PetriFB Posted February 1, 2004 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 175 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 263 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 20 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/21/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/02/1964 Share Posted February 1, 2004 Golden candlestick is for oil and fire When John was on the island, which name is Patmos so he saw there a revelation, which God gave him on that island . John was in Spirit and heard behind of him large sound like sound of trumpet. To John was told: "What thou seest, write in a book and send it to the seven churches: unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. And he turned to see the voice that spake with me. And having turned he saw seven golden candlesticks; and in the midst of the candlesticks one like unto a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle. And his head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; and his feet like unto burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength" John saw so seven golden candlestick, and in the middle of those candlesticks was Jesus. In Rev 2:1 is told that these seven golden candlesticks are seven congregation. Golden candlestick describe so congregation and the members of the congregations. When John watched that revelation, so he saw Jesus Christ. That was enormous fine revelation. Jesus Christ is in the middle of His congregation, because without Him we are as little baby without love of his mother. Jesus was in this revelation before John full of love and brightness. John saw whole brightness of Jesus and after that he watched every details, which he saw in Jesus Christ. Jesus was wearing garment of righteousness, because Jesus is our righteousness. Jesus was girded with golden girdle, because He gave himself for the sin offering of all the world. Through faith in Christ we can take participant of the brightness, which is in Jesus Christ. Hair of Jesus are white as white wool, because He is clean and sinless. Voice of Jesus is as voice of many waters, because in His words are the Spirit and the life. In the hand of Jesus was seven stars, because when He touches a man to whom He has saved. Then that saved person starts to shine bright light by the same way as star brightly shine on the dark sky. From the mouth of Jesus came out sharp double-edged sword, which is word of God, which purpose is separate carnal and spiritual from one another and give to the spiritual people good and healthy heavenly nutrition. Through this healthy nutrition believers start to grow in healthy way in Jesus Christ. Face of Jesus are like sun, that warms it's beams a small men hearts and get each heart pulse to beat to Jesus. If you will watch Jesus in the light of the Holy Spirit, so you see Jesus in the same way than John saw Him. This revelation must be the revelation of the whole congregation. If this revelation conquer for the hearts of congregation, so the congregation can win souls from world to heavenly sheds. Now we will go to look over in the light of the Bible to that what is the purpose of golden candlestick, and for what reason it has made? Golden candlestick. Golden candlestick was made from the gold, which was made of pure gold. The gold was heated and melted and in this way they got away from the gold all waste products. After this processing, the gold was indeed effulgent bright. The gold become now so bright , that the handler of the gold can now see his own face from this fused and cleaned gold. In the same also God makes to us. He melt and clean our heart, so that we can shine His brightness in this dark world. Golden candlestick was set in the tabernacle to holy place, which was dark, for that reason this candlestick brought a light to the holy place. Golden candlestick shone his light straight ahead to table of shewbread. Table of shewbread is picture from Christ and from the word of God. Mission of the congregation is in accordance with his example indicate and shine a light to this world, which is in the darkness. This light is Jesus Christ and the word of God . Unity The gold was made from the one talent of a gold and golden candlestick have to indicate to this world Jesus Christ and word of God, what is meaning of this? It is a picture from unity, and by way of Christ and the word of God congregation can shine the brightness of God to this world. God has only one congregation not two and not three or more. Congregation comes to live as the unanimous and to love each others, so that the brightness of the Lord can shine to this world, that's the reason why candlestick was made gold from the one talent of gold. That word one describes the unity of God and also the unity of the congregation. Division and loveless of congregation is hindrance for gospel to going forward and to winning of the souls from the world. The congregation must so be one and to love each others. However, mere golden candlestick didn't alone is enough, there was needed oil, so that it can to shine and to indicate to the dark world Christ and word of God. Oil of the Holy Spirit To the golden candlestick was taken oil from the olive tree. The olives were collected from the olive tree, but they were quite hard and for that reason the olives must broken to get oil out them. In this crushing of the olive was used various ways for instance. a flat stone shaped like of the cylinder, whose upper part was engraved a low pool for olives. From the olives which had crushed were formed olive mass, and that mass processed and were changed to be an oil. This is a picture that flesh of the men have to die, in this way we can carry good fruit to God. There is also in Bible teaching, that Spirit will bring a death to our flesh. Spirit of God bring death to our carnal deeds, so that we can live life which is influenced by Holy Spirit. From the believer doesn't come perfect in this world, but he start through faith grow towards perfection. God changes a man likeness of His image by Spirit and word of God. Only in this manner you can shine to brightness of Christ. Christ is in us the hope of the brightness. The oil describes so Holy Spirit and without oil in other words the Holy Spirit golden candlestick can't shine light of the Christ. Your lamp needs the fuel, oil in Holy Spirit. Give God so fill you with His Spirit, so that you can indicate Jesus and word of God to the dark world. Priest must take care that fire burnt all the time in the golden candlestick of holy place. The fire must burn for night and day continuously in the holy place. This is a picture to us, that we will live all the time in Holy Spirit and our altar of heart would burn the fire of God. Now you has been taken ahead of so large revelation, that you know certainly of your own smallness and weakness. Many thinks that this can't be possible, because we are only weak people. So we are weak and that's why God is graceful