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Menorah

God's Law is in the Ark of the Covenant in His temple in heaven to judge people accordingly, not for decoration. Don't depend on eternal security to obtain “salvation” as some churches teach. You can't obtain salvation without obeying God's Law. Salvation is a status that shall be obtained after passing God's judgment. You can't be saved while you still under temptation on this planet earth. For more information about salvation, refer to page "Are we saved".

The temple of God was opened in heaven: and the ark of His testament was seen in His temple, and there were lightning, and voices, and an earthquake, and great hail, Revelation 11:19.

Page's Index 

1 - The Lord God commanded Moses to make the seven candlesticks                      

1:1 - The two olive trees are next to the candlesticks

2 - The the seven candlesticks "Menorah " are the Seven Churches

3 - The Menorah "candlesticks" and the vessels of the temple were robbed

4 - Rachel weeps for her children

5 - Golden Menorah "Candlesticks"

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1 - The Lord God commanded Moses to make the seven candlesticks

God commanded Moses to make place the candlestick and to place it in the congregation (Tabernacle), Exodus 25:31 to 33,

They shall be set upon the most pure candlestick before the Lord continually. Leviticus 24:1 to 4.

God commanded Moses to  light the seven candle sticks "Menorah" day and night. The Menorah is made of pure gold. 

From the book of Exodus: 31 Thou shall make also a candlestick of beaten work of the finest gold, the shaft thereof, and the branches, the cups, and the bowls, and the lilies going forth from it. 32 Six branches shall come out of the sides, three out of the one side, and three out of the other. 33 Three cups as it were nuts to every branch, and a bowl withal, and a lily; and three cups, likewise of the fashion of nuts in the other branch, and a bowl withal, and a lily. Such shall be the work of the six branches, that are to come out from the shaft: 34 And in the candlestick itself shall be four cups in the manner of a nut, and at every one, bowls and lilies. 35 Bowls under two branches in three places, which together make six coming forth out of one shaft. 36 And both the bowls and the branches shall be of the same beaten work of the purest gold. 37 Thou shall make also seven lamps, and shall set them upon the candlestick, to give light over against. 38 The snuffers also and where the snuffing shall be put out, shall be made of the purest gold. 39 The whole weight of the candlestick with all the furniture thereof shall be a talent of the purest gold.40 Look and make it according to the pattern, that was shown thee in the mount, Exodus 25:31 to 40.

From the book of Exodus: The table with the bars and the vessels, and the loaves of proposition: The candlestick to bear up the lights, the vessels thereof and the lamps, and the oil for the nourishing of fires: The altar of incense, and the bars, and the oil of unction and the incense of spices: the hanging at the door of the tabernacle: Exodus 35:13 to 15.

From the book of Exodus: 17 He made also the candlestick of beaten work of the finest gold. From the shaft whereof its branches, its cups, and bowls, and lilies came out: 18 Six on the two sides: three branches on one side, and three on the other. 19 Three cups in manner of a nut on each branch, and bowls withal and lilies; and three cups of the fashion of a nut in another branch, and bowls withal and lilies. The work of the six branches that went out from the shaft of the candlestick was equal. 20 And in the shaft itself were four cups after the manner of a nut, and bowls withal at every one, and lilies: 21 And bowls under two branches in three places, which together make six branches going out from one shaft.

From the book of Exodus: 22 So both the bowls, and the branches were of the same, all beaten work of the purest gold. 23 He made also the seven lamps with their snuffers, and the vessels where the snuffings were to be put out, of the purest gold. 24 The candlestick with all the vessels thereof weighed a talent of gold. 25 He made also the altar of incense of setim = (shittim) wood, being a cubit on every side foursquare, and in height two cubits: from the corners of which went out horns. 26 And he overlaid it with the purest gold, with its grate and the sides, and the horns. 27 And he made to it a crown of gold round about, and two golden rings under the crown at each side, that the bars might be put into them, and the altar be carried. 28 And the bars themselves he made also of setim = (shittim) wood, and overlaid them with plates of gold. 29 He compounded also the oil for the ointment of sanctification, and incense of the purest spices, according to the work of a perfumer. Exodus 37:17 to 29.

