Rev 1:20As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lamp stands are the seven churches.
This is an insight from Christ himself. He is telling us what the seven stars and the seven lamp stands are representing, giving us a hint on how to interpret the symbols in Revelation. Christ is identifying some important corner stone symbols. Stars as angels or messengers, the candlesticks or lamp stands are the seven churches. The churches are the "light of the world" (matt 5:14) which hold the candlesticks (us) that hold forth the light of the gospel. Our meaning: that the Christians are the light of the world (Phili 2:15). We must remember we are not the giver of light, that is Christ Jesus, we are only the vessels in which the light is spread.
The angels or messengers are sent to protect the churches. The word
aggelos in Greek has 2 meanings. One meaning is angel but more often it means messenger. However, the word aggelos is used more than fifty times in the book of Revelation and without exception, it is meaning is angel.
Well, we have finished chapter 1. I am going to attempt to do at least 2 blogs per week, look for them here as I may not publish all on Facebook.
Blessings to all,
Calabash
Amazing read. I did not know this about aggelos.
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