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great, and the laborers were few. It was a monumental task just to get the foundation of the
Temple laid. The prophet Zechariah writes of this event.

Zechariah 4:8-10
Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the
foundation of this temple; His hands shall also finish it. Then you will know that Yahweh
of hosts has sent Me to you. For who has despised the day of small things?"

As we look at the work of God at this present time on the earth, we are seeing only a
remnant who are yielding their lives (souls) to the rule of Yahweh. Even among those who
call themselves Christians, the actual number of disciples of Christ is very small. In the
Gospel of Luke we read of Christ being asked about the number of those being saved.

Luke 13:23
And someone said to Him, "Lord, are there just a few who are being saved?"

It was surely apparent to the person asking the question that only a small percentage
of the Jews were turning to Yahshua and heeding His words. Among the religious leaders,
the numbers were small, and of the entire nation we read that a partial hardening had
occurred. Yahshua did not deny that at that time only a few were being saved. He urged
those listening to Him to strive to enter through the narrow door.
At this time, in this age, there are only a few being saved. The vast majority of men
continue to experience separation from the life of Christ. They have not yielded their lives
to the Father. They have not entered into the Sabbath rest which Paul defines in the
following manner:

Hebrews 4:10
For the one who has entered His rest has himself ceased from his own works, as God did
from His.

Sabbath rest is a cessation of all independent action; it is the end of all human
initiative. Sabbath rest is knowing the Father's will and doing it. There are just a few
entering into this rest at this time. We live in a day of small things, but such a day is not to
be despised. That which has begun as a very small work will grow until it encompasses the
entire creation.
In the book of Daniel, we read of the prophet interpreting a dream for the King of
Babylon. The dream portrayed all the great kingdoms of the earth. At the end of the
procession of earthly kingdoms there came a new, divine kingdom. It was represented by
a stone that was formed without hands. This was a divine work. The stone is Christ. He is
the stone that the builder's rejected, but has now become the chief cornerstone. Daniel
speaks of this stone to the King of Babylon.

Daniel 2:34-35
You continued looking until a stone was cut out without hands, and it struck the statue
on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver
and the gold were crushed all at the same time and became like chaff from the summer
threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them was found.
But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

Christ's work, of shattering the nations and establishing the rule of God throughout