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Justin Edwards' Family Bible NT (1851)

Revelation 5:6

Seven horns; the symbol of perfect power.

Seven eyes; the symbol of perfect knowledge. They are immediately explained to mean the seven spirits of God; that is, the Holy Spirit in his fulness of wisdom, sent forth by the Father and the Son. John 14:16; John 14:26; John 15:26; John 16:7; Acts 2:33. Exceedingly diverse as well as infinite glories unite in the Son of God: the lion and the lamb; power and meekness; riches and poverty; authority and subjection; majesty and love; dignity and condescension; justice and mercy; holiness and grace.

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