I.　The progression of the biblical revelation concerning the golden lampstand:

A.　In the Bible the lampstand is always related to God's building:

1.　The first time the lampstand was mentioned was in the building of the tabernacle—Exo. 25:31-40.

2.　The second instance was in the building of the temple—1 Kings 7:49.

3.　The third instance was closely related to the rebuilding of the temple—Zech. 4:2-10.

4.　The fourth time was related to the building of the churches—Rev. 1:12-20.

5.　At the end, the Bible refers to the New Jerusalem as the universal lampstand in eternity, the aggregate of all the lampstands and the consummation of God's building—Rev. 21:2, 10-23.

B.　In Exodus 25 the emphasis is on Christ being the lampstand as the divine light, shining with the Spirit.

C.　In Zechariah 4 the emphasis is on the Spirit (v. 6) as the seven shining lamps, which are the seven eyes of God (vv. 2, 10), the seven Spirits of God (Rev. 5:6) for God's intensified move.

D.　The lampstand in Zechariah is the reality of the lampstand in Exodus, the lampstands in Revelation 1 are the reproduction of the lampstand in Zechariah, and the holy city at the end of Revelation is the consummated lampstand; this indicates that Christ is realized as the Spirit, the Spirit is expressed as the churches, and the churches are consummated as the New Jerusalem.

II.　The lampstand in the tabernacle and the temple signifies Christ as the embodiment and the expression of the Triune God—Col. 2:9:

A.　The substance of the lampstand is pure gold (Exo. 25:31), signifying the divine nature of God the Father.

B.　The form of the lampstand is the embodiment of the pure gold as the substance of the lampstand, signifying God the Son as the embodiment of God the Father.

C.　The seven lamps of the lampstand (Exo. 25:37) signify God the Spirit being the seven Spirits of God for His expression (Rev. 4:5; 5:6).

III.　The lampstand in the tabernacle and the temple also signifies Christ as the divine light (John 8:12), shine in God's dwelling place.

A.　The lampstand is of pure gold indicates that Christ as the light of life shines because of His divine nature （John1:1, 4, 1 John1:5)

B.　The lampstand being one beaten work of pure gold (Exo. 25:31, 36) indicates that through His sufferings Christ expresses God's glory.

C.　The lampstand being without measure indicates that the divinity of Christ and the light He shines are immeasurable (John 3:34).

D.　The lampstand as a type of Christ also portrays Christ as the resurrection life growing, branching, budding, and blossoming to shine the light:

1.　The lampstand consists of a base, a shaft, and three pairs of branches with cups, shaped like almond blossoms and composed of knobs (calyxes) and blossoms (blossoming buds); hence, the lampstand looks like a tree (Exo. 25:31-35), signifying that Christ as the embodiment of the Triune God is a living tree growing, branching, budding, and blossoming; the shining of the lampstand is actually the blossoming of life.

2.　The almond tree signifies the resurrection (cf. Num. 17:8); hence, the almonds on the lampstand indicate that it is a tree in resurrection and its shining is the expression of the divine life in resurrection.

E.　The lampstand being in the Holy Place indicates that we can have the experience of the lampstand only when we have been built up as the dwelling place of God.

F.　The shining of the lampstand directs us to enjoy Christ as our life supply, signified by the table of the bread of the Presence.

G.　The shining of the lampstand also leads us to enjoy Christ as the fragrant incense of resurrection in the prayer of fellowship with God, signified by the golden incense altar.

H.　The shining of the lampstand ultimately guides us in the Holy of Holies to enjoy Christ as the testimony of God with the throne of grace (Heb. 4:16) for our closest fellowship with God.