64.“论到你所看见、在我右手中的七星和七个金灯台的奥秘”表异象中关于新天堂和新教会的奥秘。“七星”表天上的教会，“七个金灯台”表地上的教会，这一点可见于下文。
64. "The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands." (1:20) This symbolizes the secrets contained in the visions having to do with a new heaven and a new church.
The seven stars symbolize the church in the heavens, and the seven lampstands symbolize the church on earth, as we will see in the explanations that follow next.
64. [verse 20] 'The mystery of the seven stars which thou hast seen in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands' signifies the arcana in the visions concerning a new heaven and a new Church. That by 'the seven stars' the Church in the heavens is signified, and by 'the seven lampstands' the Church on earth (in terris), will be seen in the things now following.
64. Verse 20. The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, signifies arcana in visions concerning the New Heaven and the New Church. That by "seven stars" is signified the church in the heavens, and by "seven lampstands" the church on the earth, will be seen in what now follows.
64. (Vers. 20.) "Mysterium septem Stellarum quas vidisti in dextra Mea, et septem Candelabra aurea," significat arcana in Visionibus de novo Caelo et de Nova Ecclesia. - Quod per "septem Stellas" significetur Ecclesia in Caelis, et per "Septem Candelabra" Ecclesia in terris, videbitur in nunc sequentibus.