Both passages suggest the superordinate role of the Son and the subordinate role of the Spirit. In John 15:26, Jesus “sends” the Holy Spirit from the Father. In Revelation 3:1 Jesus “holds” the seven spirits of God. This is a depiction of the Trinity: grace and peace are given by the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the three co-equal Persons of the Godhead. John says that “grace and peace” are coming to the churches from three sources: “him who is, and who was, and who is to come” (verse 4), “the seven spirits before the throne” (verse 4), and “Jesus Christ” (verse 5). The “seven spirits” cannot be seven angelic beings such as seraphim or cherubim because of the context of Revelation 1:4. The identity of “the seven spirits” is not explicit in the passage, but arriving at the proper interpretation is fairly straightforward.

The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.” 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.In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. Revelation 4:5, “From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder.

Revelation 3:1, “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God.Revelation 1:4–5, “John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, and from Jesus Christ.

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