These seven Spirits of God at His throne are also mentioned in Revelation 1:4 3:1 and 5:6, where they are further called the “seven eyes” of the Lamb. We'll take a look at this in part 2.“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 4:5). I do believe though that the 7 spirits may be a symbolic picture of the holy spirit as well, but this isn't where it ends! In Revelation 5:6 we get a strange symbolic picture of the lamb that was slain – Jesus, "And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth," (Revelation 5:6). We see the same number pattern in Revelation 1 with the 7 lampstands and 7 stars, followed by the 7 churches in Revelation 3-4 and with the 7 seal, 7 trumpet, and 7 bowl judgments.īy looking into Isaiah 11:2, we've been able to identify each of the 7 spirits of God. It signifies perfection or completion and is something we can see illustrated throughout the bible. God uses numbers to signify many things and the number 7 is one of them. Likewise, we can look to the Old Testament to gain further insight into the 7 spirits of God. If you've read some of my previous articles such as the 7 churches of Revelation, you've probably come to the understanding that many of what's in Revelation is a reference to the Old Testament.
We also see this mentioned in Revelation 3:1, and then Revelation 4:5, and Revelation 5:6. In the book of Revelation, we're first introduced to the mention of the 7 spirits of God in Revelation 1:4, "John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne," (Revelation 1:4). To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image. Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. In this article I'll be taking a look at what the 7 spirits of God are. Although chapter 4 is relatively short and straightforward, it comes with a lot of questions who are the 24 elders? What are the 7 spirits of God? What are the 4 beasts or living creatures? I have examined the identity of the 24 elders who I believe to be a picture of the newly raptured church and the 4 beasts who are Seraphim.
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Lastly, he describes 4 "beasts", "And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back" (Revelation 4:6). He sees seven lamps around God's throne which represent the 7 spirits of God (Revelation 4:5). Next are the 24 elders, "Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes and they had crowns of gold on their heads" (Revelation 4:4). We have to keep in mind that John is using limited human language and understanding to describe things that are beyond human comprehension. And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald," (Revelation 4:3).įrom the throne was lightning, thundering, and voices while before the throne he sees a sea of glass resembling crystal (Revelation 4:5-6). We first get a description of God's throne and the appearance of God himself, ".and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. Chapter 4 is largely him describing what he sees.
After John writes the letters to the 7 churches, he suddenly finds himself in the throne room of heaven in the spirit.
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