Revelation 1: 20

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THE REVELATION
OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE

CHAPTER 1

20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven ^astars are the ^bangels of the seven churches: and the seven ^ccandlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.

Footnotes

20a	Rev. 3: 1. 1 ^aAnd unto the ^bangel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven ^cSpirits of God, and the seven ^dstars; I ^eknow thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art ^fdead.
b	JST Rev. 1: 20 . . . servants of the seven churches . . . Rev. 2: 18. 18 And unto the ^aangel of the church in ^bThyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his ^ceyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
c	Ex. 37: 17. 17 ¶ And he made the ^acandlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and ^bhis branch, his bowls, ^chis knops, and his flowers, were of the same: Zech. 4: 2 (1-14) 2 And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a ^acandlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof: Rev. 2: 5. 5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy ^acandlestick out of his place, except thou ^brepent.