The continued communication of the Holy Spirit to the church is represented by the prophet Zechariah under another figure, which contains a wonderful lesson of encouragement for us. The prophet says: “The angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, and said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof: and two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord? ... Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.... And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? ... Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.” {TM 509.1}

Den fortsatte forbindelse med Helligånden til menigheden er fremstillet af profeten Zakarias under andre skikkelser, hvilket indeholder en vidunderlig opmuntrende lektie for os. Profeten siger: »Englen, som talte med mig, vakte mig så atter, som man vækker et menneske af hans søvn, og spurgte mig: »Hvad skuer du?« Jeg svarede: »Jeg skuer, og se, der en lysestage, helt og holdent af guld, og et oliekar ovenpå og syv lamper og syv rør til lamperne, desuden to olietræer ved siden af den, et til højre, et andet til venstre for oliekarret.« Og jeg spurgte englen, som talte med mig: »Hvad betyder disse ting, herre?«... »Da svarede han og sagde til mig: Dette (510) er Herrens ord til Zerubbabel: Ikke ved magt og ikke ved styrke, men ved min Ånd, siger Herskares Herre... videre spurgte jeg: »Hvad betyder de to oliegrene ved siden af de to guldrør, som leder den gyldne olie ned derfra?«... Så sagde han: »Det er de to med olie salvede, som står for al jordens Herre.«