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. (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 twelve
horns and twelve eyes, which are
the twelve servants of God, sent
forth into all the earth.
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KJV Revelation 5:6
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Joseph Smith
Translation
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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. (Revelation 5:6)
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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 twelve horns and twelve
eyes, which are the twelve
servants of God,
sent forth into all the earth.
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The number twelve used for the horns and eyes of the Lamb
makes us think immediately of the twelve apostles. It also reinforces they are servants of God, not multiple
Holy Ghosts.
The fact they are represented as being a part of the Lamb (horns
and eyes) shows us how close to Christ they are, how dependent on Him they are,
how close to his thoughts and purposes they are. It also gives us a sense of how indispensible the office of
apostle is to the organization of the church.
Horns are sharp and pokey and they are used in the
scriptures as symbols of power.
Any time the apostles share their witness, they are being used as a
power for the Lord. (Prod, prod)
It is also interesting this verse tells us the Lamb is
standing (and presumably alive), but as it had been slain, with wounds
testifying to its death. This
represents the resurrected Christ, not the pre-crucifixion Christ. I don’t know exactly what to say about
this, but it fascinates me. Maybe
it is because the wounds are visible, so they can be witnessed by others, but
they are no longer a source of trauma to the Lamb. He overcame it all for us. This isn’t a zombie Lamb; it’s a resurrected
Lamb. Death has no more power.
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