and loving. Exemplary temple service for word of God continues gracefully for benefit of a small men. Removal of the sin Priest had for the care of the lamp snuffdishes and snuffers, which were made from the pure gold. There comes dirt and slag in the golden candlestick, which begins to harm the burning of the lamp. Priest's must gently and skillfully remove dirt and slag from lamp, because lamp didn't get to extinguish, but it have to burn all the time. This again describes, that during wandering of believers sticks every kind of dirt in our heart, which Jesus however leniently and skillfully remove away of our hearts, that our lamp don't extinguish. Often believers whips each others for such kind of way that somebodys lamp can be extinguished. Too often another believer goes to other believer and try with his own dirty or rusty forked sticks forcibly to clean another believer. But the result is not cleaning of the lamp, but it extinction. If you see believer who has sin in his life, so ask love and influence of Holy Spirit, that Jesus can through you gently take away of all dirt from your sister or from your brother heart. Jesus has clean and golden forked sticks, which only can carry out cleansing so leniently, that lamp does not extinguish and 100% guarantees for full cleanliness. Like this golden candlestick can continue its mission to spread light of the Christ and indicate word of God to this dark world. Pray that you could be such lamp, which agrees to the subordination of Christ's golden forked sticks cleansing work . This kind of fire is God's fire, which is reserved His congregation, fire of the Spirit. Finally short inspection from oil and how it was used in the ordinary life during time of Bible, could it speak to us spiritually something? Olive tree is extremely useful, because whole olive tree is necessary and there is nothing that needed to throw away. Steam of the tree can use for example to making of the furniture. From the fruits of the tree were squeezed oil, and also commonly oil was used in the food preparation. The oil was used also in the golden candlestick and in the holy place was lighted by the power of the oil. From the oil was made also soap. In old covenant man was dedicated to God by anointment of the oil. Leaves of the olive tree were used to the medicinal purposes. We concentrate on to next olive tree and it's roots, which describe Jesus Christ. Olive tree describes God's holiness, which is in Jesus Christ. God is only holy. Man who by faith are grafted to Christ he get the Holy Spirit, which oil describes. Golden candlestick, which is in the holy place is picture from congregation. Golden candlestick burnt from the power of the oil and shone and indicated directly his light in holy place towards table of shewbread. Table of shewbread describe Christ and the word of God. Without Holy Spirit believer can't shine the brightness of God and not to announce the word of God such as it is written. The oil was squeezed and after it was pressed, so only after this process it could use to be fuel of the golden candlestick. In the same way the Holy Spirit brings to the flesh of the death and gives a man power to live righteous life. When the flesh of the man is pressed to be empty, so then start real anointment of the Holy Spirit. On the soap which had made from the oil, people wash themselves to be clean, same way also Holy Spirit cleans believers heart. Leaves of the olive tree were used as the medicine, also same way Holy Spirit medicates those wounds, which are inside of believers heart, which have caused a sin. Is it enormous serve such God, my heart says Amen to God for His works, what about your heart? Petri Paavola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetriFB Posted February 1, 2004 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 175 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 263 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 20 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/21/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/02/1964 Author Share Posted February 1, 2004 Out of curiosity are you a minister and/or author? I have teach word of God several years. And nowadays also doing teachings by writing. GBU....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusisGod2 Posted February 1, 2004 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,065 Content Per Day: 0.27 Reputation: 128 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/29/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/03/1958 Share Posted February 1, 2004 Hi Petri, Preach it brother! I went and looked at your homepage, pretty impressive. So you are from Finnland? Beautiful over there. This is what is awesome about these boards is that we can communicate and reachout to those all over the world. God bless you brother and keep the faith. In Jesus Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fewarechosen7F Posted February 1, 2004 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 270 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted February 1, 2004 Petri, It truly is a delight to meet someone who is filled with the Holy Spirit of God. May God pour out blessings upon you in abundance! AMEN! Your Sister in Christ, Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetriFB Posted February 2, 2004 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 175 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 263 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 20 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/21/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/02/1964 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Hi Petri, Preach it brother! I went and looked at your homepage, pretty impressive. So you are from Finnland? Beautiful over there. This is what is awesome about these boards is that we can communicate and reachout to those all over the world. God bless you brother and keep the faith. In Jesus Kevin Jesusisgod2: Yes, I'm from Finland,. I have been born in here Finland and lived all of my life here. Finland is beautiful country especially summer times. God bless also to you..... abundantly and richly with riches of heavenly treasures...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetriFB Posted February 2, 2004 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 175 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 263 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 20 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/21/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/02/1964 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Petri, It truly is a delight to meet someone who is filled with the Holy Spirit of God. May God pour out blessings upon you in abundance! AMEN! Your Sister in Christ, Anne Anne: Be blessed in the power of our God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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