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Originally Posted by Ohio
Continuing with your thought . . .
Perhaps then 7 Golden Lampstands in Revelations 2-3 are the same Golden Lampstand in the heavens duplicated in those 7 different towns with assemblies in the name of Jesus?
If Jesus, the Son of Man, walked in the 7 towns of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, etc. does that mean there were 7 Jesus's, or just the same Son of Man walking in the midst of every assembly gathered in His name?
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In my previous post I was combining issues because they seem related: WL held that there are no distinctions in the Godhead but that "the Father" means "the Son" means "the Spirit"; similarly that all the local churches (and all the saints) must be "absolutely identical with no differences [notable distinctions]" among them. So
Trapped summed it up with the word "uniformity", saying that unity doesn't mean bland, undifferentiated uniformity, or loss of distinction (diversity). Neither scripture nor common human experience supports that. The universe isn't an undifferentiated mass but is full distinctions which don't stem from Satan's rebellion. Star differs from star in glory, not in shame. And then, I asked, how can the Father sit at His own right hand? How does anyone read scripture thus?
And along with
Ohio's point above, how can the Father be on the throne and walking in the midst of His seven-fold intensified self? Does that make any sense? Would any first-century reader have surmised this from the text? And to add insult to injury, to make such tortured readings the basis for our Christian unity or "practical oneness"... (insert scrunched-up-face icon here)...