His eyes are piercing eyes of judgment which see by virtue of the seven spirits, the fullness of the attributes of the Holy Spirit. These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire. I believe this is a reference to what John is shown in the Book of Revelation, His eyes like a flame of fire. Of interest to our discussion here, the seven spirits resting upon Messiah Jesus (Messiah meaning "anointed one") are associated with His task of the Righteous Judge: He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, nor decide by the hearing of His ears. His delight in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears. The Spirit of the LORD (1) shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom (2) and understanding (3), The Spirit of counsel (4) and might (5), The Spirit of knowledge (6) and of the fear of the LORD (7). There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. I believe another implicit reference to the seven spirits can be found in the opening verses of Isaiah 11: 1 Like the Father and the Son, the Holy Spirit is a person. Like the Father and the Son, the Holy Spirit is God. This seeming contradiction-independence and interdependence-reflects a deep Biblical truth: the tri-unity (Trinity) of God. Yet, on the other hand, they are also indicative of the omniscience of both Father and Son. The reason the description of the seven spirits is confusing is because, on the one hand, the spirits seem to be independent of both the Father (on the throne) and the Son (Jesus). Thus, His ability to perfectly judge all sin. I believe this to be another reference to the omniscience of Jesus-His ability to see everything that transpires in the world and down through history.
#THE SEVEN SPIRITS OF GOD FULL#
The seven spirits are before His throne, that is, they have immediate and full access to God the Father who sits on the Throne (Rev.5:6)įrom these passages, we learn several things about the seven spirits: 4:5)Īnd I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. Seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. 3:1)Īnd from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices.
1:4)Īnd to the angel of the church in Sardis write, 'These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.' (Rev.
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. The seven spirits of God are explicitly mentioned in the following passages:
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