Theodore Austin-Sparks (1888–1971) was a British evangelist and author. Born in London, he became a Christian at seventeen while listening to street-preachers in Glasgow, and was ordained a Baptist minister at twenty-four. In 1926 he left the denomination and, with like-minded Christians, founded a conference and training centre at Honor Oak in south-east London. From there he published the free magazine "A Witness and A Testimony" until his death, and his conference ministry took him across Europe, North America and Asia. He asked that his messages be shared freely and word for word. Source: Wikipedia (summarized; CC BY-SA)
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Beginning with the golden lampstand in Exodus 25 and its later appearance in Zechariah 4 and Revelation 1, Austin-Sparks considers its function, character, and form as a picture of God’s testimony. He presents Christ as its fullness and the Church as the Spirit-born vessel of that testimony, formed through suffering and founded on the Cross. The reader is called to seek a renewed spiritual position and depend on the Holy Spirit rather than human effort. First published in "A Witness and A Testimony" magazines, 1949-1950.