Then I saw one like a slaughtered lamb standing between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders. In this case, the seven spirits are said to be seven torches.įinally, we read of the slaughtered lamb, Jesus Christ, having these spirits. Burning before the throne were seven fiery torches, which are the seven spirits of God ( Revelation 4:5 HCSB). We read the following.įrom the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and thunder. The Seven Spirits Are Linked with Fiery Torches Thus, in some sense, Jesus has these spirits. In chapter three we again read of the “seven spirits of God.” In this instance we are told that Jesus has the seven spirits as well as the seven stars.Īnd to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: “I know your works you have a name of being alive, but you are dead” ( Revelation 3:1 NRSV). Here the greeting comes from the “seven spirits.” John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne ( Revelation 1:4 TNIV). In the introduction to the Book of Revelation, we first read of the seven spirits. The "Seven Fold Spirit of God" could be the "perfect" Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit.The Identity of the Holy Spirit – Question 20Ī number of times in the Book of Revelation there is a reference to the “seven Spirits.” They can be listed as follows. Sevenfold may also be connected with the Biblical understanding of the number 7 representing perfection. "Powers and principalities" can apply to both angelic and demonic beings, more often in the New Testament to demonic beings. Note: the word "Dynamis" means something closer to 'strength', 'power' or 'ability' not 'virtues', as examinations of a Greek lexicon or concordance would reveal. In the New Testament, the term "Dynamis" (translated as Virtues) suggests a class of exalted spiritual beings the same perhaps parallel to the "chief Princes" (Sar rishown) in the Old Testament, of which Michael is stated to be one (Daniel 10:13).
The reference to the lamb in Revelation 5:6 relates it to the Seven Spirits which first appear in Revelation 1:4 and are associated with Jesus who holds them along with seven stars. Including the Spirit of the Lord, and the spirits of wisdom, of understanding, of counsel, of might, of knowledge and of fear of the LORD, here are represented the seven spirits, which are before the throne of God. In this interpretation, "The "seven Spirits" represent the sevenfold ministry of the Spirit as depicted in Isaiah 11:2." As it is written in the Holy Bible in the Book of Isaiah, 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD Isaiah 11:2 (KJV). The "Sevenfold Ministry of the Spirit" interpretation holds that the seven Spirits refer to Book of Isaiah 11:2. The Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord. The Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, Revelation 5:6 - And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. Revelation 4:5 - And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
Revelation 1:4 - John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne Revelation 3:1 - And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. The seven Spirits of God are mentioned four times in the Book of Revelation, and in the book of Isaiah it names each Spirit.
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