![]() ![]() Scripture tells us that the "seven eyes" are the seven Spirits of G-d. When I read the passage above I had a "Blue's Clues" moment: "a clue! a clue!". Those of you with small children you may be familiar with the Blue's Clues cartoon on Nickelodeon. ![]() The last direct reference in Scripture to the seven Spirits of G-d is also found in the book of Revelation:Īnd I saw between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of G-d, sent out into all the earth. So what is this? Yeshua is given the Spirit and gets the seven Spirits as a package deal? Let's continue searching. In John 1:32 John also testifies that he seen this and uses the same singular Greek noun for Spirit: pneuma. All of these passages refer to " the" Spirit of G-d using the singular noun and a definite Greek article to. ![]() In Matthew 3:16, Mark 1:10, and Luke 3:22 we are given the parallel accounts of Yeshua's mikvah by Yochanan and subsequent annointing of the Holy Spirit which came in the form of a dove. The reference to "He who has the seven Spirits of G-d" in 3:1 is Yeshua speaking of Himself. This is confirmed by going back to the end of Revelation chapter 1 where the One speaking to Yochanan identifies himself as "the first and the last, and the living One and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore." (Revelation 1:17). Who is speaking in this passage? In the NASB this verse is entirely in red which indicates the words of Yeshua. To the angel of the church in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of G-d and the seven stars, says this: 'I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. Let's begin our journey by examining the very first passage in Scripture that explicitly speaks of the seven Spirits of G-d: Bolded text or other emphases in the Scriptural references are the author's. Scriptural quotations are from the New American Standard Bible unless otherwise noted. As we take this walk, may we say, believe, and do what is right, be merciful in our speech and actions, and walk humbly with the Lord (Micah 6:8). Let us take a journey together through Scripture and see what it says about the seven Spirits of G-d. ![]() If a person feels "led by the spirit" to speak, behave, or believe a certain way, they should test that spirit (1 John 4:1) and see whether what that spirit is telling them to do is in agreement or disagreement with Scripture. the whole of Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16-17). When we are asked by leaders in our congregations to do something or to believe something in regards to Scripture, we should always be like the Bereans and test everything against Scripture itself (Acts 17:11). Was this a translation or printing error? Were there any other references in Scripture to seven Spirits? How did this impact my understanding of G-d's character and nature? Why had I always been taught about only one Spirit of G-d? I thought there was only one Spirit of G-d." I had never been taught about seven Spirits. Not too long ago as I read this I thought out loud: "Seven Spirits?!? I don't remember seven Spirits. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of G-d Out from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and golden crowns on their heads. And He who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a sardius in appearance and there was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in appearance. In that book it is written:Īfter these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things." Immediately I was in the Spirit and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne. This revelation is recorded in the book that is named Revelation. G-d gave a revelation of the end of time to Yochanan. ![]()
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