Seven Spirits of God

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Re 8:2 And I saw the

seven angels

who stand before God

, and to them were given seven trumpets.

Re 8:6 Then the

seven angels

who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.

Re 15:1 I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign:

seven angels

with the seven last plagues-- last, because with them God's wrath is completed.

Re 15:6 Out of the temple came the

seven angels

with the seven plagues. They were dressed in clean, shining linen and wore golden sashes around their chests.

Re 15:7 Then one of the four living creatures gave to the

seven angels

seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever.

Re 15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the

seven angels

were completed.

Re 16:1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the

seven angels

, "Go, pour out the seven bowls of God's wrath on the earth."

Re 17:1 One of the

seven angels

who had the seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.

Re 21:9 One of the

seven angels

who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."

You have seven angels in this passage. This is in no way saying these 7 angels are the 7 Spirits. Context is wrong.

Heb 1:13 But to which of

the

angels

said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

14

Are they not all ministering

spirits

, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

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Jesus!

And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

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;

And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

Isaiah 11:1-5

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While I was listening to Revelation tonight, I kept wondering what this verse meant when John referred to the seven Spirits of God.

Revelation 4:5 (New American Standard Bible) Out from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;

This verse references Revelation 1:4 (New American Standard Bible) John to the seven churches that 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,

which then references Isaiah 11:2

The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him,

The spirit of

wisdom

and

understanding

,

The spirit of

counsel

and

strength

,

The spirit of

knowledge

and the

fear of the LORD

.

The problem is that in Isaiah, there are only 6 spirits mentioned, unless we count the Spirit of the Lord being the first.

What do you all say?

Wonderful Thread Dear Allen

Another Take

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

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Looking For Jesus

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. Isaiah 9:6-7

In All The Right Places

1) And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, Isaiah 11:2(a)

For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. John 3:36

2) the spirit of wisdom Isaiah 11:2(b)

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 1:14

3) and understanding, Isaiah 2©

And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. Mark 3:5

4) the spirit of counsel Isaiah 2(d)

Counseller, Isaiah 9:6(e)

5) and might, Isaiah 2(e)

The mighty God, Isaiah 19:6(f)

6) the spirit of knowledge Isaiah 2(f)

Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? John 4:28

7) and of the fear of the LORD; Isaiah 2(g)

Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. Isaiah 9:7

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Just Another Take On Isaiah 11:2

Maybe This Is Helpful

Maybe Not

As For The Seven Spirits Of God

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

I Have Little Doubt He Is The Mighty Holy Spirit Of The Living God

And 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

But, Then Again,,,,

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Be Blessed Beloved Of The KING

Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. John 17:20-23

Love, Your Brother Joe

[hr.jr.]

While I was listening to Revelation tonight, I kept wondering what this verse meant when John referred to the seven Spirits of God.

Revelation 4:5 (New American Standard Bible) Out from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;

This verse references Revelation 1:4 (New American Standard Bible) John to the seven churches that 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,

which then references Isaiah 11:2

The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him,

The spirit of

wisdom

and

understanding

,

The spirit of

counsel

and

strength

,

The spirit of

knowledge

and the

fear of the LORD

.

The problem is that in Isaiah, there are only 6 spirits mentioned, unless we count the Spirit of the Lord being the first.

What do you all say?

You are in the right passage, you have just counted a bit wrong. We know the passage is speaking of The Holy Spirit. His name in this passage contains His first attribute. He is "The Spirit of the Lord." He is also "The Spirit of Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel" etc.

Notice the capitalized "S" in the first sentence and the little "s" in the rest. That is why I did not count them one in the same. To me, it is saying that the 6 are part of the 1, not different from.

The capitalizations of deity are done at the discretion of the translator. The orig. text does not do this. It is my opinion that in this case they errored. Some publishers capalize deity and some do not. My main study Bible is published by Cambridge. Cambride does not capitalize deity because they feel that there are too many cases where we can not definitively make the decision based on orig. manuscripts.

[OneLight]

Thanks Joe and hr.jr. I did finally look at my Interlinear. This is what it tells me:

and

[hr.jr.]

Re 8:2 And I saw the

seven angels

who stand before God

, and to them were given seven trumpets.

Re 8:6 Then the

seven angels

who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.

Re 15:1 I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign:

seven angels

with the seven last plagues-- last, because with them God's wrath is completed.

Re 15:6 Out of the temple came the

seven angels

with the seven plagues. They were dressed in clean, shining linen and wore golden sashes around their chests.

Re 15:7 Then one of the four living creatures gave to the

seven angels

seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever.

Re 15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the

seven angels

were completed.

Re 16:1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the

seven angels

, "Go, pour out the seven bowls of God's wrath on the earth."

Re 17:1 One of the

seven angels

who had the seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.

Re 21:9 One of the

seven angels

who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."

You have seven angels in this passage. This is in no way saying these 7 angels are the 7 Spirits. Context is wrong.

Heb 1:13 But to which of

the

angels

said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

14

Are they not all ministering

spirits

, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

What point are you trying to make? Angels are spirits? I think we all agree on that fact.