Revelation 1:12

And I turned round, to see the Voice which was speaking with me, and, having turned, I saw Seven Lamps of gold;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

In Context

11saying—What thou seest, write in a scroll, and send unto the Seven Assemblies,—unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum,—and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia,—and unto Laodicea.

13and, in the midst of the lamps, One like unto a Son of Man:—clothed with a robe, reaching to the feet, and girt about at the breasts with a girdle of gold,

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Cross References

Ezekiel 43:5So then the spirit lifted me up, and brought me into the inner court,—and lo! the glory of Yahweh filled the house.

Zechariah 4:2Then said he unto me, What canst thou see? And I said—I have looked, and lo! a Lampstand—all of gold, with the Bowl thereof upon the top thereof, and its Seven Lamps upon it, Seven Pipes each, to the lamps which are upon the top thereof;

Revelation 1:20The sacred secret of the seven stars, which thou sawest upon my right hand, and the seven lamps of gold:—The seven stars, are, messengers of the seven assemblies, and, the seven lamps, are, seven assemblies

Matthew Henry on Revelation 1:10-20

John's Vision of Christ. ( a. d. 95.) 9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto… Read the whole commentary →

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