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NASB | Revelation 1:20 "As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 1:20 "As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels (divine messengers) of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. |
Bible Question: What do the 7 candles stand for in the church today? |
Bible Answer: Question: What do the 7 candles stand for in the church today? An answer: I was unable to find the word “candles” in the book of Revelation in the King James Version. If you are referring to the candlesticks in Revelation chapter 1, then the answer is: Rev. 1:20 (KJV) The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. What the seven candlesticks represented when the Revelation was given is what they represent now. It hasn’t changed. When we try too soon to spiritualize a verse, we often miss the meaning of it altogether. We know what the Bible means by what it says. And what this text says is: “the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.” These are the seven churches that are named in Revelation chapters 1 and 2, literal churches that existed at the time Revelation was written. Grace to you, John |
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