The official Roman church dominated Europe and truth died before the onslaught of unscriptural church traditions and doctrines. JEREMIAH 10:2   Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven [signs of the Zodiac]; for the heathen are dismayed at them. Annual church festivals are to be avoided. The Church is called a candlestick, in allusion to the candlestick in the ancient sanctuary-in allusion also to the exposition of the symbol given by the prophet (Zechariah 4:2-6); and on account of her own celestial light — she receives, resembles, embodies, and dispenses the light, glory, and gladness of heaven (Isaiah 60:1). The Jews would reject Messiah and the doctrines that He preached as unwanted scraps. John Wesley in England restored holiness and outreach which led to the missionary age. He wanted to restore the apostolic doctrine of salvation in Christ alone. Candlestick charts display the high, low, open, and closing prices of a security for a specific period. Only the apostolic doctrines of the New Testament are valid as doctrine to feed the souls of future Christians. Thus Jesus stands outside the door of the church. They talk about the name of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost but cannot tell you what that name is. But the pagan star was part of the mid winter festivals in December. Please note that there is great depth in the symbols of Revelation. COLOSSIANS 2:9   For in him [Jesus] dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. NICOLAITANES. Thus the “mystery of the seven churches” means that each of the existing six churches and the soon-to-be-formed church of Thyatira had within them the characteristics of a future age that the Christian church would go through. Jesus was publically chosen as King by the Jews on Palm Sunday, which was the 10th day of the month. As such they are keen to reject the end-time revelations of Scripture. The bishop of Rome was given vast wealth and the beautiful Lateran palace by the emperor to make sure he obeyed the emperor. The first three Chapters of Revelation involve seven candlesticks. The 15th day was the first day of the feast of unleavened bread. ACTS 20:29   For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. God commended this church age. As time passed, the church began to drift away from strict New Testament standards. There will be no trace left of all our technological and scientific “marvels” that did great things but also caused much damage and produced huge imbalances. The church slowly struggled to get back closer to the original New Testament beliefs of the apostles. The star had nothing to do with the stable when Jesus was born. Pentecost restored the gifts of the Holy Spirit and William Branham in America revealed the mysteries of Scripture to restore our understanding of Bible truths so that we could believe what the first church age believed. Though Scripture shows that there are several elders in each church, some began (Ignatius [from Antioch] among them) to teach that the idea of a bishop was one of preeminence or authority and control over the elders. Their argument is: "If Trinity is unscriptural and it is the truth, then any other unscriptural word like Christmas (for example) must also be the truth". This clash of spirits occurred within church circles and will continue to the end. Scriptures that refer to the antichrist spirits during the church ages are put into the Tribulation. 57-0908  HEBREWS  CHAPTER  FIVE  AND  SIX.1. Here He calls a candlestick, either, 1. the Episcopal office or dignity, which He threatens to withdraw from Him, either by death, or by the will of the people, or by the force of enemies (Ribera). This was a High Day or special Sabbath. A group of elders ruled each local church. Today they use that as an excuse for any other unscriptural word. This was supplied by the candlestick, which, however, served also as a symbol of the church or people of God, who are "the light of the world." That is why they claimed the wise men followed the star to the stable. The sea will explode and totally destroy the surface of the earth and burn up all the orbiting satellites. "Good Friday" is a Roman Catholic invention, not found in Scripture. When the church from 7 ages is resurrected and leaves this world as they are caught up to meet the Lord in the air, then the Gospel will go to the Jews, the 12 tribes of Israel, during the Tribulation. They claimed the wise men went to the stable which was another denial of Scripture. The book of Revelation describes a vision given to the apostle John. Saved by faith alone. Most of these deaths happened in the second church age from about AD 170 to AD 312. The Word of God was their Absolute. This is how the seventh church looks as it is locked in man-made commandments and doctrines and thus cannot discover the full truth of Scripture. :3     For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. The Lord uses seven golden candlesticks to represent these churches. The seven candlesticks in Revelation reflect the seven-branched candlestick that was in the Holy Place in the Jewish tabernacle. The Lord is standing in the midst of seven golden lampstands, and “in his right hand he held seven stars” (verse 16). (Especially since there are 45000 different types of churches today, headed by tens of thousands of pastors with different beliefs. This candlestick represents the first church age of the New Testament. