Verse 5 – Now, get the frightening
picture here of lightning and thunder and voices coming from the throne. Note
the repeat of this later in Revelation;
Revelation 8:5 And the angel
took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the
earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an
earthquake.
…and in the parallel passage…
Revelation 16:18 And there were
voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as
was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
…and see how God’s presence manifested itself to the Hebrews,
escaped from Egypt…
Exodus 19:16 ¶ And it came to
pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings,
and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud;
so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Exodus 20:18 ¶ And all the
people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet,
and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood
afar off.
The seven lamps in front of the
throne are the seven Spirits of God.
Ezekiel 1:13 As for the likeness
of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and
like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures;
and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
Daniel 10:6 His body also was
like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as
lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and
the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
Revelation 3:1 ¶ And unto the
angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven
Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name
that thou livest, and art dead.
Revelation 5:6 ¶ And I beheld,
and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of
the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven
eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
I’ve already explained how spirit
and mind are synonymous. Notice that the spirits, lowercase s, in Isaiah 11:2,
even if you could stretch it out to say there were seven, are attitudes,
wisdom, and knowledge, not entity or entities.
Isaiah 11:1 ¶ And there shall
come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his
roots: 2 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; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in
the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes,
neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the
poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the
earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay
the wicked.
God can send you a spirit or mind,
lowercase s….
Exodus 28:3 And thou shalt speak
unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom,
that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister
unto me in the priest’s office.
Exodus 31:3 And I have filled
him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge,
and in all manner of workmanship,
…or His own Spirit, uppercase S.
Judges 6:34 But the Spirit of
the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered
after him.
John 14:17 Even the Spirit of
truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth
him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
John 15:26 But when the
Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit
of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
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