“John to the seven churches which are in Asia; Grace be unto you, and peace, from which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne.” Comment: So who are these 7 Spirits? First we have to look at the Greek root word for our English word Spirits! This is not booze! The Strongs number is 4151. This word denotes wind or the breath of God! Remember at Pentecost the Holy Spirit came as a mighty strong rushing wind upon the disciples? Your breath is the invisible part of you but without it there is no life in you! God breathed into us his breath at Creation! Though invisible it the most powerful part of us! In the tongue is the power of life and death! Jesus spoke words of life! Hitler, Marx, Lenin, Darwin, Stalin all spoke words of death! Why? Because they spoke words that opposed God and his Christ! We all use the breath God has given us to make words! The biggest mistake people make is to think their breath is their own! Then abuse will come! Hate speech! With our breath we can praise or curse God! If we speak God’s words we honor him and bring life to others! If we speak words against God we separated ourselves from him! Satan used God’s breath to deceive Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden! He told them God was a liar! People do this same thing today! Satan got kicked out of Heaven by taking God;s very breath and using it against him! The same goes on today! Even thought the 7 churches of Asia were not perfect as we are not perfect yet their words of Praise for their God brought them before the Throne Room of God! Your words will either move you closer to God or further from him! The most distant place from God is Hell! If you gave someone your breath and they cursed you with your own breath how would you feel? The Christ which was, and is, and is to come is listening to our words! Our words describe us even better than finger prints and DNA! Your eternity is based upon your words! When I hear someone curse God and use his name in vain I cringe inside! Not for God but for them! James & Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com
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Seven Spirits! Revelation 1:4
John to the seven churches which are in Asia; grace be unto you, and peace, from which is and which is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his Thrown. Comment: The seven churches in Asia Minor were not the only congregations there! They were the nearest churches to John who was exiled on the island of Patmos. The phrase “from which is and which is to come”, refers to Jesus Christ. Grace and truth comes through Jesus Christ. Where some controversy can come is the phrase, “Seven spirits who are before his Throne”. Some believe these are angels! However the problem here is the word used is not angels but spirits! The word spirits, Strongs #4151, translates breath of God or the mighty rushing wind of God! This leads me to believe this was the Holy Spirit part of the Trinity! Remember the Holy Spirit was already sent to the church at Pentecost! Jesus said I must go back to my Father to send the Holy Spirit! Where is the Holy Spirit sent from? Heaven! From the Throne of God where He resides! Remember the Holy Spirit is not a created being like humans and angels! However the Holy Spirit resides in created beings like me and you! Why? For God’s purposes! Remember Lucifer who became Satan and 1/3 of the angels rejected God and His Holy Spirit! God does use angels like Gabriel and Michael and are his servants! They have a choice just like we do! Some believe these spirits are the gifts of the Holy Spirit! The Catholics believe there are 7 gifts and the Protestants believe there are 9 gifts! The gifts are for His church! Later in this Book of Revelation we see these 7 spirits help the churches is Asia Minor! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com