And what is the meaning of the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the olive oil pours?"

Then he said, "These are the two men whom God has chosen and anointed to serve him, the Lord of the whole earth."

I asked him, "Sir, what do these horses mean?" He answered, "I will show you what they mean.

I asked the angel that had been speaking to me, "What do these horns mean?" He answered, "They stand for the world powers that have scattered the people of Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem."

"What is it?" I asked. He replied, "It is a basket, and it stands for the sin of the whole land."

Then I asked the angel, "Sir, what do these chariots mean?"

I went up to one of those standing there and asked him to explain it all. So he told me the meaning.

And the people of the Supreme God will receive royal power and keep it forever and ever."

I heard what he said, but I did not understand it. So I asked, "But, sir, how will it all end?"

When Jesus had left the crowd and gone indoors, his disciples came to him and said, "Tell us what the parable about the weeds in the field means."

One of the elders asked me, "Who are these people dressed in white robes, and where do they come from?"

"I don't know, sir. You do," I answered. He said to me, "These are the people who have come safely through the terrible persecution. They have washed their robes and made them white with the blood of the Lamb.