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    "figure_id": "FOS_0248",
    "figure_name": "Lampstand and Sanctuary Light Imagery",
    "technical_name": "Lampstand, sanctuary lamp, oil light, and candlestick imagery",
    "alternate_names": "lampstand imagery; candlestick imagery; sanctuary light imagery; oil lamp imagery",
    "page_slug": "lampstand-and-sanctuary-light-imagery",
    "reader_category": "Witness, presence, and Spirit-enabled light / Lampstand imagery",
    "bullinger_class": "Biblical imagery and motif forms",
    "simple_definition": "Lampstand and sanctuary light imagery uses the lampstand, continual oil, and shining lamps to describe witness, divine presence, Spirit-supplied service, congregational identity, and threatened removal of testimony.",
    "technical_definition": "A sanctuary-light motif in which lampstands and lamps signify ordered witness before God, Spirit-supplied illumination, persevering testimony, and the covenant accountability of those who bear light.",
    "source_hint": "Wave 28 draft-normalized sanctuary-light imagery review; distinguish from general light/darkness imagery by focusing on lampstand and sanctuary witness.",
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      "figure_name": "Lampstand and Sanctuary Light Imagery",
      "page_slug": "lampstand-and-sanctuary-light-imagery",
      "reference": "Exod. 25:31",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold",
      "explanation": "The lampstand belongs to the ordered holy place and symbolizes consecrated light.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized sanctuary/priesthood/covenant-sign/sacred time imagery review",
      "source_section": "Sanctuary, Priesthood, Covenant Sign, and Sacred Time Imagery Forms",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Draft-normalized; source/context check before publication.",
      "review_status": "draft_normalized"
    },
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      "example_id": "EX28_0072",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0248",
      "figure_name": "Lampstand and Sanctuary Light Imagery",
      "page_slug": "lampstand-and-sanctuary-light-imagery",
      "reference": "Exod. 27:20",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "oil olive beaten for the light",
      "explanation": "Continual oil imagery emphasizes sustained light before the LORD.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized sanctuary/priesthood/covenant-sign/sacred time imagery review",
      "source_section": "Sanctuary, Priesthood, Covenant Sign, and Sacred Time Imagery Forms",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Draft-normalized; source/context check before publication.",
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    },
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      "example_id": "EX28_0073",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0248",
      "figure_name": "Lampstand and Sanctuary Light Imagery",
      "page_slug": "lampstand-and-sanctuary-light-imagery",
      "reference": "Lev. 24:2-4",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "to cause the lamps to burn continually",
      "explanation": "The sanctuary lamps picture continual service and presence.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized sanctuary/priesthood/covenant-sign/sacred time imagery review",
      "source_section": "Sanctuary, Priesthood, Covenant Sign, and Sacred Time Imagery Forms",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "no",
      "review_notes": "Draft-normalized; source/context check before publication.",
      "review_status": "draft_normalized"
    },
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      "example_id": "EX28_0074",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0248",
      "figure_name": "Lampstand and Sanctuary Light Imagery",
      "page_slug": "lampstand-and-sanctuary-light-imagery",
      "reference": "1 Sam. 3:3",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "ere the lamp of God went out",
      "explanation": "The lamp of God frames a moment of revelation during spiritual decline.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized sanctuary/priesthood/covenant-sign/sacred time imagery review",
      "source_section": "Sanctuary, Priesthood, Covenant Sign, and Sacred Time Imagery Forms",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "no",
      "review_notes": "Draft-normalized; source/context check before publication.",
      "review_status": "draft_normalized"
    },
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      "example_id": "EX28_0075",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0248",
      "figure_name": "Lampstand and Sanctuary Light Imagery",
      "page_slug": "lampstand-and-sanctuary-light-imagery",
      "reference": "Zech. 4:2-6",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "a candlestick all of gold... Not by might",
      "explanation": "The lampstand vision points to Spirit-enabled restoration, not human strength.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized sanctuary/priesthood/covenant-sign/sacred time imagery review",
      "source_section": "Sanctuary, Priesthood, Covenant Sign, and Sacred Time Imagery Forms",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
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      "example_id": "EX28_0076",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0248",
      "figure_name": "Lampstand and Sanctuary Light Imagery",
      "page_slug": "lampstand-and-sanctuary-light-imagery",
      "reference": "Matt. 5:15",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "put it on a candlestick",
      "explanation": "Lampstand imagery describes visible witness that gives light to others.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized sanctuary/priesthood/covenant-sign/sacred time imagery review",
      "source_section": "Sanctuary, Priesthood, Covenant Sign, and Sacred Time Imagery Forms",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "no",
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      "example_id": "EX28_0077",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0248",
      "figure_name": "Lampstand and Sanctuary Light Imagery",
      "page_slug": "lampstand-and-sanctuary-light-imagery",
      "reference": "Rev. 1:12-13",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "seven golden candlesticks",
      "explanation": "The risen Christ stands among the lampstands, showing his authority over the churches.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized sanctuary/priesthood/covenant-sign/sacred time imagery review",
      "source_section": "Sanctuary, Priesthood, Covenant Sign, and Sacred Time Imagery Forms",
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      "example_id": "EX28_0078",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0248",
      "figure_name": "Lampstand and Sanctuary Light Imagery",
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      "reference": "Rev. 1:20",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "the seven candlesticks... are the seven churches",
      "explanation": "The lampstands are interpreted as churches bearing witness before Christ.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized sanctuary/priesthood/covenant-sign/sacred time imagery review",
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      "reference": "Rev. 2:5",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "remove thy candlestick out of his place",
      "explanation": "Removal of the lampstand warns of lost corporate witness under judgment.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "reference": "Rev. 11:4",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth",
      "explanation": "Lampstand imagery presents faithful prophetic witness before God.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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