This represents the balanced perfection of the Holy Spirit poured out. The other six streams coming off the sides were given in pairs, and they branch off the main stream. The center and main stream of the Lampstand represents the Spirit of the Lord, the Holy Spirit presence and power of God. The seven-armed Lampstand represents the Seven Spirits of the Lord, having seven streams of the Holy Spirit, with seven being the number of perfection. And six branches shall come out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side” ( Exodus 25:31-32). God instructed His humble servant Moses, “You shall also make a lampstand of pure gold… Its shaft, its branches…shall be of one piece. Nothing in Scripture is without meaning and purpose, if only we would see it.

The Lampstand represented the Holy Spirit, with the oil representing the consecrating power of the Holy Spirit, and the oil sustaining the flames that would shine the glory light upon the Showbread, the Body of Christ. The Showbread represented the Bread of Life, Jesus Christ. On one table was the Lampstand and it sat across from the other table with the Showbread. Just outside the Holy of Holies there were two tables that sat on either side of the entrance.

This was all based upon the pattern already present in heaven and shown to Moses by God. This Ark had the mercy seat of Christ set upon it. This was behind a thick Veil and it was where the Ark was kept. In the Tabernacle was the Holy of Holies. According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it” (Exodus 25:8-10). God told Moses, “And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them. This revelation in Exodus was given about 1,400 years before Christ. The Tabernacle was revealed to Moses in heaven and represents many hidden truths in God’s plans. Revelation is not just what will be, but a revealing of what already is. You don’t gain spiritual revelation, it must be given to you. The barrier to revelation is the saint who insists upon gaining it by themselves. “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105). With the Word there is light, and in the light there is revelation. Revelation never changes the Word, but only reveals the truth in the Word. That is why the Lord cannot do a work through a proud man. It is the pride of man that says he must do the work. Man is powerless by his own natural strength in the spiritual realm. We have too many natural men and women in our churches today. “These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches… But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Corinthians 2:13-14). So long as you rely upon the flesh of man, the Spirit of God cannot teach you. Spiritual revelation cannot be found through the wisdom of man. The requirement for understanding spiritual truth is that we have a spiritual teacher. The next article will go deeper into two of these Spirits which are the Spirits of Wisdom and Revelation. This first part is the foundation for understanding one of these patterns: The Seven Spirits of the Lord. The Tabernacle of God in heaven was built under Moses here on earth, and within these patterns we can discover the plans of God. These patterns are meant to be established within you. I pray that you would prayerfully read below with an open mind about the patterns designed by God in heaven and reflected here on earth. The great truth in spiritual growth is it does not depend on the abilities of the believer, only the willingness. That they would overcome the pride inherent with intellectualism and step into the humility of heavenly truths that have the power to change the world we live in. That they would mature spiritually to the potential that God has ordained for them. It is my greatest hope that believers would grow in their faith.

The seven spirits of god in revelation