Here they are feature of the crucified Messiah’s person. Apart from this in Revelation 5:6 the seven eyes of the Lamb that was slain are identified as the seven spirits of God. The fact that he put them in divine company suggests they are not angels. The seven spirits are nestled in between God the Father and the Messiah Jesus. It is a common New Testament formula to offer greetings in the name of the Father and the Son. For example John brings us salutations from the very throne room of God.

When we look at all the occurrences it does not suggest an angel of any sort. The specific phrasing “seven spirits of God” appears three other times all in the Book of Revelation. So the seven spirits are actually the one Holy Spirit who has seven facets, dimensions or aspects.Īs for the first view I wholly reject it. Those of the second view sometimes go on to say that each of the virtues listed in Isaiah is the name and designation of each “spirit”. The other is that it is an allusion to Isaiah 11:2.Īnd 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 the fear of the LORD. One is saying that they are the seven archangels that stand before God. In a book of many bewildering symbols and figures how do we make sense of this one in particular? There are two popular ways of interpreting this. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever.

John to the seven churches that 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, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. One of the most of curious of these riddles is the seven spirits of God. These enigmas are an important part of the mystique and challenge of the scriptures.

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