Matthew Poole and continuators on Zechariah 6:15

15 And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you . And this shall come to pass , if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.

Such Jews as do now abide in Baby[illegible: 3 letters] ▪ and Persia, or other remote parts. 'Tis also the character of the Gentiles, Acts 2.42. Eph. 2.13, 14.

The Jews did so with their gifts, came to Ierusalem and built with their brethren, the Gentiles are come in and build the spiritual Temple.

The accomplishment of this shall prove my words to be Gods word, and that I am sent of him.

The literal part shall come to pass in your day, if you will obey the voice of the Lord your God speaking by me. The mystical part shall come to passe also, and, if you will believe and obey, the Gentiles shall come in and be your Brethren, make up one Church with you, and help to build the Temple, the spiritual Temple. But if you obey not you shall be cast out and the Gentiles be taken in to be Gods people, and to build his Temple.

This verse hath certainly a double reference one to the Jews, and the building of the material Temple, which is the literal and historical sense, the other mystical, and refers to the bringing in of the Gentiles.

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