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Revelation 4:5 — King James Version← Study notes

And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.


Revelation 4:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 4:525 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἐκek
out ofprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θρόνουthronou
thronenounG2362
ἐκπορεύονταιekporeuontai
comeverbG1607
ἀστραπαὶastrapai
flashes of lightningnounG796
καὶkai
andwordG2532
φωναὶphōnai
voicesnounG5456
καὶkai
andwordG2532
βρονταίbrontai
thunderingsnounG1027
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἑπτὰhepta
there were sevenadjectiveG2033
λαμπάδεςlampades
lampsnounG2985
πυρὸςpyros
of firenounG4442
καιόμεναιkaiomenai
burningverbG2545
ἐνώπιονenōpion
beforeprepositionG1799
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θρόνουthronou
thronenounG2362
ha
of himrelative pronounG3739
εἰσινeisin
areverbG1510
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ἑπτὰhepta
sevenadjectiveG2033
πνεύματαpneumata
SpiritsnounG4151
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 4:5

“And from the throne proceeded lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and seven torches of fire burning.” And the lightnings, and voices, and thunders proceeding from the throne of God, and the seven torches of fire burning, signify announcements, and promises of adoption, and threatenings. For lightnings signify the Lord's advent, and the voices the announcements of the New Testament, and the thunders, that the words are from heaven. The burning torches of fire signify the…

Victorinus of Pettau · 3rd century · Commentary on the Apocalypse
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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