Revelation 5:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

In the midst of the throne

Revelation 4:4

Seven horns

Seven eyes

2 Chronicles 16:9

Zechariah 3:9

Zechariah 4:10

The seven spirits

Revelation 4:5

General references

Bible References

In the midst of the throne

Around the throne were 24 other thrones, and on these thrones sat 24 elders wearing white robes and gold victor's crowns on their heads.

Seven horns

The LORD will shatter his enemies those who contend against him. Who is holy? The one who will thunder against them in the heavens. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth, he will give strength to his king, and he will increase the strength of His anointed one."

To him dominion was bestowed, along with glory and a kingdom, so that all nations, nations, and languages are to serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion it will never pass away and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed."

Get up and smash them to pieces, daughter of Zion, because I will make your horn like iron and your hooves like bronze! And you will beat many people to pieces, and I will consecrate their dishonest gain to the LORD and their assets to the Lord of the entire earth."

His radiance is like sunlight; beams of light shine from his hand, where his strength lays hidden.

He has raised up a mighty Savior for us from the family of his servant David,

Now lifted up by God to heaven, a name above all others given, this matchless name possessing.

Seven eyes

The LORD's eyes keep on roaming throughout the earth, looking for those whose hearts completely belong to him, so that he may strongly support them. But because you have acted foolishly in this, from now on you will have wars."

Look, the stone that I put in place in Joshua's presence on that one stone are seven eyes. And look, I will do the engraving myself,' declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "and I will remove the perversity of that land in a single day.

For who has despised the time of insignificant things? They will rejoice to see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. These seven lights represent the eyes of the LORD, which are looking throughout all of the earth."

The seven spirits

Flashes of lightning, noises, and peals of thunder came from the throne. Burning in front of the throne were seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God.

General references

Abraham answered, "God will provide himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son."

one young bull, one ram, and a one year old male lamb for a burnt offering;

For he looks as far as the ends of the earth and sees everything under the sky.

Then the twenty-four elders who were sitting on their thrones in God's presence fell on their faces and worshipped God.