Revelation Chapter 1:12-20
Seven gold lampstands
Seven stars
Are the events in John’s vision arranged in chronological order?
The concept of parallelism maintains that John’s vision doesn’t necessarily relate events in chronological order but repeats the same theme three times, describing it with different illustrations each time, much like looking at different sides of the same building.
Learning To Interpret Prophetic Images
Why are images and pictures used in prophetic writing? Why not just say what you mean? Is a picture truly worth a thousand words? Sometimes, yes!