^2:1 “To the messenger of the church in Ephesus, write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lamp stands, says:

“To the messenger of the church in Ephesus, write:

The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand,

This is part of the vision John saw in the first chapter (Revelation 1:16). The right hand denotes the hand of power and authority.

the one who walks among the seven gold lamp stands, says:

This, too, is where John's vision in Chapter 1 opens with "one like a son of Man" in the midst of the lampstands (Revelation 1:11). The fact that "THE ONE" walks among the golden lampstands verifies that these really do exist and may be removed (Revelation 2:5).