An Introduction to the Seven Spirits of God

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There are three aspects to the relationship between the seven Spirits and the seven churches. Each church had its origin in the gospel. Churches came into being in each place through the message of the gospel being preached in that place. This means that the congregation builds itself upon the testimony of Jesus, his gospel or new testament. A church built on anything else is allowing a false spirit into its midst.

So each congregation has the responsibility to go back to the true origin. Each church was commissioned to spread the gospel message further afield. This is the great commission Jesus gave to his disciples Mark He has seven stars in his hand. But he laid his right hand upon me, saying, "Fear not, I am the first and the last, 18 and the living one; I died, and behold I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.

Each Church is thus a lampstand that has an angel responsible for it. The word is aster SGD and is the same as used for the stars of the Host elsewhere in the text. The word comes from the base of stronummi hence astronomy , which literally means to spread or to strew. The term is used for the Host because it is their task to spread the knowledge of God and they use the lampstands, which are the Church, to do that.

It comes from God through Christ to the elect. It is in effect the River that is divided into seven channels so that humans are able to access it and use it for the glory of God and to become sons of God. The next two chapters deal with the Seven Churches and are examined in detail in the text the Pillars of Philadelphia No. It is important to note in this text that the Seven Churches are spoken to with the angels in charge of them so that the angels are responsible for making sure that the message is understood.

These are not just seven distinct Churches. They also represent the fact that the Seven Spirits of God are present in each Church and that each Church has elements of the whole seven among them. The structure is again in a sequence of seven in the address to the church at Ephesus. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. To him who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

We then go to the next sequence of seven in the message to the Church in Smyrna. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. He who conquers shall not be hurt by the second death. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth.

The end verse is the call to repent. The next verse does not begin the next sequence but reinforces the fact that God is speaking to the whole sequence of Churches and not just to one Church. To him who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone which no one knows except him who receives it.

And all the churches shall know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you as your works deserve. The sequence to Thyatira is in the complete sequence of twelve. The first eleven verses are directed at Thyatira but the twelfth verse goes on to emphasise that the Spirit is speaking to all the Churches of God.

If you will not awake, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come upon you. Note that Sardis is in a sequence of six, which is the number of man, and is dead, and thus the Spirit of God does not complete its work in this edifice. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut; I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.

Philadelphia also is in a sequence of six, which springs from Sardis and completes a sequence of twelve. It then has the seventh element added onto its message, which again emphasises that the Spirit is speaking to all the Churches that are also symbolised by the twelve Tribes and the twelve Apostles who head those tribes as the foundation of the Temple of God. The seventh sequence is commenced with the message to Laodicea. Would that you were cold or hot!

Once again this sequence is six, ending in the call to repentance. The seventh is the call to respond, and the promise of Christ to eat with him. The eighth verse of the sequence then conveys the promise on overcoming in conquest. The final verse in the chapter is the 22 nd verse which is the number of completeness, there being 22 letters to the Hebrew alphabet, and the structure of prophecy is also based on that number, as well as twelve.

The next chapter in the text deals with the aspects of prophecy and the Government of God. In verse one the text shows the command, and in verse two the response on obedience in the Spirit. The third in the sequence is to see God, and then the Government is explained in the fourth verse as the Government is in four elements with two lots of twelve making up the twenty-four Elders around the Throne of God. The crowns indicate rule and authority. The fifth verse shows power and indicates grace. It is in this section that the Seven Spirits of God are before the Throne as seven torches of fire.

These are the spirits of understanding of the use of the Power of God. And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, "Come up hither, and I will show you what must take place after this. It is through the Seven Spirits of God that mankind can be educated and redeemed. They are thus sixth in the sequence, and the four Living Creatures are also comprised of those redeemed from the Earth. The seventh element goes on to explain them.

The eighth element shows their rank and their purpose. And round the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind: The next three verses or elements show the leadership in honour and worship given to God as Creator and God of the creation. This section is in eleven elements in that eleven is the halfway point to completeness and it is at this point we have two elohim qualified to rule, but none to redeem them from death; and the Host needed one of them to redeem them all from the rebellion.

The Plan of God had to be implemented but there was no one worthy. In the first four sections the call to worthiness is exclaimed and there was none worthy. The fifth section is one of Grace again where the Lion of Judah and root and offspring of David was found worthy. In the sixth element we see the Lamb slain who was standing between God and the four Living Creatures showing his authority over all the creation acting for God. He had seven horns, which is the number of the Churches symbolising the rule of the saints as kings and priests. The seven eyes are the Seven Spirits of God by which he controls and monitors the creation and the elect of God.

The seventh sequence shows the fulfilment of his important task and the receipt of authority and power over the Plan of God. The eighth in the sequence shows his commencement to rule with the power received from the right hand of God. From the ninth sequence after Christ had completed his task and qualified to rule, a new song is given the elect of the Host. They are acknowledged as being redeemed and they shall reign on Earth as kings and priests.

