Revelation 1:19-20

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¹⁹So write the things ^[a]which you have seen [in the vision], and the things ^[b]which are [now happening], and the things ^[c]which will take place after these things. ²⁰As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels (^[d]divine messengers) of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

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Footnotes

Revelation 1:19 I.e. the vision of ch 1.
Revelation 1:19 I.e. the events of the present moment (chs 2; 3).
Revelation 1:19 I.e. the events to come in chs 4-22, after the messages to the churches in chs 2; 3.
Revelation 1:20 The Greek word for “messenger” is aggelos. When the word is referring to a heavenly being, it is usually not translated, but rather transliterated as “angel”; that is, the Greek letters are converted to their English equivalents, based on the sound of the Greek word. When the word is referring to a human, it is instead translated as “messenger” or the equivalent. So whether “angel” or “messenger” is used depends on the context.