It signifies perfection or completion and is something we can see illustrated throughout the Bible. God uses numbers to signify many things, and number 7 is one of them. Likewise, we can look to the Old Testament to gain further insight into the 7 spirits of God. Isaiah 11:2 lists this out for us: 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 verses 4:5 and 5:6. “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” (Rev. In the book of Revelation, we’re first introduced to the mention of the 7 spirits of God in Revelation 1:4. 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? He sees seven lamps around God’s throne which represent the 7 spirits of God (Rev. 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” (Rev. We have to keep in mind that John is using limited human language and understanding to describe things that are beyond human comprehension. 4:3, NKJV).įrom the throne was lightning, thundering, and voices while before the throne he sees a sea of glass resembling crystal (Rev. 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” (Rev. “…and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. We first get a description of God’s throne and the appearance of God himself. ![]() Chapter 4 of Revelation 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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