Revelation 1:20 (YLT)

Passage

the secret of the seven stars that thou hast seen upon my right hand, and the seven golden lamp-stands: the seven stars are messengers of the seven assemblies, and the seven lamp-stands that thou hast seen are seven assemblies.

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:18 and he who is living, and I did become dead, and, lo, I am living to the ages of the ages. Amen! and I have the keys of the hades and of the death.

Revelation 1:19 `Write the things that thou hast seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to come after these things;

Revelation 1:20 the secret of the seven stars that thou hast seen upon my right hand, and the seven golden lamp-stands: the seven stars are messengers of the seven assemblies, and the seven lamp-stands that thou hast seen are seven assemblies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "secret", "seven", "stars", "thou", "hast", "seen", "upon", and "right". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "secret" and "seven", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Write the things that thou hast seen...", giving immediate footing for "secret" and "seven". In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "secret" and "seven" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.