Modern Day Interpretation of the Second Coming:

1. A Man Among Seven Lampstands

The phrase “A man among seven lampstands” originates from the Book of Revelation, the final book of the New Testament. This apocalyptic text is filled with symbolic imagery that has captivated readers for centuries.

“I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to His feet and with a golden sash around His chest.”
— Revelation 1:12–13 (NIV)

Who Is the Man?

The "man" seen walking among the lampstands is described with divine attributes:

• His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow

• His eyes were like blazing fire

• His feet like bronze glowing in a furnace

• His voice like the sound of rushing waters

• He held seven stars in His right hand

• Out of His mouth came a sharp double-edged sword

• His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance
  
  

This majestic figure is understood by most Christian scholars to be Jesus Christ in His glorified form—the resurrected and ascended Messiah.

This apocalyptic vision places a radiant, glorified man—interpreted by many as the risen Christ—not above the lampstands, but among them. These lampstands represent seven churches in Asia, but also symbolize spiritual communities, each bearing a flame of truth. The man’s presence sanctifies the light they carry; his radiance is interwoven with theirs.

This image invites reflection: the Divine does not remain distant. He walks among the lights, judges their clarity, encourages their endurance, and warns against their extinguishment.

The Day of Judgment: The Seven Lights of the Believers

In Islam, the Day of Judgment is described not only as a day of reckoning, but one of illumination. Believers will shine with light, emerging from the body as a direct result of righteous deeds. According to various traditions and commentaries, seven primary lights will manifest:

1. Light from prayer – shining on the face.

2. Light from recitation of Qur’an – glowing from the chest.

3. Light from charity – beaming from the hands.

4. Light from fasting – radiating from the mouth.

5. Light from pilgrimage (Hajj) – shining from the feet.

6. Light from remembrance of Allah (dhikr) – surrounding the head.

7. Light from faith (iman) – glowing from the heart.
   
   

These lights are not metaphors; they are spiritual realities. On that Day, when all else fades, these luminous signs will stand as eternal proof of inner truth and outer worship.

“Their light will run before them and on their right...”
— Qur’an 66:8

Just as the lampstands in Revelation carry divine presence, so too does the believer become a walking lampstand—emitting the light of lived faith.

The Secret of Sujood: Where the Light Enters

The seven lights of Islam are not created randomly—they are cultivated through prostration. In sujood, the most intimate moment of worship, a Muslim submits entirely to Allah, placing seven parts of the body upon the earth:

1. Forehead and nose

2. Two palms

3. Two knees

4. Two feet (toes touching the ground)
   
   

“I have been commanded to prostrate on seven bones.”
— Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim

Each of these seven contact points becomes a conduit of light. Through years of sincere prostration, the earth itself becomes a witness, and on the Day of Judgment, these very parts of the body are the ones that shine.

Even the Qur’an affirms this sacred bond:

“The Day when their tongues, their hands, and their feet will bear witness against them as to what they used to do.”
— Qur’an 24:24

In other words, your light will tell your story.

A Universal Lampstand: The Divine Walks Among Us

Now, we return to the man in the lampstands.

He walks among seven flames. The believer prostrates with seven points. The Day of Judgment reveals seven lights.

This is not coincidence—it is divine design.

Whether in the early churches of Asia or the hearts of worshippers facing Makkah, a deeper truth emerges:

God does not dwell in the temple or masjid alone. He walks among those who carry light.

The lampstand is not merely furniture—it is the human soul, purified and upright. The light is not merely ritual—it is sincerity, submission, and remembrance.

5. Final Reflection: Be the Lampstand

You are not meant to merely see the light.
You are meant to become the lampstand that holds it.

In Revelation, the threat is given that a lampstand may be removed if it forgets its first love. In Islam, the Prophet ﷺ warned that deeds done without sincerity will be weightless, even if outwardly brilliant.

So whether you stand in a church, kneel in a mosque, or search in silence:

Guard your light.
Polish your lamp.
Prostrate with presence.
For the Divine walks among those who shine.