richmahn_en_tn/rev/02/01.md

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General Information:

This is the beginning of the Son of Man's message to the angel of the church in Ephesus.

the angel

Possible meanings are that this "angel" is 1) a heavenly angels who protect this church or 2) a human messenger to the church, either a messenger who went from John to the church or the leader of the churches. See how you translated "angel" in Revelation 1:20

stars

These stars are symbols. They represent the seven angels of the seven churches. See how you translated this in Revelation 1:16. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage)

lampstands

The lampstands are symbols that represent the seven churches. See how you translated this in Revelation 1:12. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage)