"Nowno oneafter lightinga lampcoversit over with a container,orputsit undera bed;but he putsit on a lampstand,sothat thosewho comein may seethe light.
"No one,after lightinga lamp,puts it awayin a cellarnorundera basket,but on the lampstand,sothat thosewho entermay seethe light.
"But the [seed] in the goodsoil,theseare the ones whohave heardthe wordin an honestand goodheart,and hold it fast,and bear fruitwith perseverance.
to opentheir eyesso that they may turnfrom darknessto lightand from the dominionof Satanto God,that they may receiveforgivenessof sinsand an inheritanceamongthosewho have been sanctifiedby faithin Me.'
"As for the mysteryof the sevenstarswhichyou sawin My right hand,and the sevengoldenlampstands:the sevenstarsare the angelsof the sevenchurches,and the sevenlampstandsare the sevenchurches.
Theseare the twoolive treesand the twolampstandsthat standbeforethe Lordof the earth.
