Revelation 2:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;

The angel

Revelation 2:8

Revelation 3:1

Church

Revelation 1:11

Holdeth

Walketh

General references

Bible References

The angel

"To the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but came to life:

"To the angel of the church in Sardis write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: 'I know your deeds, that you have a reputation that you are alive, but in reality you are dead.

Church

saying: "Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches -- to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."

Holdeth

He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun shining at full strength.

Then the third angel blew his trumpet, and a huge star burning like a torch fell from the sky; it landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.

Then a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars.

He was a lamp that was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice greatly for a short time in his light.

Walketh

I turned to see whose voice was speaking to me, and when I did so, I saw seven golden lampstands,

You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was your covering, the ruby, topaz, and emerald, the chrysolite, onyx, and jasper, the sapphire, turquoise, and beryl; your settings and mounts were made of gold. On the day you were created they were prepared.

For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them."

teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

General references

He made its seven lamps, its trimmers, and its trays of pure gold.

"They must take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand of the light, with its lamps, its wick-trimmers, its trays, and all its oil vessels, with which they service it.

"Speak to Aaron and tell him, 'When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to give light in front of the lampstand.'"

When they come in, the prince will come in with them, and when they go out, he will go out.