Pdf youth bible study acts the seven spirits of god by samuel. The seven spirits of god are mentioned in the book of revelation. These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of god and the seven stars. Jan 02, 2020 there are at least three possible interpretations of the seven spirits of god. The seven spirits of god faith tabernacle of kremmling. The meaning of this term has been interpreted in multiple ways. 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 revelation 1. In christianity, the seven spirits of god are the holy spirits in the book of revelation. Can you please explain what the seven spirits of god are in.
The seven spirits of god divine secrets to the miraculous. To grow in our understanding, lets take a quick glance into the commentaries of several leaders from church history. Whitedove ministries with paul keith and amy davis 65,033 views. Identifying jesus this letter is also from jesus, who is the faithful witness of god s will revelation 1. Therefore, it refers to god himself that is almighty love jesus christ, who is the new and everlasting covenant between god and man. John injects into chapter one what he could not have seen until chapter four. There are seven spirits to match the seven churches addressed by the revelation. From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. The holy spirit wants to make his dwelling place within and upon each believers life. Throughout scripture there are various references to specific spirits sent by god to impact or anoint people.
The 7 spirits of god are spoken of in the book of revelation as going forth through all the earth to affect god s purposes upon the earth. The seven nations of canaan which joshua cast out, prefiguring the works of jesus, casting out the evil properties they signify, out of our souls authentic online manuscript. Were talking about the sevenfold holy spirit of god. These descriptions are mysterious and heavy with symbolic meaning, as is much of the book of revelation. Do the seven spirits of god rest upon your life and ministry. It is like one lamp but with multiple levels of intensitynot just 3way but 7way. John recalls this vision and that these seven spirits of god were before the great throne. The 7 spirits of god 4 the father sends out his spirit who through the spokenpreached word of god, brings light to the consciences of the sinners, bringing on the one hand conviction of their sinful lives, and revelation of his offer of mercy, if they. If we will allow the holy spirit to do seven works in our lives, he will bring us into god s completed work, his perfection, in the likeness of jesus, in the fullness of the spirit.
Also, the bible says that jesus has seven spirits of god, as well as seven eyes omnipresence and seven horns omnipotence. This is the message from the one who has the sevenfold spirit of god and the seven stars. There are at least three possible interpretations of the seven spirits of god. This may indeed be a description of the holy spirit, not as a person somehow divided into seven parts, but as a sevenbranched conduit of god s communication to the seven churches mentioned earlier in the verse. He is here designated by the symbolic words, the seven spirits which are before his throne because he has perfectly delivered god s message and is the perfect spirit of god revelation 1. And to the angel of the church of sardis write, these things says he who has the seven spirits of god and the seven stars revelation 3.
In the book of revelation there are several references to the seven spirits. Nov 23, 2012 the seven spirits of god the holy spirit, the third person of the trinity, coequal in glory, substance and essence with the father and the son, is the very breath of god. And there between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders i saw a lamb standing as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes which are the seven spirits of god who have been sent into all the earth revelation 5. Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. The seven horns and seven eyes are the seven spirits of god, who are sent out into all the earth.
The seven spirits of god represent both the holy spirit and the spiritual qualities that establish a godly person. To the church in sardis to the angel of the church in sardis write. Thus, john includes the seven spirits as a source of the prophecy to specify how it was imparted to the seven churches. However, there is no indication that these seven spirits. He represents the total authority and rule of god, the very life of god, and the essence of who god is. To express this more scripturally and succinctly, jesus is the seven spirits of god.
Christians today should also strive to embody and live up to the standard and example set by. Grace to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come. He who has the seven spirits of god and the seven stars, says this. In the first vision where the glorified christ addresses the seven churches jesus christ is described as he who has the seven spirits of god and the seven stars. Ask the father that the fullness of the seven spirits of god would rest upon you. The lord god who has seven other spirits sent his only begotten son, jesus christ, to save humanity from sins. Sep 17, 2015 the first reference to the seven spirits of god is found in revelation 1. Most of the references, however, to the seven spirits of or from god are found in the book of revelation.
I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alivebut you are dead. Grace be unto you, and peace, from him who is, and who was, and who is to come. In the christian bible, the term seven spirits of god appears four times in the book of revelation. The first is that the seven spirits of god are symbolic of the holy spirit. Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is at the point of death. Pdf on mar 12, 2019, gideon samuel stephen and others published youth bible study acts the seven spirits of god by samuel gideon. The bible says that god was in as jesus christ, reconciling the world to himself. Each spirit is a representation of the holy spirit s personal work through prophets ministering to each of the seven churches, delivering to them the godbreathed testimony or gospel of jesus. And i said, i have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold. I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. Webinar 56 the seven spirits of god by paul keith davis duration. Some writers have focused on the messianic text of isaiah 11as the key to the 7 spirits taken.
From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of god that are sent out into every part of the earth. The most widely held and plausible view of the seven spirits of god is that they are representative of the holy spirit in some way. The spirits of god you mention are symbolically represented by a seven headed candlestick that stood before his presence in the wilderness tabernacle later the temple in jerusalem, see numbers 8. Throughout the bible, the number seven is symbolic of perfection, and saying that the holy spirit consists of seven spirits could be a way of representing that perfection. Every human being is in deep love of god, whatever may be the religion he belongs to. Many have a firm faith or a belief that supernatural beings denote their religious values. The seven spirits of god sermon by jeff van wyk, isaiah 11. May 15, 2017 the seven spirits of god is gods intensified function in order to deal with the degradation of the church. Spirit of the lord red mandates for position teaches reality and dimensions of heaven, throne room, rulership, dominion and.
Jesus christ embodied all of these spirits perfectly and thus can proclaim himself to be he that hath the seven spirits of god. The seven spirits of god must, therefore, be the one holy spirit ephesians 4. The bible also states that god the holy spirit is also known as the seven spirits of god. The stone is jesus, who is jehovahthe redeeming jehovah, jehovah who removes our iniquities, jehovah as our savior, and jehovah as the lamb of god. If that is the meaning of the seven in the seven spirits, then it is not.
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