hotcoffee
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Revelation 5:6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits[a] of God sent out into all the earth.
Revelation 5:6 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
OK... this is were a lot of people get lost. A slain lamb with seven horns and seven eyes? Really? Lord how do you explain this one? Let's break it down.
Go back to the first Passover in Exodus 12. The lamb was sacrificed and the blood of that lamb was painted over the doorframe. Now go to John the Baptist in the River Jordan in John 1:29. John called Jesus the Lamb of God.
God sacrificed His Son to save us. Jesus could have backed out, but He didn't. So here Jesus shows up here in Heaven in front of God, standing in front of God at this meeting God was having. He had holes in His hands and His feet. He had a gash in His side. He was looking Victorious! He did it! He had taught, healed, and fed the humans. He had gone through the trials, hung on the cross, conquered death, walked with the people again, and then rose to attend this meeting.
So let's put Jesus in place of the words "a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain" and the word "lamb".
Now, let's look at the number seven. Seven is the perfect number in the Scriptures. So lets put the word "perfect" in place of the number "seven".
Now let's look at the word "horns". When I think of the horns on an animal I think of power. Animals with horns use them to attack. So let's replace the word "horns" with the word "power".
Now let's do the same thing with the word "eyes". We use our eyes to see. Jesus uses His eyes to see. Of course He can see right through you so He has knowledge of everything that's in you. He can see your thoughts. In the Gospels of Mark and Luke Jesus displayed that ability. So let's replace the word "eyes" with the word knowledge.
So what does that leave us with?
Then I saw Jesus, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. Jesus had perfect power and perfect knowledge, which are the perfect spirits[a] of God sent out into all the earth.
