Rev 1:11-15
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Verse 12
When John hears the voice, it comes from behind him, and when he turns around to see what is behind him, he sees seven golden candlesticks, perhaps a menorah. If he indeed sees a menorah, then the text seems to suggest that John's present location has been figurally changed into the Holy Place in the Mosaic tabernacle. If so, John has turned from the table of shewbread to the menorah. This seems to confirm the sacramental reading to be found here. John turns, at the call of the trumpet, from his bread and wine to the concerns of the vision.
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