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Answers for Lesson FiveAnswers to Study Questions for
1. What do the seven lampstands [candlesticks] represent? Answer: The seven lampstands [candlesticks] represent the seven churches which in turn represent the whole church.
Answer: The Son of Man mentioned in verse 13 is Jesus.
Answer: The importance of Jesus in the midst of them is that Jesus is in the midst of the churches even when the physical eyes see little more than suffering and temptations.
Answer: The symbol of royalty in this passage are the long vestments and the belt of gold.
Answer: The symbol of age and wisdom in this passage is white hair.
Answer: The symbol of like a flame of fire in this passage means that Jesus sees everything, even in the darkest plce.
Answer: The symbol of stability in this passage are “feet like burnished bronze.”
Answer: The symbol of authority in this passage is his potent voice.
Answer: The symbol of the Word of God in this passage is the two-edged sword.
Answer: The symbol of divine glory in this passage is his face as radiant as the sun.
Answer: The image of Jesus provided by these symbols often in conflict with modern popular concepts is a weak Jesus.
Answer: We would have greater ability to face and resist temptations and threatening difficulties wit that image of Jesus. of Miami, Florida
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