Church Of Ephesus

Revelation 2:1 (ESV)

To the Church in Ephesus

“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands.

Revelation 2:7 (ESV)

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’

The seven stars and the seven lampstands represent the Church as a whole until His return. Seven is the number of perfection and completeness. These letters of Christ apply to the Church which is the body of Christ. The letters end with a promise to the one who overcomes the worldly nature of man by persevering in faith and obedience to the Lord. 

The angels of the churches is the Holy Spirit who speaks to each one of us. Those who persevere in faith and the leading of His Spirit will be joined with the Lord as the Bride of Christ. It will be glorious to enter and be in the paradise of God, but more so if we can eat from the tree of life.