Friday Jul 11, 2025
The Churches of God as the Golden Lampstands
The vision the apostle John sees in the book of Revelation begins when he hears a voice speaking to him:
What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches….
— Revelation 1:11
He then turns around to see the voice that had spoken to him, and says,
…When I turned around, I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the lampstands, one like a son of man….
— Revelation 1:12-13
We all need to hear such a speaking, and to have such a turn, today, so that we too may see Christ as the one standing in the midst of the “golden lampstands,” which are the churches of God (v. 20).
That is, to really see Christ, and to really participate in His work, we must find Him as the one who is today caring for the churches of God as His testimony on the earth.
So, in this episode we consider the churches of God as the golden lampstands, with Christ walking in their midst.
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the basis for this study, go to this page:
“What Is God’s Purpose for the Church?”
To view the pamphlet online,
go to the “Look Inside” page.
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Bible Verses for this Episode
See Episode #141: “The Way of the Church (4): The Churches of God as the Golden Lampstands”
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RESOURCES
Pamphlet: “What Is God’s Purpose for the Church?”
Look Inside: “What Is God’s Purpose for the Church?”
Previous Episodes in this Series:
Podcast Series: “What Is the Church?”
Video: “How I Found the New Testament Fellowship.”
The Website for the Church of the Chicagoans: ChicagoMeeting.org
Books
E.H. Broadbent, The Pilgrim Church
Witness Lee, The Genuine Ground of Oneness
Witness Lee, The Life and Way for the Practice of the Church Life
Watchman Nee, The Normal Christian Church Life
David Canfield, Writings on the Turmoil Among the Churches
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Recorded…
In Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, 10 July 2025
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