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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Revelation~

Chapter 1 – The Opening Vision
days of time, which gave the world the still

used weekly cycle. Like the seven stars, the

seven candlesticks must denote the whole of

the things which they represent. The whole

gospel church in seven divisions, or periods,

must be symbolized by them; and hence the

seven churches must be applied in the same

manner.

5. Why, then, were the seven particular

churches chosen that are mentioned? For the

reason, doubtless, that in the names of these

churches, according to the definitions of the

words, are brought out the religious features

of those periods of the gospel age which they

respectively were to represent.

For these reasons, “the seven churches” are

doubtless to be understood to mean not

merely the seven literal churches of Asia