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This sequence is three times three and of itself has a spiritual significance of completeness in the Holy Spirit. The twelfth verse completes the section on the qualification and the power of the Lamb.

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The thirteenth and fourteenth verses show the completion of the glory of God and the Lamb who redeemed us and received power and authority to rule from his God and Father and our God and Father. Revelation chapter 8 is the eighth division in the culmination of the Plan of God under the authority of Christ.

The Seven Spirits - Revelation

It concerns the Seventh Seal and when that is opened the prayers of the saints are poured out on the altar of God. The twenty-four Elders had responsibility for those prayers. The seven angels of the Seven Churches are then given authority and the trumpets of the power of God to summon and to destroy. The first four verses in this chapter deal with the transmission of power to the elect and the angels of the Seven Churches of God. The prayers of the saints are given effect and the Seven Spirits of God and the elect of the saints begin to judge the Earth and rule it.

The sixth verse is one of activity but this time the human activity is under the power of the Host, rather than that of mankind acting alone and influenced by Satan cut off from God. The seventh verse begins the process of the Seventh Seal and the First Trumpet began the intervention of God based on the prayers of the saints.

A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died of the water, because it was made bitter. The seven verses follow the structure of the first four of the Seven Trumpets. Thus we are seeing the breakdown of the government of the Earth, but in a sequence of planned action.

The text goes on to deal with the aspects of the rule of the Earth, but that is covered in the papers on The Seven Seals No. Even after the Seven Angels sound and the woes are past and a third of mankind is killed as we see in Revelation chapter 9 , the people of the Earth did not repent.

And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land, 3 and called out with a loud voice, like a lion roaring; when he called out, the seven thunders sounded. Then the Angel of the Lord, standing on the sea, raised his hand and swore by Him that stands forever and ever, who created the heavens and the Earth and the sea and the things therein, said it shall be time no longer It is given that in the time of the sounding of the Seventh Angel, the Mystery of God as it was revealed through His servants the prophets would be finished.

These Seven Spirits of God spoke and the mystery had already been revealed to David a thousand years earlier, but its application was not as yet to be revealed. We find the application in Psalms 28 and The Psalm is the plea for the Lord to save his people as the refuge of his anointed. Verse 5 is a plea for the intervention by the Grace of God.

Verse 6 does not relate to the actions of men but rather a praise blessing for the Lord because he has heard the pleas of men. Thus it is in this instance that the actions of men herald the saving actions of God. Verse 7 culminates in the Praise of the Lord as the strength and shield of the anointed who are the elect saints as the household of David under the Angel of the Lord at their head cf.

What the Seven Spirits Represent

Verse 8 places Yahovah as the saving strength of his anointed. This is the direct reference to Christ as the Messiah returning to save the anointed.

The position in the Psalm identifies it by the number in the sequence as eight. Verse 9 then is a direct plea to the Messiah to: Feed them also and lift them up forever. The inheritance of Yahovah is the whole House of Israel, which is centrally the spiritual Body of the Church. This then has relationship to the following Psalm 29, which refers to the Seven Thunders. May the LORD bless his people with peace! The Mighty are required to give unto Yahovah their glory and strength. The glory due to Yahovah is in worship in the beauty of holiness.

The Psalm is an answer to the plea of Psalm 28 and especially the section of Psalm Verse 3 then says: Thus we are dealing with the Voice of the Lord who is the Glory of God who thunders. This Being is the Yahovah of Psalm In this text we see that the term voice of the Lord is used seven times.

This tells us the framework in which the seven thunders were sounded. It was in direct response to the pleas for help in the previous Psalm It applies to the return of the Messiah to save those that eagerly wait for him in the Last Days.

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The Voice of the Lord will affect many waters; in other words, many peoples and nations. In the second thunder, the Lord will deal in power and strength with those nations as they have dealt with the elect, as stated in the parable of the sheep and the goats. The third thunder will establish the majesty of Yahovah over the world in subjugation. Here the Seven Spirits of God represent seven manifestations of the Spirit.

Every gift of the Spirit is valuable. When we receive His gifts, it is the entire Spirit bestowing the gifts. The Spirit grows His fruit within us and bestows the gifts of the Spirit upon us. Our own capacity to receive may vary considerably, but He is always faithful and gives all that we can assimilate and use! So, let us enjoy all aspects of His presence and work! According to another view, the seven Spirits of God represent the fullness of the Spirit.

According to John 3: Jesus Christ, in His human nature, was fully imbued and empowered by the Spirit. The Spirit was fully upon him in all aspects of His presence and power. We, too, can experience the fullness of the Spirit. Although our experience is not as complete as Christ's, we can experience great measures of the Spirit's power and presence. Let us receive the fullness of the Spirit! The Spirit will empower us to present the claims of Christ to a lost world.

The expression "seven Spirits of God" refers to the Holy Spirit and, especially, to seven aspects of the Spirit's presence and work and to the fullness of the Spirit. In no way, as some think, does this divide the Spirit into parts. The Spirit is one person in various manifestations.