WHAT IS THE CHURCH?

I. The mystery of Christ
II. The masterpiece of God
III. The real Israel of God
IV. The flock of God
V. The assembly of called-out ones
VI. The house/household of God
VII. The kingdom of God
VIII. The Body of Christ
IX. The new man
X. The counterpart of Christ
XI. The warrior
XII. The golden lampstand

XII. The church is the golden lampstand

"The mystery of the seven stars which you saw upon My right hand and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the messengers of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches." --Revelation 1:20

"I was in spirit on the Lord's Day and heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, Saying, What you see write in a scroll and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea. And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me; and when I turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, And in the midst of the lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment reaching to the feet, and girded about at the breasts with a golden girdle." --Revelation 1:10-13

All scripture references are taken from the Holy Bible, Recovery Version, First edition 2003, published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.