Revelation 1:20
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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. ”
μυστήριον
Mystery, secret, hidden thing. Musterion. The mystery of Christ hidden for ages but now revealed. The Gospel was always God's plan. It was hidden until the fullness of time.
ἐκκλησία
churches
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ἐκκλησία
Assembly, church, called out ones. Ekklesia. I will build my church. The church is not a building or a programme. It is a people called out by God and gathered around Jesus.
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εἴδω
you saw
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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δεξιός
right hand
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δεξιός
the right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes)
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λυχνία
lampstands
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λυχνία
a lamp-stand (literally or figuratively)
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εἰμί
are.
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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χρύσεος
golden:
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χρύσεος
made of gold
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