Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Mystery
The seven stars
The seven golden
General references
Bible References
Mystery
Matthew 13:11
And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Luke 8:10
And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.
The seven stars
Revelation 1:13
And in the middle of them one like a son of man, clothed with a robe down to his feet, and with a band of gold round his breasts.
Revelation 2:1
To the angel of the church in Ephesus say: These things says he who has the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the middle of the seven gold lights:
Revelation 3:1
And to the angel of the church in Sardis say: These things says he who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: I have knowledge of your works, that you seem to be living but are dead.
Malachi 2:7
For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.
The seven golden
Revelation 1:12
And turning to see the voice which said these words to me, I saw seven gold vessels with lights burning in them;
General references
Exodus 37:23
And he made the seven vessels for the lights, and all the necessary instruments for it, of gold.
Exodus 40:24
The support for the lights he put in the Tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the south side:
Numbers 4:9
And they are to take a blue cloth, covering with it the light-support with its lights and its instruments and its trays and all the oil vessels which are used for it:
Numbers 8:2
Say to Aaron, When you put the lights in their places, the seven lights will give light in front of the support.