Rev 2 and Rev 3, who are the seven angels of the seven churches?
The Greek word here, angelos, can mean messenger as well as angel. Christ was not encouraging and rebuking angels in Heaven; rather Jesus had words of encouragement and rebuke for the seven churches, and the message was delivered through angels. Regardless of whether these seven were angels or human messengers who visited John, their function was to communicate to the seven churches. Q: In Rev 2:1-3:22, what do we know about the seven churches in general? A: These churches form a circle in Asia Minor (modern Turkey), and John likely ministered in this region. There were many other cities with churches that could have been written to, but for some reason, there was a special message for each of these seven churches. It is likely that these particular seven churches illustrated seven types of churches, both then and now. Q: In Rev 2:1-7, what do we know about the city of Ephesus? A: Until Constantinople was built later, Ephesus was the dominant city between Corinth and Antioch. To give a
