As stated in our previous post before we delve into the history of each of the seven churches and their respective angels, we would first like to ask, What are the qualifications for being one of the Seven Angels? The following excerpt comes to us from the New Albany Notes on Revelation. “Much discussion has gone into naming the seven messengers (angels) to the seven Churches. On the whole, Bible students have been in basic agreement as to the identities…
Zechariah’s Vision The foregoing vision given Zechariah confirms what we were discussing in our previous post concerning the divine channels chosen to dispense the truth to the household of faith. In the narrative found in (Zech 4:1-14), Zechariah was given another vision by the angel of the Lord, and the angel (messenger) asked him, “What do you see?” Zechariah answered saying, “I am looking, and there is a lamp-stand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, and…
The Seven angels and the Proper Food On the Lord’s Day the apostle John banished upon the island of Patmos was in spirit when he saw one like the Son of Man standing in the midst of seven golden lamp-stands. In his right hand he held seven stars. He later explained to John that the seven stars were the angels (or messengers) of the seven churches, and that the seven golden lamp-stands represented the seven churches. (Rev 1:9-20) These seven…