What does all the symbolism concerning the seven churches mean?
This symbolism is found in the vision John received from the Lord in chapter 1:9-19. For example, in this passage you see the mention of stars, lampstands, and angels. Thankfully, we don’t need to guess what they symbolize. Jesus tells us what they represent in Rev. 1:20 “The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.” The angels could be heavenly guardians/angels it is possible that each church had its own protecting angel. It seems a tad strange to write to angels, however (“to the angel of the church of…”), when the focus of the letters is on the churches themselves. More probably, the angels are human messengers, i.e., pastors/teaching elders of the church. The word for angel is sometimes used for human messengers; e.g., Matt. 11:7-10 and Luke 9:52. If the word refers to the pastors/main teachers through which the message
