No wonder Jesus likened us to trees which bear fruit (Matt. When a fruit tree reaches maturity, it has reached its seven, able to produce fruit for consumption and much more seed for further planting. We can also say that it represents fullness or maturity, for an excellent example of seven is the ripened fruit of a tree. This number is used more than all other numbers in the Word of God, save the number one.Ĭompletion, spiritual perfection, the union of earth with heaven that’s the spiritual meaning of seven. So we have seven expressing completeness through union of earth with heaven. It was earth crowned with heaven-the four-square earth plus the divine completeness of God.
He took the perfect world number four and added to it the perfect divine number, three, and got seven, the most sacred number to the Hebrews. When man began to analyze and combine numbers, he developed other interesting symbols. In his book, Biblical Mathematics, here’s what Ed F. Joshua and the Israelite army had to march around Jericho seven days (Joshua 6:15) before the city fell. 8:31-35) before emerging from the tabernacle on the eighth day. It took seven days to consecrate Aaron and his sons to the priesthood (Lev. 16:7 it is done when the seventh angel pours out the seventh vial into the air. 10:7 the mystery of God is finished when the seventh angel blows his trumpet. As such, Psalm 7 speaks of the two floods by which the earth is cleansed and brought to the perfect order of the Kingdom. Seven is the biblical number of completion and spiritual perfection. The perfect weapon is the Sword of the Spirit, by which spiritual warfare is accomplished, for " the weapons of our warfare are not carnal" (2 Cor. In his book, The Biblical Meaning of Numbers from One to Forty, Dr. Since this study concerns the " seven Spirits of God," we would do well to consider the spiritual meaning of seven. John to the seven churches that are in Asia:Īnd who was and who is to come, and from the It has been difficult to put aside what I have inherited in order to see from a fresh perspective. There are mistakes in this presentation, not by intention, but out of ignorance. 1:8 ESV), the beginning and the end" (Rev.
1:4 3:1 4:5, 5:6), the revelation of the " Alpha and the Omega (Rev. This being true, the seven Spirits of God" are an eternal testimony of His wondrous power and grace, so it comes as no surprise that we find them first in Genesis and last in the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ (Rev. In Malachi 3:6 we read, "For I am the LORD, I change not. This also prompted me to dig a little deeper into the creation story in Genesis, for it is there where we first discover the seven Spirits of God.
Your love, consideration, and help over the years are so deeply appreciated.Ĭhapter Three: The Lampstand and the Seven Spirits of GodĬhapter Eight: The Second Day: UnderstandingĬhapter Eleven: The Fourth Day: Might: Two Great LightsĬhapter Twelve: The Foundation of the WorldĬhapter Thirteen: The Spirit of Knowledgeīy no means is this the first time I have considered the seven Spirits of God in my studies, however, when this new understanding rose to the surface, I immediately wanted to share it with everyone and felt the best way to do so was to put it in an eBook. This study is dedicated to my brother, Allen, his wife, Monica, and my nephew, Paul. This free eBook may be copied, distributed, reposted, reprinted and shared, provided it appears in its entirety without alteration, and the reader is not charged to access it. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author. THE SEVEN SPIRITS OF GOD Jack Marshall THE SEVEN SPIRITS OF GOD Jack Marshall
0 kommentar(er)
