1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; This is how our Christian life begins. We heard the message and believed, it was brought to us by a messenger of the Lord, someone that He holds in His hand. Then we got a vision of Christ in the midst of the church. These are two essential visions for our Christian life, the gospel of salvation and Christ and the church.