![]() This is the first work of the Spirit when one is born again.Ģ. The Spirit of Justification: ".you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God." We are all justified because of God's grace and by our faith, and it is the Spirit of God who draws us and empowers us to acknowledge Jesus as our Lord and Savior (1 Corinthians 12:3). These are the seven facets or manifestations of the Holy Spirit in the believer's life:ġ. 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. The seven spirits of God must, therefore, be the One Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:4) who will manifest in the believer's life in seven distinct ways. (Matthew 3:16) He then told His disciples to wait for the promise of the Father before they left Jerusalem (Acts 1:4) and then He said: Acts 1:8 "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." Jesus Himself was baptized in the Jordan when the Holy Spirit came upon Him in the form of a dove. (2 Kings chapter 5) This event was a foreshadowing of the baptism of the Holy Spirit for those New Covenant believers who would seek the promise of the Father. When Naaman finally did this, he was wonderfully and completely healed. It is interesting to me that Elisha sent Naaman to the Jordan River to dip seven times. The fire of the Spirit is first purifying, and then the power of the Spirit will be demonstrated through those who are baptized by the Holy Spirit. Zechariah tells us that the temple will be built, "not by might nor by power (of men), but by My Spirit, says the Lord of Hosts." It then stands to reason that the latter temple (New Testament church) would be built by the Holy Spirit. ![]() John the Baptist said that Jesus will baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. The Seven Lamps of Fire-Represent the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Again, the number seven indicates complete authority.Ĥ. Jesus has been given all authority in heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:18). The Seven Horns-Prophetically, horns represent spiritual authority (power). These eyes represent the ability to see by the Spirit into the Spirit world.ģ. The Seven Eyes-These seven eyes represent spiritual vision. This concept of perfection or fullness agrees with John 3:34 "For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure." In other words, Jesus had the fullness of the Spirit without limitations which produced God's perfection.Ģ. The scriptures said that Jesus had these seven spirits. The Seven Spirits-Seven is God's number of perfection. This also agrees with Revelation 3:6, but also included in the Revelation passage is reference to the seven horns.ġ. Zechariah 4:10 tells us that these seven (lamps) are the eyes of the Lord. Zechariah 4:6 "So he answered and said to me: This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' Says the LORD of hosts." Zechariah 4:2 "And he said to me, 'What do you see?' So I said, 'I am looking, and there is a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, and on the stand seven lamps with seven pipes to the seven lamps.'" This concept is also spoken of by the Prophet Zechariah: Revelation 5:6 "And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth."įrom these scriptures I could see that Jesus had or held these seven spirits, which are the eyes of the Lord, and are represented by the seven lamps (lampstands) of fire. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God." ![]() Revelation 4:5 "And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Revelation 3:1 "And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead." Have you ever wondered what the seven spirits of God were? Several years ago while I was studying the Book of Revelation, I began to ponder several scriptures that I had read before, but had not sought any spiritual insight into They are:
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