Over time, however, it seems that they had lost a reliance upon the Spirit and had continued in their own strength and perhaps even for their own glory. His exhortation, then, is for them to wake up! Their church had begun by the power of the Holy Spirit through the hearing of the gospel and they had born faithful witness to Christ. In light of Christ’s description of Himself, it seems likely that while the church was involved in doing good works, those works were not done for the glory of Christ by the power of the Spirit. Although this church appears to have been active in terms of their works, those works were incomplete in the sight of God (Rev. Jesus then declares His knowledge of the church in Sardis, stating that although they have the reputation of being alive, He knows that they are in reality spiritually dead. The church at Sardis needs to be reminded that Jesus is the one who sends the Holy Spirit and is also the one who is concerned with the spiritual well-being of his church.
The seven spirits of god and the seven stars series#
The one prominent industry which had continued to thrive within the city was the processing of wool.Īs the Lord begins His letter, He refers to Himself as the one who has “the seven spirits of God” and the “seven stars.” We observed earlier in our series that in 1:4 the seven spirits refers to the Holy Spirit and in 1:20 that the seven stars refer to the angelic representatives of the churches. Economically, the city had been known in the past for its vast wealth, but its reputation had begun to fade under the control of Rome. This led on two occasions to the city falling to enemies because of a false sense of security. The original city was located atop a plateau which was virtually impregnable, leading the city to consider itself invincible. The city was located along an important trade route which allowed the city to prosper as the capital of the Lydian empire before the rise of Rome. The city of Sardis is addressed in the fifth of Jesus’ letters to the churches. 6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ 5 The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. 4 Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. 3 Remember, then, what you received and heard. 2 Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.3 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. Revelation 3:1īut the end of all things is at hand therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 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. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. 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 hard been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands. 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.
So it will be in the days to come, Saints who are filled with the 7 Spirits of YHVH will not love their life unto death than to bow down to the beast.
On 8 August 2013, The LORD spoke to Sarah Jubilee, “Pray for the church to receive discernment, pray that they will be baptized with the fullness of MY seven Spirits because without it MYĭaniel’s 3 friends would rather die than to bow down to the gold statue made by Nebuchadnezzar. We have to be baptized by HIS Sevenfold Spirits and make sure all 7 candles be lighted up in order to have more understanding about the things of YHVH. The 7 Spirits of YHVH is like a rainbow and like a menorah that has 7 branches. (Genesis 1:2) The 7 Spirits of YHVH carries the seed/code of YHVH. The 7 Spirits of God was hovering all over the earth. Just as God is one but has three distinct personhoods: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, so the Holy Spirit is One but with seven distinct expressions.
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