Walk through the book of Revelation with me (Post #71). Rev 2:1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand 91:16; see Job 9:9; 38:31 and Amos 5:8), who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks (1:13; see Ex 25:31-40 cf Zech 4:1-2); The addressor describes Himself with the prerogatives of divinity by stating His possession of the seven stars, which, He says, are in His right hand. This, also, speaks to the divine care given by Him to the New Testament ministry - which the stars represent (see 1:20 and comments there). One is reminded of Christ’s words concerning the same imagery, “And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand” (Jn 10:28). The One sending the letter was “in the midst of the seven lampstands.” In that the seven lampstands are symbolic of the seven churches (1:20), the significance of this self-identity of Christ is to emphasize His presence IN the churches. The New Testament writers wrote that, indeed, the church is the temple (dwelling place) of God: “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? (KJV 1 Cor 3:16). Both the Elizabethan “ye” and the “you” of this text are the pulral “you all.” ouk oídate hóti vaòs thou este kaì tò pneuma tou theou oikei en humin; To be continued. Peace to your houses; ☩ Jerry Hayes
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