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1 | Who are the seven spirits... | Rev 1:4 | Ric | 932 | ||
Who are the seven spirits before God's throne in Revelation 1:4? | ||||||
2 | Who are the seven spirits... | Rev 1:4 | Radioman | 935 | ||
Isa. 11:2 (NASB) 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 seven Spirits. There are two possible meanings: 1) a reference to Isaiah’s prophecy concerning the 7-fold ministry of the Holy Spirit (Is 11:2); or . . . “2) more likely, it is a reference to the lampstand with 7 lamps (a menorah) in Zechariah (Zech 3:9)--also a description of the Holy Spirit." In either case, 7 is the number of completeness, so John” in Rev 1:4 “is identifying the fullness of the Holy Spirit.” (p. 1992, John MacArthur, MacArthur Study Bible, Nashville: Word, 1997) In many Bibles the center column references for Rev 1:4 will include references to Isa 11:2 and Zech 3:9. Looking up parallel or related Scriptures in a center column reference Bible will help answer many Bible questions one may have. The Bible is its own best interpreter. In other words, to look up related Scripture is to compare Scripture with Scripure, a very sound practice in interpreting the Bible. |
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3 | Who are the seven spirits... | Rev 1:4 | Xapis | 945 | ||
Thank you for the enlightenment, I have never connected the two verses Isa 11:2 and Rev 1:4 and several other places in Revelation. However I don't understand the answer that points to two scriptures, one clear and one vague and says that the vague one is "more likely". This goes against what you say and I hold to dearly that the Bible is the best commentary on the Bible, and what I am convinced of is that God wants us to know clearly not vaguely. If you can enlighten me as to how Zech is a better reference to understand this than Isaiah please do. | ||||||