![]() 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. Here we are introduced to the seven spirits who are before His throne. The “seven spirits of God” in the book of Revelation are thus a reference to the Holy Spirit in the perfection of His manifold ministry.In Vs 4, this is obviously is the Father. Isaiah 11:2 also references the Holy Spirit using a seven-fold description: “The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him-the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.” The prophecy is that the Messiah would be empowered not by seven individual spirits but by the One Spirit, described seven ways: John’s vision includes a picture of the perfect and complete Holy Spirit. Once we identify the “seven spirits” as the Holy Spirit, the question remains, why are there “seven” of Him? The Bible, and especially the book of Revelation, uses the number seven to refer to perfection and completion. In Revelation 5:6 the seven spirits are the “seven eyes” of the Lamb, and they are “sent out into all the earth.” The seven eyes speak of the Spirit’s (and the Lamb’s) omniscience, and the fact that He is sent into all the earth speaks of His omnipresence. with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it” (Zechariah 4:2). This picture agrees with Zechariah’s vision in which he sees the Holy Spirit symbolized as “a solid gold lampstand. In Revelation 4:5 the seven spirits of God are symbolized as seven burning lamps that are before God’s throne. Both passages suggest the superordinate role of the Son and the subordinate role of the Spirit. In John 15:26, Jesus “sends” the Holy Spirit from the Father. ![]() In Revelation 3:1 Jesus “holds” the seven spirits of God. This is a depiction of the Trinity: grace and peace are given by the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the three co-equal Persons of the Godhead. John says that “grace and peace” are coming to the churches from three sources: “him who is, and who was, and who is to come” (verse 4), “the seven spirits before the throne” (verse 4), and “Jesus Christ” (verse 5). ![]() The “seven spirits” cannot be seven angelic beings such as seraphim or cherubim because of the context of Revelation 1:4. The identity of “the seven spirits” is not explicit in these passages, but arriving at the proper interpretation is fairly straightforward. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.” Revelation 5:6, “Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. ![]() In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. Revelation 4:5, “From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder.Revelation 3:1, “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God.Revelation 1:4–5, “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, and from Jesus Christ.
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