Seven Church Age Messengers

The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.

Revelation 1:11-20

And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

Revelation 22:8-9

In the first chapter of the book of Revelation, Jesus tells John that the seven stars are the seven angels of the seven churches, and the seven candlesticks are the seven churches. The book of Revelation is a prophecy (Revelation 1:3), and both the candlestick and the stars are part of that prophecy.

Being in the right hand of Jesus Christ, these angels have His power, authority, and influence on Church history. Walking in the midst of the golden candlesticks, Jesus is demonstrating that he will be God to each of the pure Christian churches, and will not change (Hebrews 13:8).

According to Revelation 22:8-9, these 'angels' are men. William Branham taught that the churches were Ages of the future, and the angels of the Churches were men of influence, being true to the Word of God, leading Godly lives, against organization, and vindicated by the Holy Spirit by supernatural signs following their ministries. William Branham specifically named the angels of the first six church ages as Paul, Irenaeus, Martin, Columba, Martin Luther, and John Wesley.