Revelation 3:1 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars, says this:
Who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars? Well, that would be Jesus. We know this from the letter to the church at Ephesus from Revelation 2:1. Jesus is giving us a reminder and a review plus some additional information. The review is regarding the seven stars.
Revelation 2:1a “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand…
The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand…What are stars? The answer is given in Revelation 1:20b …the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches… Stars are angels of the churches.
The new information is regarding the seven Spirits of God.
In the New Testament, the Greek word for “Spirit” is πνεῦμα/pneuma. Per Strong’s Concordance, pneuma is defined in this context as: the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son; sometimes referred to in a way which emphasizes his personality and character as the Holy Spirit; sometimes referred to in a way which emphasizes his work and power as the Spirit of Truth; never referred to as a depersonalized force.
This is not Star Wars. The Spirit is not the Force…The Spirit is a person of the Trinity.
Four times in the book of Revelation, the seven Spirits of God are referenced. See Revelation 1:4, 3:1, 4:5, and 5:6.
Scripture informs the seven Spirits of God are before the throne in Revelation 1:4 and 4:5.
Revelation 4:5b defines the issue of the seven Spirits of God. Lamps equal seven Spirits.
Revelation 4:5b And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;
Revelation 5:6 reveals more information regarding the seven Spirits of God.
Revelation 5:6 And I saw between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.
The number “seven (7)” in the Bible indicates completeness, fullness, and perfection. This is not in reference to seven individual Spirits. The Bible is clear. The grammar and syntax in the verse below in reference to the “Spirit” are singular. There is one Spirit of God.
1 Corinthians 12:11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.
Other verses indicate the singular nature of the Spirit. Another example is noted below.
1 Corinthians 12:13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
There is one Holy Spirit of God.
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