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. We have seen the Jews returning to Israel for the last century or so. somewhat . We are supposed to become just like the early apostolic church of the New Testament. Jesus is the Head of the church and saved people form His spiritual Body. These names refer back to periods in Jewish history when false leaders raised up to oppose God’s men of those time periods, who were Moses and Elijah, respectively. AN EXPOSITION OF THE SEVEN CHURCH AGES. Before the throne of God in heaven he saw the seven lamps of fire, "which are the seven Spirits of God" (Revelation 4:2,5). What should we learn from the letters to the seven churches in Revelation? (Revelation 1:12). This gave Rome even more authority over other people. Pagan traditions were dressed up in Bible terms. But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Picking the date 25 December according to the new Roman calendar, which had been changed in 45 BC by the Roman dictator Julius Caesar, gave this Roman calendar authority over other nations. Approximately 3 million Christians were killed by the Roman empire from the persecution of Nero starting in AD 64 and ending in AD 312 with the persecution started by emperor Diocletian. In the end the plant will produce seed which is identical to the seed that was first planted. God wants every seed to bring forth of its own kind. . Re 11:4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks. Nimrod was killed and his wife Semiramis, claiming to be Ishtar the queen of heaven, took part in the mid April spring festival orgy so that her son Tammuz was born in mid December. The truth of Scripture was getting stronger so the sixth church age looked like the above candlestick. The Pope declared that Jesus died on a Friday afternoon. This gave them the excuse to introduce presents and a star. What are these seven churches? 2. The meaning is, that the church gave light in Ephesus; and that what he would do in regard to that place would be like removing a lamp, and leaving a place in darkness. Chapter 1: A Letter From the LORD of the Candlesticks "1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto Him, to shew unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass; and He sent and signified it by His angel unto His servant John:" The Greek word apokalupsis is translated as "revelation" or disclosure of the truth of things previously unknown. We cannot improve on the teachings of Paul and the apostles. Elders had ruled the early church that were usually small local groups. But this move was always opposed by other spirits in the church that focused on human leadership, unscriptural doctrines, political involvement, big-money, and pagan influences. Constantine showered political authority, money, and buildings on the church. It was together with the table of shewbread that held 12 loaves. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? This is how the seventh church should look as it seeks to be restored in both Spirit and Truth, to the New Testament church. This mixture of good and bad makes the church lukewarm. Then John would see future revelations about the church ages and then the Jews being restored in the Tribulation. The Jews went astray when they introduced the star of their god. MATTHEW 13:24   Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: :25   But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. Show me by the Bible what's greater, in the Bible, than a local elder to a local church? Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the. The number of baskets of rejected scraps of bread and meat were 12 and 7. Then comes the titanic battle of Armageddon and the 1000 years of peace before the new Heaven and the new earth set in. A massive church hierarchy with unscriptural titles would grow to dominate the Dark Ages where the Bible was in Latin and not read by ordinary people. In the end God would be able to claim that whatever adverse conditions existed, and however Satan attacked the church in fiendishly different ways, there would always be those who are able to overcome. Wait, there’s more! One-man-leadership of the church began to creep in. There are no special days for annual festivals. Thus mid winter had to be the time of the birth of Jesus to keep the pagans happy. :30   Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. Feeding thousands of Jews from a schoolboy’s lunch of bread and fish. So if we carefully consider what Bible truth was in the church in each age, and separate that from the human traditions and deceptions, then the true light in each age looks more like this: Let us consider the symbol of the seven-branched candlestick mentioned in the first three chapters of Revelation. Jesus wants us to understand something. There were no denominations while the apostles lived. Copyright 2011-2020 Got Questions Ministries - All Rights Reserved. At the end, if the 7th church age refused to return back to the beliefs of the New Testament then they would get lost in all the variations of opinions and reject the revealed end-time truths. People were often killed just for owning