The sixth and seventh visions have to do with God’s purging the land of sin. Here are internal obstacles to the building of the kingdom, that is, the unrepentant sinners within the land. (Visions 2 and 3 deal with external obstacles: the nations that stand in inimical opposition to God and his people.) Chapter 3 promised cleansing for a penitent and responsive people. This chapter promises judgment for impenitent lawbreakers. God is gracious and forgiving to those who repent, but t…