The Golden Lampstand: EXODUS 25:31-40; 37:17-24 HEBREWS 8:5 & 9:1-5
CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY! Colossians 1:27 The Son.
In Him was the life, and the life was the light of men John 1:4
Gods power, His life, and His love are all in His lampstand in our inner man.
The 7 Spirits of God, the 9 fruits, the nine gifts. I Corinth 12; Isaiah 11:1-3
The OIL, Holy Spirit the anointing in you. I john 2:20; 2:27
God the Father: One solid piece of pure gold
The golden lampstand is Heavenly. The pattern of the one in Heaven was shown to Moses on the mountain and he was told to make it on earth as it was in Heaven. It was placed into the Holy Place as the only light in the temple. In the new covenant in Christ the believer would receive the Lampstand into his inner man as the light of the Lord. It was to be placed so the light would always shine forward. God’s light is always shining forward into the present and future, never in the past. The lampstand was a hammered piece of work, made of pure gold. We too in our journeys with Jesus are a hammered work for it is the trying of our faith that works in us the pure gold. This light was to burn day and night. It was to be an eternal light that would never go out. It required keeping the flame of His love and His light burning brightly in us. The Oil for our lampstand is Holy Spirit. This Reminds me of the old song, “Give me oil in my lamp keep it burning, burning, burning; Keep it burning til the break of day.” Lord let us be of the five virgins who bought plenty of oil to keep their lamps burning until Jesus arrived to take them home.(Matt.25.)
The fire in the lamps reveals the 7 spirits of God, the fire of God that is in Christ and therefore in us. This fire flows out of the love of God that is in us. The 7 spirits of God are listed in Isaiah 11:1-3 speaking of Christ as the branch, the stem, the shoot from Israel. Israel is our roots, and nourishment is found for us in our roots. Jesus came to us as the redeemer and all the promises of God came from our roots. Revelation 5 tells us these 7 spirits were sent out into all the earth. Likewise, in us they are God in us flowing out. The 7 spirits are “The spirit of the Lord, The spirit of the fear of the Lord and spirit of knowledge, the spirit of wisdom and spirit of understanding, the spirit of counsel and spirit of might.
As believers, what is within us is revealed in this lampstand. The Shaft, Jesus was made unto us Wisdom, Righteousness, Sanctification and Redemption.(4 knobs on shaft) 1Corinth 1:30. In Revelation 4 you can see Christ is the Lion, the Eagle, the man, and the calf which represents the 4 Zoa or the abiding presence of Christ in us. His very nature is within us that we can obtain through His promises (2Peter 1:3-4).
From the shoot are the branches on each side. On one side there are 3 knobs-flowers and on the other side there are 3 knobs- flowers. These reveal the gifts of Holy Spirit that flows from us and the fruits of Holy Spirit that is in us. God wants us to have love and power to reach out and build the Kingdom of God. To be the light of the world, the light on a lampstand as Jesus spoke of, we need both love and power as He modeled for us.
The scriptures teach us the lampstand is personal, in every believer. It is in each body of Christ, the city, the nation, the world. In The Ephesians church of Revelation 2:1-7 it is revealed that this lampstand burns in us through our intimate love relationship with the Lord Jesus. It burns out of love; It burns out of faith; it burns out of surrender to the Holy Spirit and His ways that are so much higher than ours. It does not burn out of a religious head knowledge of works; it burns out of pure devoted love for the Lord Jesus which results in love for others as well. So as many sang in church as a small child, “Don’t let the devil blow it out.” Treat offense, unforgiveness, critical attitudes, judgmental attitudes, and pride as venomous snakes that will poison your inner man and keep your light hidden or in darkness. (I attached notes with this and a picture).
Lastly and briefly Zechariah chapters 2&3 says, there is a prophetic lampstand now in Heaven whereby two witnesses are pouring out oil through pipes attached to the large bowls of oil. It is to rebuild the church on earth, a church without walls, a church with a wall of fire around it and fire in its midst. This oil, anointing, is purifying the priesthood and empowering the kings of the earth. The heavens are opening to this church. We, the believers, are the kings and priests of the earth. (Rev.1:6) We are to finish the suffering and the work of Christ on the earth and build His kingdom, preparing the way of the Lord. We are to speak double Grace to it as we build “Not by might, not by power but by My Spirit says the Lord.” There is so much more to these chapters….to be continued. Janee Hawks
The lampstand Scriptures
O.T. Temple, patterned after the one in Heaven:
- Exodus 25; 31- 40
- Exodus 37:17- 24
- Exodus 27: 20- 21
- 2 Chronicles 13:11
Hebrews 9:1-5 The earthly sanctuary, copies of the true one
We Are the temple, the habitation of God:
1st Corinthians 3:16-17 2nd Corinthians 6:16 1 Peter 2: 4-5
Ephesians 1:17-18…Picture of the Lampstand through Holy Spirit in us
What the lampstand means in us….POWERFUL Proverbs 20:27 I Corith.2:11
7 Spirits of God…Fire of God Isaiah 11:1-3
Understanding the Lampstand & 7 Spirits of God
John 1:1-4 His light is the life of man
Luke 11:33-36…we are to shine as the sons of that light
Matt.25:1-13 Keep plenty of oil for your lamp
Rev. 2:5…Burns out of first love
Rev. 4:5…Fire of God
Rev5:1-7 sent out into all the earth…Isaiah 11:3-5
Zechariah 3 and 4: The lampstand to finish the work of Christ on the earth
Kingdom building with the body of Christ, The Priests and Kings of the earth…Connected to the Head, the Lord Jesus Christ
Are going to receive Heavenly Oil from two witnesses who stand at the Lampstand in heaven to finish the work not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord, and the 7 spirits of the Lord, the fire of God.
Unable to get the picture to post: Janee Hawks
