[Shincheonji Church of Jesus] The Figurative Lampstand, Blind and Deaf

 

[Shincheonji Church of Jesus] 

The Lampstand, Blind and Deaf 

Main Referfence

Zec 4:2

And he said to me, "What do you see?" So I said, "I am looking, and there is a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, and on the stand seven lamps with seven pipes to the seven lamps. 

Rv 3:17

You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. 

Angel: gold lampstand 

→ Zechariah 

Messenger of church in Laodicea 

→ not aware of fact that he was blind 

✅What are Realities of Figurative lampstand, Blind and Deaf?

Realities 

Lampstand = spirit and pastor 

Blind man = person who sees but does not perceive Word 

Deaf person = person who hears Word yet does not understand  

Explanation

1. The Figurative Lampstand

Physical Characteristics

① Origin of furnishings 

② To shine light into darkness 

Lampstand in Tabernacle

Ex 25:5-9) Tabernacle: built exactly as God showed him 

Ex 27:29) Oil from pressed olives 

Ex 27:21) From evening until morning 

Heb 8:5) Tabernacle at time of Moses 

 → only copy and shadow of what is in heaven 

True Meaning of Figurative Lampstand

Rv 4:5) From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Before the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God.  

Rv 5:6) 7 eyes = 7 spirits 

Is 29:10) Eye = prophet 

 → Lampstand = candlestick = eye = spirit and pastor 

Prophecy and Fulfillment of Lampstand

Heb 9:9-10) Tabernacle: illustration for present time 

 → new order 

Jn 5:35) John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.

Rv 1:20) 7 stars and 7 golden lampstands  

2.  The Figurative Blind and Deaf 

 Physical Characteristics

① Blind: people who cannot see  

② Deaf: people who cannot hear 

Rv 3:17-18) Pastor: does not realize he is blind 

Mt 13:9) "He who has ears, let him hear."

Is 42:18-20) Blind, deaf = servants of God 

Is 29:9-13) Eye = prophet, Whole vision = Words sealed in scroll 

Realities of Blind and Deaf: in time of First Coming 

Mt 23:16) Blind guides = pharisees and teachers of law 

Mt 15:14) Blind man leads blind man → Pit = Hell 

Mt 13:15) Their hearts became calloused → blind and deaf 

Jn 9:39-41) Jesus: blind → see 

               those who see → blind 

Realities of Blind and Deaf: in time of Second Coming

Rv 2:5) If they do not repent → remove lampstand: blind 

Rv 3:17) Although they are blind, they do not recognize it 

✅Main Points

Lampstand, Candlestick and Eye = spirit and pastor 

Blind man = person who sees but does not perceive Word  

The Figurative Lampstand, Blind and Deaf [Shincheonji Church of Jesus]

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