Jesus is depicted as the slain Lamb with seven horns and seven eyes to show that He alone has the political power and the fullness of the Spirit needed to redeem what is compared to a mortgage.
Revelation 5:6 describes the Lamb as having been slain and having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent into all the earth. Les Feldick teaches that the seven horns depict Christ's political power and that the seven eyes point to the seven attributes of the Holy Spirit from Isaiah 11. The Lamb then takes the scroll from the right hand of God the Father, demonstrating His unique authority to pay the redemption price.
Revelation 5:6 — This verse directly describes the Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, with the eyes identified as the seven Spirits of God sent into all the earth.
Revelation 5:5-7 (KJV) says: 'And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 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. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.' The passage itself explains that the seven eyes are the seven Spirits of God. It does not explain the seven horns in this verse, though it presents the slain Lamb as the one who takes the scroll from God's right hand.
Les Feldick teaches that the scroll in Revelation 5 is pictured as a mortgage. In Jewish custom, if a man had mortgaged his land and could not pay it off, a next of kin could redeem it. Jesus appears before God the Father as the only one qualified to open the scroll and say, 'I'll pay it off' (Clip 0). John first hears about the Lion of the tribe of Judah, but when he looks he sees a Lamb standing as it had been slain. Les says this refers to His death, burial, and resurrection. The Lamb's seven horns depict His political power, and the seven eyes are the seven spirits of God, which Les identifies as the seven attributes of the Holy Spirit found in Isaiah 11 (Clips 1 and 4). The same Lamb—Jesus the Christ, Israel's King, the King of kings, the Son of God—then takes the scroll from the right hand of Him who sat on the throne, showing God the Father on the throne and Christ as the One authorized to carry out redemption (Clips 2 and 3).
Les says that no man in heaven, in earth, or under the earth had the authority or capability to open this mortgage. Jesus the Christ comes before the throne of the Father as the only one who can take the mortgage and say, 'I'll pay it off.' Les grounds this in Jewish history and custom, especially the book of Ruth, where a next of kin could redeem mortgaged land for a relative who could not pay it.
Les teaches that the seven horns on the Lamb 'depict His political power.' In a later discussion of the Beast in Revelation, he also notes that horns in Scripture merely refer to kings. The seven horns thus picture the Lamb as having complete royal and governmental authority.
Revelation 5:6 says the seven eyes are the seven Spirits of God sent into all the earth. Les points to Isaiah 11 as the source for these seven spirits, saying they are the seven attributes of the Holy Spirit. He adds that these sevenfold aspects of the Spirit are round about the throne as John is introduced to the throne room.
Les identifies the Lion of the tribe of Judah as Jesus the Christ, the same Person as the Lamb. The Lamb was slain, referring to His death, burial, and resurrection, and then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him that sat upon the throne. Les places God the Father on the throne and Christ as the One who comes forward to receive the scroll.
Jesus as the Kinsman-Redeemer Who Pays the Mortgage
Les explains that no one in creation could open the scroll, so Jesus the Christ comes before God's throne as the only one with authority to open this mortgage and say, 'I'll pay it off,' rooted in Jewish redemption custom like the book of Ruth.
The Slain Lamb with Seven Horns and Seven Eyes
Les points to Revelation 5:6 and says the Lamb as it had been slain refers to His death, burial, and resurrection, and that the seven horns depict His political power while the seven eyes connect to the seven attributes of the Holy Spirit in Isaiah 11.
Taking the Scroll from the Father's Right Hand
Les identifies the Lamb as the Lion of the tribe of Judah, Jesus the Christ, and says He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him on the throne; then Les traces the mortgage idea back to Genesis 1 and Adam.
The Lamb, Israel's King, Takes the Scroll
Les connects the Lamb being slain to John's earlier words 'Behold the Lamb of God,' then says the same One—Israel's King, King of kings, the Son of God—takes the scroll from God the Father, bringing the Trinity into view.
The Seven Attributes of the Holy Spirit from Isaiah 11
Les says the sevenfold aspects of the Spirit are the seven attributes of the Holy Spirit and appear round about the throne as John is introduced to it, using a better translation of 'four beasts' as 'living creatures' rather than wild animals.
Daniel's Four Beasts and the Revived Roman Empire Explained
A government rise up out of the mass of humanity, and it has seven heads and what? Ten horns. See how that fits with Daniel? Seven heads, ten horns. Now, this isn't some seven-headed creature or anything like that. It's a consortium of nations. It's an empire. And upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy and the beast, this government.
Daniel's Vision of 4 Beasts & the Antichrist Explained
A government rise up out of the mass of humanity, and it has seven heads and what? Ten horns. See how that fits with Daniel? Seven heads, ten horns. Now, this isn't some seven-headed creature or anything like that. It's a consortium of nations. It's an empire. And upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy and the beast, this government.
Horns in Scripture Refer to Kings
In a passage about the ten horns of the Beast, Les states that horns in Scripture merely refer to kings—supporting the kingly or political sense of the Lamb's seven horns.
Revelation 5:5: And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
John is directed to look at the Lion of the tribe of Juda, who is the One qualified to open the scroll.
Revelation 5:6: 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.
This is the key verse describing the Lamb with seven horns and seven eyes, with the eyes identified as the seven Spirits of God.
Revelation 5:7: And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
The Lamb takes the scroll from the right hand of God the Father, showing His authority to open it.
Isaiah 11:2: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
Les points to Isaiah 11 as the source for the seven attributes of the Holy Spirit represented by the Lamb's seven eyes.
Les Feldick teaches that the seven horns depict the Lamb's political power. He also says that horns in Scripture refer to kings, so the seven horns picture Christ possessing complete royal and governmental authority.
Revelation 5:6 says the seven eyes are the seven Spirits of God sent into all the earth. Les teaches that these are the seven attributes of the Holy Spirit found in Isaiah 11.
Les says the Lamb 'as it had been slain' refers to His death, burial, and resurrection. The same Jesus who is the Lion of the tribe of Judah appears as the slain Lamb who is qualified to take the scroll.
The Lion of the tribe of Judah, Jesus the Christ, takes the scroll from the right hand of Him that sat upon the throne. Les says He is the only one found worthy to open this mortgage.
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