a Bible or for disagreeing with the Roman Catholic church. The Revelation Chapter 3 deals with the restoration of the truth from the Dark Ages. This section of Revelation frequently ignored despite a serious warning that Christ Himself sometimes … The tabernacle was a tent without windows, and thus artificial light was needed. He somehow will combine both Heaven and earth for the welfare and benefit of all those who became born again of both Spirit and Truth. So the lampstands (or "candlesticks" in some translations) represent seven churches. Murdering heretics who disagreed with the Pope was regarded as normal. Jesus had a three and a half year ministry to the Jews. :27   So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? The reformers formed the first blades and shoots. God turned from the Jews to the Gentiles during the 7 church ages. Pergamos means thoroughly married. Candlesticks and fire I can understand, but olive trees! So in the last church age of Laodicea (people’s rights) the church has lost direction. A '†' on the bun was the initial for her son Tammuz who would be born 9 months later. Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. This is described by the four churches in Revelation Chapter 2. In part, John writes, "Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest" (Revelation 1:12–13). "As for the mystery of the seven stars that 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" (Revelation 1:20). A Look at Revelation Chapter 11 – Part 2. The 14th day would then be Thursday, when He was killed. From them we got Yuletide. REVELATION 3:14   And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; REVELATION 3:20   Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: The end-time church rejects Jesus, the written Word of God. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? The Jews will finally receive, from their two prophets, the scraps of New Testament doctrine that their ancestors rejected 2000 years ago. The reformers restored salvation by faith in Christ and not by works. The concept of the “Candle Stick being Removed” comes from the letters to the seven churches in Revelations. To them a bishop was now one with extended authority over many local leaders. The church of Thyatira did not form in the days of the apostles but formed soon after. The Book of Revelation is full of symbols that describe the history of 2000 years of the seven church ages. EPHESIANS 5:23   For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: The head is connected to the body by means of the backbone. It appears that the problem lay in two words: 'elders' (presbyters) and 'overseers' (bishops). The previous verse had mentioned seven congregations located in Asia Minor. Or, 2. the Church, from a comparison with Revelation 1:20 (Gomar, similarly Menochius, Durham). Compare "The kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof" (Matthew 22:43). Thus the High Day of Friday 15th was a Sabbath day. AMOS 5:26   But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. Each person only believes what his or her church preaches. Then Christians became complacently asleep in a spiritual sense and error crept in because they did not insist on being strictly Scriptural. The Reformation made a new start from the other side of the candlestick. The Passover lamb was publically chosen on the 10th day and taken to the person's house and killed on the 14th day. The murderous Nero was emperor in Paul’s day. The word “pastor” is only mentioned once in the New Testament but condemned prophetically six times in the Book of Jeremiah. The New Testament, which is based on the Old Testament, would be the light to guide the church through the totally different conditions of the seven church ages. Ambitious leaders, ruthless to seize power and money, would dominate the church in later days. Such a concept was neither Scriptural nor historical, yet even a man of the stature of Polycarp leaned toward such organization. The final seed that a plant produces is identical to the original seed that was planted. A round bun represented Semiramis or Ishtar as the moon or queen of heaven. The church was on track to being restored to the beliefs of the apostolic church of the New Testament. The first church age was built on the New Testament and the doctrines of the apostles. That church only came into existence later. Thus they have no Absolute to focus their attention on. The Bible never asked us to remember the birth of Jesus. Rome made the laws of Christmas. He is more seasoned, trained, not a novice, reliable because of experience and long standing proof of his Christian experience. 