GRACE Revelation 1:4-6 Part 2 of 3

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, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father--to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen. 

and from the seven spirits before his throne 
Isaiah 11:2  The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him --the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD--...
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 and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead." 
Revelation 4:5  From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God.
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 of God sent out into all the earth.

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness 
Isaiah 55:4  "See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a ruler and commander of the peoples."
John 18:37  "You are a king, then!" said Pilate. "You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me."
Revelation 3:14  "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation." 

the firstborn from the dead 
Psalm 89:27  "And I will appoint him to be my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of the earth." 
Colossians 1:18  And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 

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