The Word as our Light

[beckrl]

Its always good to have a picture to describe was one is trying to say, That the word of God is and lamp before us and we follow in it's path.

105Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

God describes how they shall make the lamps of God.

31And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.

32And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:

Jesus refered himself as the Light (Word)

12Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

We now are called to be the Light unto the dark world.

14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

15Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

We are the children of Light of the day not in darkness or without knowledge of the Light.

5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

John is revealed the seven candlesticks (menorah)as the seven churches of Asia.

12And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

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.

The church as seen by John as two candlesticks standing before God.

4These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth

The city New Jerusalem shines and is in no need of the sun for the Lamb of God is her Light.

23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

24And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.