Zecharaiah 6:12-13 Tell him that the LORD Almighty says: Here is the man called the Branch. He will branch out where he is and build the Temple of the LORD. He will build the LORD’s Temple, and he will receive royal honor and will rule as king from his throne. He will also serve as priest from his throne, [fn] and there will be perfect harmony between the two. Here is a prophecy of Jesus. However the he that is being referred to is Jeshua, son of Zephaniah. Jeshua sounds an awful lot like Jesus, huh? Interesting. Anyway, here Jesus is referred to as the Branch (notice the capital letter – it’s a name). It’s metaphorical as the man will branch out and rebuild the Temple (physically or spiritually?). This man will also be a king and a priest at the same time – Malshizedek (or however you spell his name) – and there won’t be any conflict there. Sadly, that’s the limit of my prophetical knowledge… but it’s interesting that the high priest’s son has such a similar name to Jesus and that he was given a crown to go along with this prophecy. Metaphors and symbols… interesting stuff.