Which churches have angels?

[pilgrimR]

The first reading from yesterday, Rev 4:1-11, was awesome! I had a great time reading and rereading it and imagining being there. I also read Rev 1 to get more insight into the “seven spirits”. It mentions there the angels of the seven churches. Those churches are I assume the ones addressed in chapters 2 and 3.

My question is this. When Rev uses the word “church” in this context, how would it translate to what we know today? Are these churches equivalent to a diocese? Or to a parish church? Do our diocese have an angel in heaven or is it all the way down to the parish level?!!!

It is a sobering thought to know that each “church” has a spiritual representative dedicated to it and that representative is always in the presence of God! Awesome again!

God’s blessings!

 

[space_ghost]

pilgrimR:

The first reading from yesterday, Rev 4:1-11, was awesome! I had a great time reading and rereading it and imagining being there. I also read Rev 1 to get more insight into the “seven spirits”. It mentions there the angels of the seven churches. Those churches are I assume the ones addressed in chapters 2 and 3.

My question is this. When Rev uses the word “church” in this context, how would it translate to what we know today? Are these churches equivalent to a diocese? Or to a parish church? Do our diocese have an angel in heaven or is it all the way down to the parish level?!!!

It is a sobering thought to know that each “church” has a spiritual representative dedicated to it and that representative is always in the presence of God! Awesome again!

God’s blessings!

need a ghost?

 

[Church_Militant]

But boy was that Gospel reading a bear! Whew!
I guess we better be sure we recognize the day of our visitation, huh?

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

Every Diocese, every parish church, every Baptized person has an angel.

 

[twf]

Do not some interpret the reference to ‘the angel of the church in…’ as a reference to the bishop? This is how I take it. Why would Christ ask St. John to write a letter to an angel? (Remember, in the Greek, the word simply means ‘messenger’ and does not necessarily apply only to spirits).