Following an impassioned call to repentance and obedience, Zechariah moves to a series of night visions he received from the Lord. These visions describe the judgment of Israel's enemies, the blessings to come to Jerusalem, and the need for God's people to remain pure. The visions provided hope for the people who would stand with God.
This book was intended to encourage the people to complete their work on God's temple in Jerusalem. But Zechariah told them that the Lord would not return as soon as they were finished. Rather, Israel would suffer great difficulty from the nations of the world before the day of the Lord's coming to judge the nations and establish God's glorious kingdom on the earth.
