...candlestick was a type of the church. For this the Lord himself is his own interpreter, Rev. i. 20. " The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in...of the seven churches, and the seven candlesticks are the seven churches." But wherein doth the golden candlestick represent the church ? I shall but...

...and which are, and which must .be done heretherefore the things The mystery of the seven after, 20 stars, which thou sa'west in my right hand, and the...of the seven churches. And the seven candlesticks are the seven churches. , CHAP. II. Directions! what to write to the an•els or bishops of Ephesus....

...these words: — 'The mystery of the seven stars whichyou saw in my right hand, and the seven gomen candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven candlesticks are the seven churches.* Again, in the same book, 'I will tell you t]jj,e mystery of the woman, and...

...Paul sent and called the elders of the church" — "How shall he take care of the church of God" — "The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven candlesticks are the seven churches." In the New Testament the acts of ministers were not confounded with those...

...whatsoever it be, is a Divine institution. Let us then see what is meant by these stars and angels. " The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven candlesticks are the seven churches." h 1 . Then it is evident, that although the epistles were sent, with a final...

...things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter ; 20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in...which thou sawest are the seven churches. The Book opens (verses 1, 2, 3) with a declaration of its title, " The Revelation of Jesus Christ ;" — its...

...angels, and another in which certain candlesticks become churches. Do you doubt it? Read for yourself: "The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches,...candlesticks which thou sawest, are the seven churches." The construction here is precisely similar to " this is my body." Christ is the speaker in each case, and...

...angels, and another in which certain candlesticks become churches. Do you doubt it? Read for yourself : "The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches,...candlesticks which thou sawest, are the seven churches." The construction here is precisely similar to " this is my body." Christ is the speaker in each case, and...

...angels, and another in which certain candlesticks become churches. Do you doubt it? Read for yourself : "The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches,...candlesticks which thou sawest, are the seven churches." The construction here is precisely similar to " this is my body." Christ is the speaker in each case, and...

...(represent) seven years" — " The seven empty ears, shall be seven years of famine," Gen. xli. 26, 27. — " The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches...candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches." Rev. i. 20. Let me ask, do these words prove that a minister is a star, or that a candlestick is a...