From the book of Exodus: 1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 The first month, the first day of the month, thou shalt set up the tabernacle of the testimony, 3 And shalt put the ark in it, and shalt let down the veil before it: 4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set upon it the things that are commanded according to the rite. The candlestick shall stand with its lamps, 5 And the altar of gold whereon the incense is burnt, before the ark of the testimony. Thou shalt put the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle, 6 And before it the altar of holocaust: Exodus 40:1 to 6.

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1:1 - The two olive trees are next to the candlesticks. Revelation 11:4.

1 And the angel that spoke in me came again: and he waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep. 2 And he said to me: What seest thou? And I said: I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, and its lamp upon the top of it: and the seven lights thereof upon it: and seven funnels for the lights that were upon the top thereof. 3 And two olive trees over it: one upon the right side of the lamp, and the other upon the left side thereof. 4 And I answered, and said to the angel that spoke in me, saying: What are these things, my lord? 5 And the angel that spoke in me answered, and said to me: Knowest thou not what these things are? And I said: No, my lord. 6 And he answered, and spoke to me, saying: This is the word of the Lord to Zorobabel, saying: Not with an army, nor by might, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. 7 Who art thou, O great mountain, before Zorobabel? thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring out the chief stone, and shall give equal grace to the grace thereof. 8 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 9 The hands of Zorobabel have laid the foundations of this house, and his hands shall finish it: and you shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me to you. 10 For who hath despised little days? and they shall rejoice, and shall see the tin plummet in the hand of Zorobabel. These are the seven eyes of the Lord, that run to and fro through the whole earth. 11 And I answered, and said to him: What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick, and upon the left side thereof? 12 And I answered again, and said to him: What are the two olive branches, that are by the two golden beaks, in which are the funnels of gold? 13 And he spoke to me, saying: Knowest thou not what these are? And I said: No, my lord. 14 And he said: These are two sons of oil who stand before the Lord of the whole earth. Zechariah 4:1 to 14 [Note: Zacharias = (Zechariah) =Zachary]

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2 - The the seven candlesticks "Menorah " are the Seven Churches

From the book of Revelation: The Menorah or the seven candles sticks is mentioned in the Jesus' = (Yeshua) gospel in the book of Revelation also. When Jesus = (Yeshua) appeared to John, he told him to write his warning to the seven churches. He explained that the seven stars that in his hand are the seven angels of the seven churches, and the seven candlesticks "Menorah" are the seven churches, Revelation 1:12 to 20.

Jesus = (Yeshua) warned the church of Ephesus: [Be mindful therefore from whence thou art fallen: and do penance, and do the first works. Or else I come to thee, and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except you repent, Revelation 2:5. Each candle stick represents one church, the seven candle sticks are the seven churches, and God's Spirit also, Revelation 4:5. Removing the candle sticks of the church of Ephesus means removing God's Spirit from that church.

The two candlesticks are the two witnesses

The two persons that shall appear on earth before Jesus' = (Yeshua) returns (Malachi 3:1), (Malachi 4:4 to 5) are the two candles sticks of God, Revelation 11:3 to13. [Note: Malachi = (Malachias) = (Mal'akhi)] Those are the two witnesses that shall come to this world to warn the people to return to God, and to restore God's Law to its original status, and to restore love. However, the unbelievers that follow "antichrist the beast 666", shall kill the two witnesses. Their bodies remain on earth for three days, on the third day, God takes their bodies to heaven. These two witnesses are Elijah = (Elias) and Moses. For more information, refer to page "Elijah and Moses".

Each Church must have the Menorah, which the seven candles sticks; however, no church in this world obeys God's Law.

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3 - The Menorah "candlesticks" and the vessels of the temple were robbed

During the temple's destruction in 75AD, the Romans stole the temple's vessels and the Menorah also. However, it is acknowledged if the Ark of the Covenant was stolen during this incident.

God's temple was destroyed Nemours time. The Palestinians stole the Ark, and the king of Babylon stole the vessels including the Menorah of the temple also. For more information, refer to the page "Ark of the Covenant".

References about God's Temple and its vessels.

