32 Six branches shall go out from its sides three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its other side. The lampstand an d its base and its shaft are to be made of hammered work its cups, its bulbs and its flowers shall be of one piece with it. The pattern for the Lampstand was given to Moses when he met with God on Mount Sinai (the same time he received the 10 commandments).Įxodus 25: 31“Then you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. This is NOT the 9 candle Menorah that is seen at Hanukkah, but rather the 7 candle Menorah which was detailed in Exodus 25. What are the 7 Golden Lampstands? This is the 7 Candle Menorah that stood in both the Tabernacle and the Temple of God. Jesus is standing in the middle of the 7 Golden Lampstands. What does John see? He’s seeing JESUS CHRIST in His Glory. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God Revelation 4:5: Out from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. 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. 19 Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these things. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid I am the first and the last, 18 and the living One and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. Revelation 1: 17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. 16 In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword and His face was like the sun shining in its strength. 15 His feet were like burnished bronze, when it has been made to glow in a furnace, and H is voice was like the sound of many waters. 1 4 His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow and His eyes were like a flame of fire. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands 13 and in the middle of the lampstands I saw one like a s on of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His chest with a golden sash. Revelation 1: 12Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. He describes this experience in the book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible. John, a Disciple of Jesus Christ, actually SEES the Throneroom of God during his exile on the Isle of Patmos. The book of Revelation is the place to start because it’s where we see the phrase “7 Spirits of God”. Let’s start with where we see this phrase in Scripture.

I can’t say that I’m totally able to comprehend the fullness of this, but we can begin to peel back layers of the onion and gain some level of understanding.

Let’s talk about this because it’s really a fascinating subject. These are the 7 unholy spirits and are the opposite of the 7 spirits of God.īut what are the 7 Spirits of God? Perhaps you’ve heard this phrase before or perhaps this is new to you. In our previous post, we detailed how the 7 nations that Israel was instructed to drive out of the Land of Canaan were really nations of hybrid Nephilim beings (fallen angel/human), totally evil, and though they no longer exist as people groups today, they still exist as unseen demonic spirits or entities that influence people.

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