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Trinitarian Bible Society – Quarterly RecordIssue Number: 596 – July to September 2011Approved Management Structure 2011GENERAL SECRETARY/CHIEF EXECUTIVEPaul RowlandOverall Executive Manager & RovingAmbassador for the SocietyEDITORIAL DIRECTORPhilip HopkinsStrategic MarketingOPERATIONS DIRECTORDavid LarlhamHealth & SafetyRESOURCES DIRECTORDavid Broomeday to dayEDITORIALCONSULTANT(Overseas)JelleCammengaEDITORIALCONSULTANT(Overseas)Al HembdSENIOREDITORIALCONSULTANTLarry BrigdenStrategicMarketingSALES,DEVELOPMENT& GRANTSMANAGERAndrew ClarkeDEPUTATIONSPEAKERDavidAllenDEPUTATIONSPEAKERGrahamChewterWAREHOUSEMANAGERGary HayesFACILITIESMANAGERIan DockseyFINANCE &SUPPORTERMANAGERMark WilsonEDITORIALCONSULTANTGeorgeAndersonSENIOREDITORDebraAndersonGRAPHICDESIGNERPeterHughesGRANTSOFFICERAnneNewmanEXECUTIVEPAJohnEdwardsPURCHASINGEXECUTIVEMichael WadeEDITORDeborahFieldEDITORKatherinePulmanSALES ANDGRANTSASSISTANTLouise LynchSALES ANDGRANTSASSISTANTJames GalbraithPACKERPaul DayPACKERMark BeardallPACKERNeil LuskFINANCE &SUPPORTERASSISTANTDavid OrpenOtherResponsibilities:Project ManagementHuman ResourcesHealth & SafetyBusiness DevelopmentCommitteeLiaisonCompany SecretaryProcess/EfficiencyReviewStaff not in permanent structure:Jon Hickman, Finance Assistant -- retires at the end of September 2011Peter Hallihan, Editorial Consultant -- after 31 October 2011, God willing, we trust that Peter will continue contributing at least two articles per year for the Quarterly Record on an ad-hoc basis89
Trinitarian Bible Society – Quarterly RecordThe SecretSTRENGTHof the ChurchNot by might, nor bypower, but by my spirit,saith the LORD of hosts.Zechariah 4.6by the Rev. G. Hamstraa Vice-President of the SocietySeveral years after the conclusion ofthe Babylonian captivity, the prophetZechariah was called to administerconsolation and encouragement to thepeople of God. Born in Babylon, he wasamong the first exiles who returned to thePromised Land. He witnessed the earlyendeavours of the restoration of the temple.The inception of this undertaking wascharacterised by great zeal. The foundationof the temple was completed withinthirteen months.Shortly after, the Samaritans opposed therebuilding of the house of God. Thesefoes successfully sought the aid of thePersian Court and caused substantialdifficulties. Gradually a change took placein the convictions and inner feelings ofthe people. Their interest in the templeand the worship of God was waning.They erroneously viewed the encounteredopposition as a divine indication thatthe work on the temple should bediscontinued. Consequently, they devotedtheir time and energy solely to their ownhomes and interests. Formalism andmaterialism becamereal dangers. Theattitude of thepeople certainlyrequired a strongand firm correction.For this purpose theLord raised up theprophets Haggai andZechariah.The name Zechariahmeans ‘The Lordremembers’. Thiswas also the themeof the prophet’smessage. During onememorable night,Zechariah receiveda series of eight visions. When the prophetrelated these visions and their lessons, hebrought renewed hope and courage to adisheartened people. The Jews ‘prosperedthrough the prophesying of Haggai theprophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo’(Ezra 6.14).The fifth vision, described in Zechariah 4, isa remarkable one. The prophet saw certainthings that were familiar to him, such asthe golden candlestick. However, the visioncontained also certain unknown elements,such as the rounded bowl with oil, theseven pipes running from this bowl toeach of the seven lamps, and the two olivetrees on either side of the bowl. The vision10
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