Some say the "seven" Spirits of Revelation 1:4 is the "seven" angels of the seven Churches. Is This True?

Question

First here's my thought or point of view on the subject. John the Divine in Revelation Chapter 1:4 says.

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;

Here we have the “First” of a series of “Sevens” that are mentioned in the book of Revelation. There is a reason for this. Nothing God does is by accident!

Seven is the key number of this book, as well as other scripture recordings. When you find seven of anything in the Bible, it is a symbol of Completeness, Perfection or Plenitude.

John says…. The Seven Spirits, which are before God throne.

This, I believe is the “Spirit” of God in the plenitude of His being.

It can be seen in Isaiah the Prophet’s recordings of Chapter 1:1-2, concerning his prophecy of the birth of Jesus, and the Spirit coming upon Messiah, here we read.

And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

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;

The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him
The Spirit of Wisdom
The Spirit Understanding
The Spirit of Counsel
The Spirit of Might or Power
The Spirit of Knowledge
The Spirit of Fear of the Lord

This is the prophecy Jesus, alludes to in Luke 4:16-21 where we read.

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

So the Seven Spirit’s is the Holy Spirit in His Fullness.


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Answer 1

You're right that the number seven in the Bible denotes fullness or completeness, but this is in accordance with both Jehovah's purposes and Satan's. See( Rev 1:4,12,16; 4:5; 5:1,6; 10:3,4; 12:3) But after doing some bible-based research here's something that will help you clarify between the "seven" spirits and the"seven" angels.

What are the "seven spirits" mentioned in Rev 1:4?

It's the fullness of operation of God's active force or holy spirit (not a spirit being) that imparts understanding and blessing to all who pay attention to this prophecy. Although this was originally directed to the "seven" or all the congregations in the district of Asia, it still applies to all lovers of truth today who seek indepth, accurate knowledge of the Bible.
(For more info on the role of holy spirit see following scriptures:: Acts 2:2-4 and 17-18; John 14:16,17,26)

What are the "seven" angels of the "seven" congregations ?(also rendered churches)

Like mentioned above the seven churches/congregatons are not literal but rather to ALL the congregations existing at that time and also to all the thousands of congregations today who are unitedly serving Jehovah God.
However the seven angels, also known as the "seven stars" in Rev 1:20, are not at this instance representing literal angels. Since Jesus wouldn't likely use a mere human penman as John to write to more powerful spirit creatures, it would make more sense that these "angels" would symbolize the human overseers or the elders of the Christian congregation. Furthermore the Greek word "an'ge-los" that was used here can mean either an angel or messenger. For instance the Bible once referred to a Levite priest in Malachi 2:7 as a "messenger" using the Hebrew word "mal'akh". In addition, this message wasn't just referring to one overseer or elder in each of the christian congregations back then, but to all those who served in the BODIES of elders within Jehovah's anointed congregations ( Compare Rev 2:1, and Acts 20:17).

I hope this helps!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

The word "angel" is messenger. We assume the messengers referred to in Rev. 2-3 are spiritual beings. There is nothing preventing the angels from being human messengers, like pastors. The word messenger can be assigned to spiritual beings or it can refer to human messengers. Both concepts are possible.

Answer 3

You're overthinking. The Bible is metaphor and symbolism misinterpreted by credulous, simple people into something else. Lets move on, ok?

Answer 4

yes it is