SUBJECT:  Revelation 1:4; 4:5 and 5:6

QUESTION:  Who are these seven Spirits referenced in these scriptures?

ANSWER:

Here are the verses in question:

Revelation 1:4

John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

Revelation 4:5

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 5:6

6And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

Revelation 5:6, mentions the "seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth."

In this same verse these spirits are described as being the "seven eyes" of the "Lamb." They are seven angelic beings who serve as the seven observers for Jesus Christ. In Revelation 1:4 we read that these seven angels have access to the very throne of God in heaven.

The function of these seven angels is described in 2 Chronicles 16:9: "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth." This description is repeated in Zechariah 4:10, along with a reference to the "eyes of the Lord" being seven in number.

These seven angels have a specific and very important responsibility. They continually go throughout the entire earth to observe conditions and report them to Jesus Christ in heaven.

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