AR 73, 74, 75 - Revelation 2:1 - The Church of Ephesus

AR 73

"To the angel of the church of Ephesus write."
(Revelation 2:1)

This symbolically means,
to people and concerning people
who regard doctrinal truths primarily,
and not goods of life.

AR 74

"'These things says He
who holds the seven stars in His right hand.'"
(Revelation 2:1) 

This symbolizes the Lord,
the source of all truths by means of the Word.
. . . "He who holds the seven stars in His right hand"
is the Lord,
and that the seven stars in His right hand
are all concepts of goodness and truth in the Word,
which exist therefore from the Lord
in angels in heaven and in people in the church.
Concepts of goodness and truth from the Word are truths.

AR 75

"'Who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands.'"
(Revelation 2:1)

This symbolically means,
the source of all enlightenment
for people who are part of His church.
. . . the seven lampstands
with the Son of Man in the midst of them
mean, symbolically,
a church that will have an enlightenment from the Lord.
He is said here to walk,
because to walk means, symbolically, to live;
and in the midst means, symbolically,
in the inmost and so in every part.