Rev 1:20 | Family | STEP | The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches ; probably their spiritual leaders. Are the seven churches ; represent them. The fact that Jesus Christ said, "The seven candlesticks are the seven churches," does not require us to believe that a candlestick is literally a church; nor do his words, "This is my body," , require us to believe that bread is literally flesh. What he meant in each case, is that one is an emblem of the other; and it is his meaning, not the mere sound of the words, by which we should be governed.

Revelation of John 1:20

The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches; probably their spiritual leaders.

Are the seven churches; represent them. The fact that Jesus Christ said, "The seven candlesticks are the seven churches," does not require us to believe that a candlestick is literally a church; nor do his words, "This is my body," Mt 26:26, require us to believe that bread is literally flesh. What he meant in each case, is that one is an emblem of the other; and it is his meaning, not the mere sound of the words, by which we should be governed.