From the book of Baruch: In the fifth year, in the seventh day of the month, at the time that the Chaldeans = (Chaldaeans) took Jerusalem, and burnt it with fire. At the time when he received the vessels of the temple of the Lord, which had been taken away out of the temple, to return them into the land of Juda = (Judah) the tenth day of the month Sivan "Tsivan", the silver vessels, which Sedecias the son of Josias king of Juda = (Judah) had made, Baruch 1:1 to 10.

From the book of Daniel: And being now drunk he commanded that they should bring the vessels of gold and silver which Nabuchodonosor = (Nebuchadrezzar) = (Nebuchadnezzar) his father had brought away out of the temple, that was in Jerusalem, that the king and his nobles, and his wives and his concubines, might drink in them. Then were the golden and silver vessels brought, which he had brought away out of the temple that was in Jerusalem: and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines, drank in them. They drank wine, and praised their gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, and of wood, and of stone. Daniel 5:1 to 4.

From the book of Exodus: And therewith thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the testimony, and the ark of the testament, And the table with the vessels thereof, the candlestick and furniture thereof, the altars of incense, And of holocaust, and all the furniture that belongeth to the service of them.

And thou shalt sanctify all, and they shall be most holy: he that shall touch them shall be sanctified, Exodus 30:26 to 29.

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[Note: Chaldees = (Chaldeans)]

It is writing two times in Judith 5:7, two times in Baruch. The name Chaldeans = (Chaldaeans) = (Chal - deans = (Chal - daeans) 

Note: Biblically, Chaldees or Chaldeans is a region in Iraq, but in modern days, this name is a group of Christian people ("kaldan" or "Kaldanieen" or "Kaldani") that live in Iraq also.

Biblically and according to personal objectives, the name Cain became Canaan. And from the seed of Cain came the giants of the old days and the daughters of men. Did Cain kill his brother? These biblical passages were added later to disgrace Cain and the Canaanites' race. Let's read part of these modifications, Cain killed his brother Abel and the spirit of Cain reincarnated after the flood in Canaan the grand son of Noah.

The land of Chaldees = Chaldeans is located in Iraq “Babel” near Mesopotamia, Genesis 11:28.

Modern people of Chaldees or Chaldeans in this era and during Jesus' era also are Christians. They are named in Arabic "kaldan" or "Kaldanieen" or "Kaldani". These Christians do live in Iraq, they have been persecuted by Islam for the past fifteen centuries,

The word “Mesopotamia” where Abraham dwelt before God commanded him to move to Charan = (Charran), Acts 7:2 to 4. In Genesis 24:10 the word "Mesopotamia = (Padanaram)" is (Padanaram) or (Padan-Aram) or (Padan) in the bible society of Lebanon says (field of Aram). Genesis 11:28. In Deuteronomy 23:4, Mesopotamia is in Syria according to the translation of the bible society of Lebanon. According to king James bible, reads: [he went to Mesopotamia into the city of Nahor], the word “Nahor” in Arabic means river. Mesopotamia is a Greek word meaning 'between the two rivers". The rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates which flow through modern Iraq. The Euphrates also flows through much of Syria also. In Numbers 22:5 the Euphrates River passes through Mesopotamia also. We do not know if the Syrian’s territory extended to Iraq during that era. Balaam is from Mesopotamia also, Deuteronomy 23:4. The children of Israel had battles with Balaam, God and Jesus hated Balaam, Jesus prophesied in John’s vision about the church of Pergamos of Babylon. The passage reads: [13 I know where thou dwell, where the seat of Satan is: and you hold fast my name and don’t deny my faith. Even in those days when Antipas was my faithful witness, who was slew among you, where Satan dwells. 14 but I have against thee a few things: because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak = (Balach) = (Balac) to cast stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat, and to commit fornication. 15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaites = (Nicolaitanes).16 in like manner do repent if not, I will come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth, Revelation 2:13 to16. Is it coincidence? No, it is not.

Prophet Nostradamus (verse 3:99) says; [the conflict will be very sharp for both armies, Mesopotamia will fail in France. It means Mesopotamia is a country’s name or army. Note ends]

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4 - Rachel weeps for her children

The scripture reads:19 So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata = (Ephrath), that is Bethlehem.  

[Note: Ephrata is = (Ephrath) or (Ephratha)]

20 And Jacob erected a pillar over her sepulcher: this is the pillar of Rachel's monument, to this day, Genesis 35:19 to 20.

