ANOINTING OIL

Zechariah 4: 12b-14

'What are these two olive branches which, through the two golden pipes, empty the golden oil out of themselves?" And He answered me and said,"Knowest thou not what these are?" and I said, "No, my lord," Then said He, "These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth.

 Here we see a glimpse into the temple and the golden lamp-stand with two olive trees, one on the right and one on the left, pouring the pure oil into the lamp-stand for light. In this vision, the lamp-stand represents GOD'S witness before the world. JESUS Christ is the Light of the World and He bestows that light to those who are His witnesses, the anointed ones.  He bestows that via the Holy Spirit living and working within the life of the true believer in JESUS.

Verse 14 clearly indicates that the two olive branches are those who are filled with the Holy oil of anointing and are set aflame by the Holy Spirit of GOD.  These witnesses proclaim the Gospel to every nation, testifying about the work of redemption through JESUS Christ.

I want to be clear about the witnesses. They do not witness on their own, they must be under the anointing of GOD. Look at 1 John 5: 7, 8; "For there are three that bear record in heaven, The Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit; and these three are One. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the Blood; and these three agree in One."  The Trinity in Heaven and the Trinity on earth meet in the Holy Spirit. Those who are filled with the Holy Spirit (the Holy oil) will pour out the Good News of JESUS Christ and bring light into the darkness of the minds and hearts of men. The witnesses are open pipes through which the LORD of Heaven and earth pours out His Holy Spirit. 

We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency and the power be of GOD and not of ourselves,