Seven Candles in the Lamp
But Only Two Shine Brightly
In Revelation 2 and 3, we find seven churches representing the
seven ages of the Church. They were like the seven candles in the
candlestick. But only two burned brightly. Smyrna and Philadelphia
were the churches with whom Christ could find no fault. These
church ages were immediately before and after the 1260.
The falling away began with Pergamos, descended into darkness in
Thyatira, recovered in part during Sardis but brightly shone again
during the Philadelphia church age.
Now it is almost extinguished again in Laodicea, but God will take
effectual care that His light never goes out for want of oil. He will
maintain His witnesses.
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