Zechariah 4:4

"And I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord? Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord."

The purpose of these two verses is clearly that of forming a bridge between the description of the vision and the angelic revelation of what it meant. This leads to the expectation that the meaning will appear next, and that is what occurred. The unwillingness of critics to accept the explanation of Zechariah 4:6ff is due solely to one of the false canons of criticism, namely, "That all visions should be cast into the same mould."[8] As Leupold noted, the canons followed by the critics are not broad enough. "Bible students who are willing to accept the text as it stands readily discern how aptly Zechariah 4:6ff is the interpretation promised."[9]