Revelation 4:5

From ¹  the throne came out flashes of lightning and roaring ²  and crashes of thunder. Seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God, ³  were burning in front of the throne

Ge 15:7; Ex 19:16; Ex 20:18; Ex 37:23; 2Ch 4:20; Ps 18:13,14; Ps 68:35; Eze 1:13; Joe 3:16; Zec 4:2,11-14; Mt 3:11; Ac 2:3; 1Co 12:4-11; Heb 12:18-29; Re 1:4; Re 3:1; Re 5:6; Re 8:5; Re 11:19; Re 16:17,18

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”

³ sn Some interpret the seven spirits of God as angelic beings, while others see them as a reference to the sevenfold ministry of the Holy Spirit.