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Revelation 1:20 KJV
Revelation · chapter 1 · verse 20
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.Revelation 1:20 · King James Version
Revelation 1:20 in context
18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
19Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
20The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
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Key words (Strong's)
- candlestickslychniaa lamp stand, candelabrumG3087 →
- churchesekklēsiaa gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly…G1577 →
- mysterymystērionhidden thing, secret, mystery, generally mysteries, religious secrets, confided only to…G3466 →
- sawesteidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
- goldenchrysousgolden, made of gold, overlaid or covered with goldG5552 →
- angelsangelosa messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from GodG32 →
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We have now come to that glorious vision which the apostle had of the Lord Jesus Christ, when he came to deliver this revelation to him, where observe, I. The account given of the person who was favoured with this vision. He describes himself, 1. By his present state and condition.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-20