In John’s vision of Jesus, He is among the lampstands. Here we have a picture of Jesus as the Great High Priest trimming the wicks and filling the lamps with oil, drawing heavily from Old Testament pictures. He reveals that the symbolism used of lampstands and stars represents His Church—the light of the world. This teaching prepares the way for the next few weeks where we look at the seven churches that Jesus tells John to write to. He is moving among the churches and will give His assessment of what He sees.