As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.From memory, I think this may be the only time in the entire book where the symbols used are explained. Obviously Jesus felt this was important to understand, though I'm not certain why. With everything else that goes on in this book, why is the meaning of the lampstands and stars around Jesus important to be explained?
I've also always wondered why these seven churches were selected to receive this message. John surely had a larger influence than merely that small region of the empire; he at least had contacts stretching back to Jerusalem. Yet, these seven churches alone were granted this glimpse of what was to come, and I wonder why they were so in need of it.
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