The Seven Golden Lampstands

Update on April 4, 2024
We all see the Golden Seven Menorah on Numbers 8:1-4 USCCB

The Menorah.
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The LORD said to Moses:
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Speak to Aaron and say: “When you set up the menorah-lamps,a have the seven lamps throw their light in front of the menorah.”*
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Aaron did so, setting up the menorah-lamps to face the area in front of the menorah, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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This is the construction of the menorah: hammered gold,b from its base to its bowls* it was hammered; according to the pattern which the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the menorah.

  • [8:2] Menorah: a seven-branched lampstand; see Ex 25:31–40; 37:17–24.
  • [8:4] Bowls: lit., “blossom,” a designation for the blossom-shaped cups holding the lamps of the menorah.
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Jesus Christ: Messianic Fulfillment
Catholic Liturgy on the Book of Revelation elaborates beautifully in order: Seven Beatitudes

Revelation 1:3 NCB 3 Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who keep what is written in it, for the appointed time is near.

Footnotes

Revelation 1:3 Blessed: this is the first of seven beatitudes that appear in the book (see Rev 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7; 22:14). The word “blessed” is more all-encompassing than “happy”; it indicates the favorable conditions in which God has placed a person (see Ps 1:1; Mt 5:3). Prophecy:i.e., any word from God, whether it foretells the future, commands, instructs, or sets forth history.

Revelation 14:13 NCB

13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write: Blessed[a] are those who die in the Lord from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will find rest from their labors, for their deeds go with them.”

Footnotes
  1. Revelation 14:13 Blessed: the second beatitude (see note on Rev 1:3).

Revelation 16:15 NCB 15 [a]“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes close by so that he will not have to go naked and be exposed to shame.”

Footnotes
  1. Revelation 16:15 This verse interrupts the text. It fits in better in the literary atmosphere of the letters to the Churches, especially Rev 3:3-4, 18. Blessed: the third beatitude (see note on Rev 1:3).

Revelation 19:9 NCB 9 Then the angel said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed[a] are those who are invited to the wedding banquet of the Lamb.’ ” And he added, “These are the true words of God.”

Footnotes
  1. Revelation 19:9 Blessed: the fourth beatitude (see note on Rev 1:3).

Revelation 20:6 NCB 6 Blessed[a] and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them. They will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.

Footnotes
  1. Revelation 20:6 Blessed: the fifth beatitude (see note on Rev 1:3). The second death: eternal death, or damnation, which cannot be followed by a resurrection.

Revelation 22:7 NCB 7 “ ‘Behold, I am coming soon!’[a] Blessed is the one who observes the words of prophecy contained in this book.”

Footnotes
  1. Revelation 22:7 I am coming soon: the speaker is Christ. Blessed: the sixth beatitude (see note on Rev 1:3).

Revelation 22:14 NCB 14 “Blessed[a] are those who wash their robes clean so that they will be free to eat from the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates.

Footnotes
  1. Revelation 22:14 Blessed: the seventh beatitude (see note on Rev 1:3).

The seven beatitudes in Revelation are:

Recommend watching subtitles on Dr Brant Pitre about The Seven Golden Lampstands in the Book of Revelation.

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What are the 8 Beatitudes of the Catholic Church?

1716 The Beatitudes are at the heart of Jesus’ preaching. They take up the promises made to the chosen people since Abraham. The Beatitudes fulfill the promises by ordering them no longer merely to the possession of a territory, but to the Kingdom of heaven:

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. 
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. 
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. 
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 
Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 
Rejoice and be glad, 
for your reward is great in heaven.12

12 Mt 5:3-12.

1717 The Beatitudes depict the countenance of Jesus Christ and portray his charity. They express the vocation of the faithful associated with the glory of his Passion and Resurrection; they shed light on the actions and attitudes characteristic of the Christian life; they are the paradoxical promises that sustain hope in the midst of tribulations; they proclaim the blessings and rewards already secured, however dimly, for Christ’s disciples; they have begun in the lives of the Virgin Mary and all the saints.