..."deep," into which the " Legion " craved not to be sent. " THE SEVEN STARS ABE THE ANGELS." • • The Seven Stars are the Angels of the Seven Churches...Candlesticks which thou sawest are the Seven Churches." (Rev. i.) I'KA :c Christian Eeader, — What thought have you hitherto held as to what is the meant...

...sense of the word mystery is ascertained by that passage * i Cor. ii. i. passage in the revelation ; the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in...are the angels of the seven churches ; and the seven ca?idlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. To signify a church holding forth the light...

...was dead ; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen ; and have the keys of hell, and of death. 19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things...and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars the Smyrna, Pergamos. angels of the seven churches; and the seven candlesticks, which thou sawest,...

...sent and signified by his angel unto his servant John ( ch. i. 1 ) . And John was commanded (ver. 19), "Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things...which are, and the things which shall be hereafter." The things which are, signify the state of the Christian churches in Asia, as they were at that time....

...instructed, " What thou seest, write in a book, and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia." " Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and -the things which shall be after these things." To the seven churches, the apostle is instructed to write, not only concerning...

...alive for evermore, Amen ; and have the keys of hell, and of death. 19 Write the things which them hast seen, and the things which are, and the things...candlesticks, which thou sawest, are the seven churches. CHAP. IL BALAAM'S DOCTRINE.. UNTO the angel of the church of Ephesus write ; These things saith he...

...thing? which shall be here20 after, The mystery of the seven star* which thou sawest in my right band, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars...are the angels of the seven churches : and the seven candlestick* which thou sawest arej the seven churches. Ver. 9. I John, &c.] Who this John was, and...

...therefore the things which thou hast seen, and which are, and which must be done hereafter. P. 10. 20 The mystery of the seven stars, which thou sawest...of the seven churches : and the seven candlesticks are the seven churches. P. 10. CHAP. II. ' NTO the angel of the church of Ephesus write : These things...

...things which are, and the things which are about to be here20 after. With respect to the hidden meaning of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand,...candlesticks; the seven stars are the angels of the seven congregations and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven congregations. II. To the...

...ministers of the gospel called. Rev. i. 16. " And-he had in his right hand seven stars." And verse 20. " The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest...seven stars are the angels of the seven churches." Here also ministers of the gospel are implicitly compared to those lamps that enlightened the temple...