Apostelo Sermon

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Seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent into all the earth. This imagery is drawn from , where the prophet sees seven lamps which are “the eyes of the Lord, which range throughout the earth.” “Seven eyes” denote omniscience (see Notes on ). In Revelation, this is a symbolic reference to the sending of the Holy Spirit by Christ throughout the world. The Greek word apostellō (“to send forth,” “to send out”) was a technical term among the Jews for sending out an official representative with a special task (cf. ; ; ; ).14 The term here refers to the worldwide mission of the Holy Spirit in the full authority of Christ.15 This sending and mission of the Holy Spirit is further elaborated in the gospel of John (14:26; 15:26; 16:7–15).1

14 14 Karl H. Rengstorf, “apostellō, et al.,” in Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, ed. G. Kittel and G. W. Bromiley (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1964–1976), 1:400.

15 15 Swete, 79; Ladd, 88.

1 Stefanovic, R. (2009). Revelation of Jesus Christ: Commentary on the Book of Revelation (Second Edition, p. 204). Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press.

According to , the Holy Spirit “was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.” In his Pentecost sermon, Peter explained that the coming of the Holy Spirit to the earth was the result of Christ’s exaltation at the right hand of God in the heavenly places (). Since Christ p 211 is now exalted on the throne of the universe, the work of the Holy Spirit is unlimited in applying Christ’s victorious death on the cross to the lives of human beings and announcing God’s kingdom throughout the earth.1

1 Stefanovic, R. (2009). Revelation of Jesus Christ: Commentary on the Book of Revelation (Second Edition, pp. 210–211). Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press.