This material is taken in part from the god encounters today book by james. In the book of revelation we have the spirit of god presented to us in a character that answers to a remarkable statement in the old testament, to which i will refer. And he will delight in the fear of the lord, and he will not judge by what his eyes. Each church listed in revelation 2 and 3 has a messenger or angelos assigned to them. The following are examples of books on the spirit that make absolutely no mention of the seven spirits of god. If that is the meaning of the seven in the seven spirits, then it is not referring to seven different spirits of god, but rather the perfect and complete holy spirit. All seven of these spirits of god enabled the lord jesus christ to walk in signs, miracles, wonders, mighty deeds, and to honor and reverence his father. The seven spirits of god refer to seven independent manifestations of the holy spirit. Some see an explanation of the seven spirits in the book of isaiah. Pastor ray gives some insights about the 7 spirits referred to in the letter to sardis in the book of revelation. The meaning of this term has been interpreted in multiple ways. God also wants you and i to lay hold of this spiritual heritage in order to exercise the same dominion and authority in the earth.
However, since the bible does not give any details about the seven spirits of god, we cannot be dogmatic about them. Here is a sampling of their work in the lives of the patriarchs. The seven spirits of god divine secrets to the miraculous. Now let us come back to the wonderful book of zechariah. In the christian bible, the term seven spirits of god appears four times in the book of revelation. This book on the seven spirits of god has been written as a handbook for the use of those in the fivefold ministry. God encounters today book understanding god encounters today this material is taken in part from the god. It could refer to the different ways the spirit of god expresses himself. This is, however, not the same as when we say the godhead is made up of three persons.
On gods side there is the spirit of god, which is the seven spirits of god, but on our side. Throughout the bible, the number seven is symbolic of perfection, and saying that the holy spirit consists of seven spirits could be a way of representing that perfection. The bible, and especially the book of revelation, uses the number 7 to refer to perfection and completion. Books written and revealed by god to sadhu sundar selvaraj by the kingdom of heaven is coming. 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 first is that the seven spirits of god are symbolic of the holy spirit.