From the book of Jeremehia:15 Thus said the Lord: A voice was heard on high of lamentation, of mourning, and weeping, of Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted for them, because they are not.

16 Thus said the Lord: Let thy voice cease from weeping, and thy eyes from tears: for there is a reward for thy work, said the Lord: and they shall return out of the land of the enemy.

17 And here is hope for thy last end, said the Lord: and the children shall return to their own borders, Jeremiah 31:15 to 17. [Jeremiah = (Jeremias)]

From the book of Chronicles: 10 But the Lord is our God, whom we forsake not, and the priests who minister to the Lord are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites are in their order. 11 And they offer holocausts to the Lord, every day, morning and evening, and incense made according to the ordinance of the law, and the leaves are set forth on a most clean table, and there is with us the golden candlestick, and the lamps thereof, to be lighted always in the evening: for we keep the precepts of the Lord our God, whom you have forsaken. 12 Therefore God is the leader in our army, and his priests who sound with trumpets, and resound against you: O children of Israel, fight not against the Lord the God of your fathers, for it is not good for you. Second Chronicles 13:10 to 12.

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5 - Golden Menorah "Candlesticks"

From the book of Chronicles: 11 And David gave to Solomon his son a description of the porch, and of the temple, and of the treasures, and of the upper floor, and of the inner chambers, and of the house for the mercy seat, 12 As also of all the courts, which he had in his thought, and of the chambers round about, for the treasures of the house of the Lord, and for the treasures of the consecrated things, 13 And of the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, for all the works of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of the service of the temple of the Lord. 14 Gold by weight for every vessel for the ministry. And silver by weight ac- cording to the diversity of the vessels and uses. 15 He gave also gold for the golden candlesticks, and their lamps, according to the dimensions of every candlestick, and the lamps thereof. In like manner also he gave silver by weight for the silver candlesticks, and for their lamps according to the diversity of the dimensions of them. 16 He gave also gold for the tables of proposition, according to the diversity of the tables: in like manner also silver for other tables of silver. 17 For fleshhooks also, and bowls, and censers of fine gold, and for little lions of gold, according to the measure he gave by weight, for every lion. In like manner also for lions of silver he set aside a different weight of silver, First Chronicles 28:11 to 17.

From the book of First Kings: 49 And the golden candlesticks, five on the right hand, and five on the left, over against the oracle, of pure gold: and the flowers like lilies, and the lamps over them of gold: and golden snuffers, 50 And pots, and fleshhooks, and bowls, and mortars, and censers, of most pure gold: and the hinges for the doors of the inner house of the holy of holies, and for the doors of the house of the temple were of gold. 51 And Solomon finished all the work that he made in the house of the Lord, and brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, the silver and the gold, and the vessels, and laid them up in the treasures of the house of the Lord. First Kings 7:49 to 51.

From the book of Machabees: 21 And after Antiochus had ravaged Egypt in the hundred and forty-third year, he returned and went up against Israel. 22 And he went up to Jerusalem with a great multitude. 23 And he proudly entered into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, and the table of proposition, and the pouring vessels, and the vials, and the little mortars of gold, and the veil, and the crowns, and the golden ornament that was before the temple: and he broke them all in pieces. 24 And he took the silver and gold, and the precious vessels: and he took the hidden treasures which he found: and when he had taken all away he departed into his own country, First Machabees 1:21 to 24. [Note: Machabees = (Maccabees)]

From the book of Machabees: 41 Then Judas appointed men to fight against them that were in the castle, till they had cleansed the holy places. 42 And he chose priests without blemish, whose will was set upon the Law of God: 43 And they cleansed the holy places, and took away the stones that had been defiled into an unclean place. 44 And he considered about the altar of holocausts that had been profaned, what he should do with it. 45 And a good counsel came into their minds, to pull it down: lest it should be a reproach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled it; so they threw it down. 46 And they laid up the stones in the mountain of the temple in a convenient place, till there should come a prophet, and give answer concerning them. 47 Then they took whole stones according to the law, and built a new altar according to the former: 48 And they built up the holy places, and the things that were within the temple: and they sanctified the temple, and the courts. 49 And they made new holy vessels, and brought in the candlestick, and the altar of incense, and the table into the temple. 50 And they put incense upon the altar, and lighted up the lamps that were upon the candlestick, and they gave light in the temple. 51 And they set the loaves upon the table, and hung up the veils, and finished all the works that they had begun to make. 52 And they arose before the morning on the five and twentieth day of the ninth month (which is the month of Casleu) in the hundred and forty-eighth year. 53 And they offered sacrifice according to the law upon the new altar of holocausts which they had made. First Machabees 4:41 to 53.

