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Originally Posted by Evangelical
Of course the biblical pattern applies to more than just the 7 churches mentioned in Revelation. So Jerusalem and Antioch must have each had a lampstand as well.
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But seven signifies completion in God's move. So there are just seven consecutive chronological stages of the church's history. Therefore there are actually many many lampstands in reality, but just seven in type.
Sort of like one spirit is actually seven spirits, and/but one church is seven churches.
So seven is seven, or seven is one, or seven stands for many, depending on the hermeneutical needs. Simple.
Just be simple, don't be hardened, drop your concepts and eat that tree.
And don't worry about the Abyssinian Orthodox church, where it fits in. It's in there somewhere. Don't think about it: you might get confused. Be simple.