For the genuine church life, we need to see a vision of the glorious Christ as the Son of Man walking in the midst of the local churches as the High Priest to cherish them and nourish them. What a wonderful, glorious, and amazing Christ we have! He is not only our God, our […]
Being Sons of Oil Filled with and Flowing out the Spirit for the Testimony of Jesus
April 29, 2023 by 10 Comments
For the rebuilding of the temple of God, we need to be sons of oil, that is, we need to be filled with the Spirit for the building up of the church, and we need to flow out the Spirit as the golden oil into others for the church. Amen! As those who are […]
When we Love the Lord and Enjoy Him as the Tree of Life, we Shine as His Testimony
September 22, 2022 by 14 Comments
When we give the Lord Jesus the preeminence in all things and recover the loss of the first love, we enjoy Him as the tree of life and shine with Him to be the lampstand, the testimony of Jesus. Amen! Eating the tree of life, that is, enjoying Christ as our life and life […]
New Jerusalem is the Universal Golden Lampstand, the Ultimate Consummation of the Lampstands
January 6, 2017 by 10 Comments
The New Jerusalem, the holy city, is the universal golden lampstand, the ultimate consummation of the lampstands in the Scriptures. The entire city is like a mountain of gold, and on top of it there’s the throne of God and the Lamb, where God shines in the Lamb as the lamp, and this light is […]
Christ takes care of the Local Churches by Cherishing them and Nourishing them
February 7, 2016 by 1 Comment
The golden lampstand in the tabernacle is a mysterious sign of the mysterious Triune God in His expression: the gold shows how God the Father is the nature and element, the form shows how God the Son is the expression of God the Father, and the seven lamps show how God the Spirit is the […]
Being Fully Open to the Lord for Him Shine on us, Expose us, and Infuse us with Life
February 5, 2016 by 1 Comment
The golden lampstand in the tabernacle, the house of God, was a piece of furniture designed by God Himself: only God can design such a lamp which bears light and yet looks like a tree, with cups, calyxes, and almond blossoms! The type of the lampstand points to the Triune God: the Father is the […]
The Triune God as a Living Golden Tree is Growing and Blossoming in us and with us
February 4, 2016 by Leave a Comment
As believers in Christ we need to enjoy and experience Christ in many aspects and in many ways for the building up of the church as the Body of Christ. The tabernacle in Exodus with all its furnishings is a type of our experience of Christ in a specific and detailed way for the building […]
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