There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
The disciples gathered on the first day of the week because they must worship God together, not alone; this is their constant custom in all the churches. The Lord's day belongs to Christ and testifies to His resurrection; it is the court-day of our King, where all His tenants owe suit and service.
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Commenting on Acts 20:7-12
Many lamps burned there for necessity, to read Scripture, to administer the supper, to comfort the assembly, and to silence any slander that we Christians meet in darkness for wickedness. The number of lights here says nothing about using candles and lamps in daytime worship; this was nighttime gathering in an upper room, the customary place for our religious exercises.
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Luke notes many lights burning, which answers a vicious slander: that Christians extinguish lights in assembly to commit abominations. The abundance of lamps here signals a place of public worship, as both Jews and Gentiles were known to maintain many lights in such settings.
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