From the book of Jeremiah:17, the Chaldeans = (Chaldaeans) also broke in pieces the brazen pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the sea of brass that was in the house of the Lord: and they carried all the brass of them to Babylon. 18 And they took the caldrons, and the fleshhooks, and the psalteries, and the bowls, and the little mortars, and all the brazen vessels that had been used in the ministry: and 19 The general took away the pitchers, and the censers, and the pots, and the basins, and the candlesticks, and the mortars, and the cups: as many as were of gold, in gold: and as many as were of silver, in silver: 20 And the two pillars, and one sea, and twelve oxen of brass that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the Lord: there was no weight of the brass of all these vessels. Jeremiah 52:17 to 20. [Jeremiah = (Jeremias)]

From the book of Leveticus:1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee the finest and dearest oil of olives, to furnish the lamps continually, 3 Without the veil of the testimony in the tabernacle of the covenant. And Aaron shall set them from evening until morning before the Lord, by a perpetual service and rite in your generations. 4 They shall be set upon the most pure candlestick before the Lord continually. Leviticus 24:1 to 4.

From the book of Numbers: 9 They shall take also a cloth of violet wherewith they shall cover the candlestick with the lamps and tongs thereof and the snuffers and all the oil vessels, which are necessary for the dressing of the lamps: 10 And over all they shall put a cover of violet skins and put in the bars. 11 And they shall wrap up the golden altar also in a cloth of violet, and shall spread over it a cover of violet skins, and put in the bars. 12 All the vessels wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, they shall wrap up in a cloth of violet, and shall spread over it a cover of violet skins, and put in the bars. Numbers 4:9 to 12.

From the book of Numbers: 1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Speak to Aaron, and thou shalt say to him: When thou shalt place the seven lamps, let the candlestick be set up on the south side. Give orders therefore that the lamps look over against the north, towards the table of the leaves of proposition, over against that part shall they give light, towards which the candlestick looketh. 3 And Aaron did so, and he put the lamps upon the candlestick, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

From the book of Numbers: 4 Now this was the work of the candlestick, it was of beaten gold, both the shaft in the middle, and all that came out of both sides of the branches: according to the pattern which the Lord had shewn to Moses, so he made the candlestick. 5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying : 6 Take the Levites out of the midst of the children of Israel, and thou shalt purify them, 7 According to this rite: Let them be sprinkled with the water of purification, and let them shave all the hairs of their flesh. And when they shall have washed their garments, and are cleansed, 8 They shall take an ox of the herd, and for the offering thereof fine flour tempered with oil: and thou shalt take another ox of the herd for a sin offering, Numbers 8:1 to 8.

From the book of Chronicles: 7 And he made ten golden candlesticks, according to the form which they were commanded to be made by: and he set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left. 8 Moreover also ten tables: and he set them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. Also a hundred bowls of gold. 9 He made also the court of the priests, and a great hall, and doors in the hall, which he covered with brass. 10 And he set the sea on the right side over against the east toward the south. 11 And Hiram made caldrons, and fleshhooks, and bowls: and finished all the king's work in the house of God: Second Chronicles 4:7 to 11.

From the book of Chronicles: 19 And Solomon made all the vessels for the house of God, and the golden altar, and the tables, upon which were the leaves of proposition, 20 The candlesticks also of most pure gold with their lamps to give light before the oracle, according to the manner. 21 And certain flowers, and lamps, and golden tongs: all were made of the finest gold. 22 The vessels also for the perfumes, and the censers, and the bowls, and the mortars, of pure gold. And he graved the doors of the inner temple, that is, for the holy of holies: and the doors of the temple without were of gold. And thus all the work was finished which Solomon made in the house of the Lord. Second Chronicles 4:19 to 22.

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