![]() ![]() Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.” Second Chronicles 16:9: “For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.Zechariah 4:10: “For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.” (This end-time Book links to Revelation-the Second Coming of Christ.).While shrouded in mystery, we can find three references to them. They are unique angelic creatures, evidently having a distinctive purpose in God’s plan. Revelation 5:6 says they are, “seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.” This helps further identify them.īefore John the Apostle wrote the Book of the Revelation, the Old Testament had already spoken of “seven” special “Spirits.” The capitalization signifies they are not ordinary beings or common angels. Again, the seven Spirits in the Book of Revelation are creatures of some kind, individuals with radiant bodies like burning fire (see angels described as such in Hebrews 1:7 and Psalm 104:4). Such could not be true of wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, and knowledge of the fear of the LORD. They are called “the seven lamps of fire burning before the throne” in Revelation 4:5. They are living entities, beings, not inanimate or nontangible concepts such as the last six “spirits” of Isaiah 11:2. Revelation 1:4 says these seven Spirits send forth a message of grace and peace. ![]() There are not seven “Holy Spirits.” Neither Isaiah 11:2 nor the Holy Spirit are under discussion in the Revelation passages. Isaiah 11:2 (quoted earlier) contains one such exception- “the spirit of the LORD” is the Holy Spirit. While it is true that the Holy Spirit is often capitalized in the English Bible (that is, “Spirit”), there are some exceptions. The capitalization in Revelation causes people to conclude that the seven Spirits are actually the Holy Spirit. Revelation 5:6: “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.”Ī common attempt to identify these seven Spirits is to correlate them with Isaiah 11:2: “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.” However, great difficulty is encountered when linking Isaiah to Revelation.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 3:1: “And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.”.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 ….”.We read about them on four occasions in the Bible, and only in the Book of the Revelation: Sardis narrowly avoids joining Laodicea in receiving only words of criticism from Christ.WHO OR WHAT ARE THE “SEVEN SPIRITS” FOUND IN REVELATION? Since reputation is a good thing, this statement technically is considered a praise from Jesus. Its reputation alleged it was alive, but really it was spiritually dead. As the all-wise Head of the Church, Jesus knew the church in Sardis had a reputation that didn't match reality. Jesus identifies himself to the church in Sardis as having the seven spirits of God, likely a reference to His wisdom, and also having the seven stars, a reference to the messengers or pastors of the seven churches. Later, the Romans built a new town below the hill and left the original Sardis deserted. In AD 17 an earthquake completely destroyed Sardis. The soldier successfully sneaked into Sardis and opened its gates to Antiochus and His army. ![]() However, Antiochus the Great, a Syrian king, conquered Sardis by sending a soldier through a crack in the city's northern wall. This limited access made it easy for only a few men to defend the city. The city commanded a prominent military position atop a 1,500-foot high hill and was accessible only by a steep path on its southern side. Sardis was located about 30 miles southeast of Thyatira and 50 miles east of Smyrna. The fifth of seven letters from Jesus is addressed to the church in Sardis.
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