Postmodern Renaissance Culture Revolutionary

I. Construction of the 7 letters A. Command: write “to the angelos …” 1. Pronounced angelos; means messenger 2. Could represent a heavenly counterpart to the church – Hebrews 8:4-5 3. Could represent a human intermediary a) A messenger who would bring messages to the church b) The bishop of the church – episkopos – 1 Timothy 3:1-7 4. Could represent a prevailing spirit within the church 5. Could represent a guardian angel B. Christ’s description – “the one who…” 1. Each description is directly linked to Jesus Christ 2. Each description is linked to an element of the description in the introduction 3. Each introduction is directly related to the current state of the church being addressed 4. “thus sa...

I. Vision of the Man a. “I turned to see the voice” i. Could imply John turned to see the speaker 1. Represents a heavenly creature ii. Old Testament references to “seeing the voice/sound” related to God 1. Exodus 20:18, 22 2. Daniel 7:11 3. Deuteronomy 4:12 4. Several prophets refer to words they saw a. Isaiah 2:1; 13:1 b. Jeremiah 23:18 c. Amos 1:1 d. Micah 1:1 e. Habakkuk 1:1 iii. Also a warning to us that what we are about to see is symbolism b. Seven golden lampstands i. In terms of imagery, the Temple atmosphere is implied 1. The closest representation is that of the menorah from Old Testament tabernacle/temple ...