'Elder' always has and always will refer simply to a man's chronological age in the Lord. Then he rose on Sunday morning. An unpalatable truth is that persecution and poverty is good for the church. Persecution and poverty stopped the church straying too far. reveal a deeper meaning, a definite pattern in God's plan. He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. MATTHEW 16:9   Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Thus they would be unable to prove many of their beliefs from Scripture. God wanted to push His church through seven very different sets of circumstances. Spreading this unscriptural Christmas as a major church doctrine and festival around the world helped to establish the authority of Rome over other churches. God never ordained a hybrid seed. A star must obviously be up in the air so the decorated pagan “Christmas tree” was adopted. MATTHEW 2:11   And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother. :29   But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. ACTS 20:30   Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Around AD 100 the last apostle, John, died … Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. Christian Truth. But then the church proceeds to lose direction, starting with the water baptism, in a money-driven age of competitive Christianity that has many unscriptural traditions and doctrines (which is bad). Most scholars agree that the seven candlesticks carry a meaning beyond those seven Asiatic churches in John’s day, representing in some way the entire church of Jesus Christ. :26   But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. ... and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. To keep the made up Roman Catholic laws of Christmas, the people had to adopt the new Roman calendar. The witnesses are described as fire-breathing olive trees and candlesticks. PERGAMOS. Political power, church laws, and human greed dominated the church. A real spiritual swamp). The old loaves were eaten by the priests in the Holy Place. They represent the first four church ages. Revelation 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. But sadly by 1917 Pentecost was denominating into factions just like the other churches had done. Church ages 1 to 4 revealed a movement away from Scripture to the right. The central lampstand was the first church age. That's right, yes, sir, the sovereignty of the local church, each church in itself. The vessels in the tabernacle formed a cross. Her history is described in Revelation Chapter 17. PHILIPPIANS 1:1   Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: There were many bishops in the city of Philippi. This third church age saw the spirit of paganism infiltrate the church, using Bible words for pagan practices. The disciples would pick up the rejected Gospel and make sure that they took these New Testament doctrines out to the Gentiles who would come in during the future seven church ages. You cannot find one name for three People. These 12 loaves symbolize the 144000 from the 12 tribes of Israel, at the end of the 7 church ages (at the end of the 7-day week), who have to be back in their Promised Land (symbolized by the Holy Place) to meet Messiah. The  12 tribes of Israel are represented by the 12 loaves of shewbread. Their testimony would prove the falseness of those people who would claim that their circumstances were too tough for them to survive as Christians, which is why they abandoned the faith. The Rhine and Rhone rivers are shown on the next map. Then brave Martin Luther in Germany defied the murderous church system and the reformers of this age were the first leaves shooting up as the seed Word of God began to germinate. And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath. Now the whole world basically uses these changes that make the times of the Roman calendar fit in exactly with the seasons of the year. The King James Version of the Bible was born in 1611 to give the Scripture in English and checked and re-checked for over 150 years to be finalized in 1769. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks - These were the “first” things that met his eye. This present age of the church of the Laodiceans (notice they make up their own church) is the last church age. He was in the tomb for Thursday night, Friday night, and Saturday night. Church Age 1 began in AD 33 on the day of Pentecost. Richard T. Ritenbaugh The All-Important Introduction to Revelation So John’s letters were not just describing events in these local churches. Listen to church preachers tell you about the mistakes, contradictions, myths, and faulty translations in the King James Version of the Bible. Soon he was joined by other reformers. Thus the third church age looked like the above candlestick, in terms of truth. Today’s church world can get people saved (which is very good) and teach them many good truths about the Holy Spirit and how to live a good life. Moving away from the beliefs of the first church age can be described as EVIL. The wise men actually went to a house and saw a young Child, not a baby. And will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent - On the meaning of the word “candlestick” see the notes on Revelation 1:12. In Revelation 1, John is “in the Spirit” and hears “a loud voice like a trumpet” behind him (verse 10). Thus unscriptural truth spreads like a virus. Hugh Hefner corrupted millions of Americans with his Playboy magazine and bunny girls. Jesus referred to these two numbers from two of His greatest miracles. A cut-down and decorated tree and a star on the top of it were standard pagan mid-winter symbols. Rome introduced the laws of the Christmas festival as well as the Ishtar eggs and Ishtar bunnies for the spring festival or sex orgy in March-April. REVELATION 13:2   ... and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
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