “I saw one olive tree on the right side of the lampstand and one on the left side. What do those two olive trees mean?” 12 I also said to him, “I saw two olive branches by the gold tubes with gold colored oil flowing from them. What do these things mean?”

13 Then the angel said to me, “Don’t you know what these things mean?”

I said, “No, sir.”

14 So he said, “They represent the two men chosen[a] to serve the Lord of the whole world.”

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  1. Zechariah 4:14 men chosen Literally, “sons of extra pure olive oil.” Often a special oil was poured over new kings, priests, and prophets. This showed that these people were chosen by God.

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