![]() the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you” (I Peter 4:14). They are wisdom and understanding (both related to the intellect and discernment), counsel and might (both practical. “If ye be reproached for the name of Christ. They are given in three sets of two each. hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?” ( Hebrews 10:29). “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (II Timothy 1:7). ![]() ![]() may give unto you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him” ( Ephesians 1:17). believe, and therefore speak” (II Corinthians 4:13). declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness” ( Romans 1:3,4). “Concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord. “When He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth” ( John 16:13). There are, in fact, seven such designations recorded in the earlier books of the New Testament. Although angels are called “ministering spirits” ( Hebrews 1:14), they apparently are always called angels in Revelation, so it seems likely that these seven “Spirits of God” actually refer to a seven-fold descriptive manifestation of the character of God’s Holy Spirit, “sent forth into all the earth” ( Revelation 5:6). 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. However, since the Bible does not give any details about the seven spirits of God, we cannot be dogmatic about them.“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). Throughout the Bible, the number seven is symbolic of perfection, and saying that the Holy Spirit consists of seven spirits could be a way of representing that perfection. The most widely held and plausible view of the seven spirits of God is that they are representative of the Holy Spirit in some way. Isaiah said: "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 the fear of the Lord." Some scholars take this to possibly mean that the seven spirits of God are the Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of Wisdom, the Spirit of Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel, the Spirit of Might, the Spirit of Knowledge, and the Spirit of the Fear of the Lord. Another view takes a verse from Isaiah 11:2 and uses it to enumerate and name the seven spirits of God. One view is that the seven spirits are indeed angels of some kind. John refers to them as a literal entity, similar to the angels or the cherubim. That is, they are more than simple metaphor. ![]() However, there is no indication that these seven spirits of God do not exist. ![]() These descriptions are mysterious and heavy with symbolic meaning, as is much of the Book of Revelation. They are also said to be "sent out into all the earth" and they are equated with the "seven eyes" of the Lamb of God. We know from the references that mention the seven spirits that they are "held" by Jesus Christ, and that they are likened to seven lamps burning near, or in front of, God's throne. It is not possible to say with complete certainty what or who the Bible is referring to when it describes the "seven spirits of God" which are before God's throne (Revelation 1:4 3:1 4:5 5:6). The seven spirits of God – Who or what are they? And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having. ![]()
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