Zacharias - Coal Center, PA - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

This statue of the prophet Zacharias is located at Mount Calvary Cemetery on Highpoint Drive near Coal Center, Pennsylvania. The statue is near the main entrance to the cemetery, in a row of 19 statues of saints and Old Testament prophets.

Zacharias (also spelled Zechariah) is one of the "minor" prophets of the Old Testament. He lived in the 6th century BC and focused his prophecy on the rebuilding of the temple and the end times. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, "A contemporary of the prophet Haggai in the early years of the Persian period, Zechariah shared Haggai’s concern that the Temple of Jerusalem be rebuilt. Unlike Haggai, however, Zechariah thought that the rebuilding of the Temple was the necessary prelude to the eschatological age, the arrival of which was imminent. Accordingly, Zechariah’s book, and in particular his eight night visions (1:7–6:8), depict the arrival of the eschatological age (the end of the world) and the organization of life in the eschatological community. Among Zechariah’s visions was one that described four apocalyptic horsemen who presaged God’s revival of Jerusalem after its desolation during the Babylonian Exile. Other visions announced the rebuilding of the Temple and the world’s recognition of Yahweh, Israel’s God."

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Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic Statue Location: Mount Calvary Cemetery Entrance Fee: None Artist: Not listed Website: Not listed

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