Do thou give heed to our prayers; be with us in this mystic function. Be thou present to the pious labors of thy servants, and to us who implore thy mercy. May thy Holy Spirit, in the overflowing fulness of His sevenfold grace, come down on this thy church consecrate this church of thine by the unceasing outpouring of thy hallowing virtue
+ An Ancient Invocation +
SEVEN SPIRITS BURNING
by JOHN CROWDER
Sons of Thunder Ministries & Publications
Santa Cruz, California
Seven Spirits Burning by John Crowder
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To Holy Spirit
Im glad you know what youre doing.
+ Contents
+ Translation Index
+ Bible Versions +
+ A Christocentric Pentecost
+ Authors Note +
+ The Person of Holy Spirit
+ Introduction +
+ The Lampstand
+ Chapter One +
+ Zechariahs Vision
+ Chapter Two +
+ The Seven Eyes of God
+ Chapter Three +
+ Wisdom & Understanding
+ Chapter Four +
+ Counsel & Might
+ Chapter Five +
+ Knowledge & the Fear of the Lord
+ Chapter Six +
+ Sons of Golden Oil
+ Chapter Seven +
+ Translation Index
In the following chapters, we will draw from multiple translations of the scriptures. The author has accumulated upward of 150 versions in English to date, and chosen some of the best here to accurately convey a robust understanding of scripture. A number of these are rare and out of print. We actively encourage you to begin your own translation library for a deeper drink of the pure, undiluted gospel!
An explanation of abbreviations
The translations used in this book can be identified by the following codes:
AKJV American King James Version (Public Domain as of 1999). Michael Peter Stone Engelbrite.
AMP The Amplified Bible (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House and The Lockman Foundation, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987). Frances Siewert.
ARTB Ancient Roots Translinear Bible (Fenton, MO: ARTB Publishing, 2006). A. Frances Werner.
BAS The New Testament in Basic English (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1941).
CJB Complete Jewish Bible (Clarksville, MD: Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., 1998). David Stern.
DAR The Holy Scriptures: A Translation from the Original Languages (Essex: Saville Street Distribution, 2006). John Darby.
DEW Praise-Songs of Israel: A Rendering of the Book of Psalms (New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1884). John DeWitt.
DIS The Distilled Bible: New Testament (Stone Mountain, GA: P. Benjamin Publishers, 1980). Roy Greenhill.
DRB Douay-Rheims Bible 1582-1609 (Fitzwilliam, NH: Loreto Publications, 2007).
ESV The English Standard Version Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments with Apocrypha (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009).
GWT Gods Word Translation (Holiday, FL: Green Key Books, 1995, 2003).
ISV International Standard Version (Yorba Linda, CA: Davidson Press, 1998).
KJV The Holy Bible King James Version: 1611 Edition.
KNOX The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (Springfield: Templegate Publishers, 1945). Ronald A. Knox.
MOF The Bible: James Moffatt Translation (San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1922/1994). James Moffatt.
MSG The Message (Colorado Springs: NavPress Publishing Group, 2005 ed.). Eugene Peterson.
NAB The New American Bible (Grand Rapids: Catholic World Press and World Publishing, 1970).
NEB The New English Bible: New Testament (New York: Oxford and Cambridge University Press, 1961).
NIV The Holy Bible, New International Version (Grand Rapids: The Zondervan Corporation, 1973, 1978, 1984). International Bible Society.
NKJV New King James Version (Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1982).
NLT New Living Translation (Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, 1996, 2004, 2007).
NRSV New Revised Standard Version Bible (Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ, 1989).
PHI The New Testament in Modern English (New York: The Macmillan Co., 1962). J.B. Phillips.
RSV The Holy Bible Revised Standard Version (New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1952).
TCNT The Twentieth Century New Testament (New York/Chicago/Toronto: Fleming H. Revell Company).
WEY The New Testament in Modern Speech (New York: Harper and Row Publishers, Inc., 1903). Richard Francis Weymouth.
The author has emphasized some scripture texts in bold lettering. Verses listed without translation references are partially quoted or inferred.
+ Authors Note
A Christocentric Pentecost
Since the advent of the modern charismatic movement, there has been a much-needed focus on the operations of Holy Spirit in the church. Yet apart from a clear revelation of grace, we have drifted the way of religionists in our attempts to purchase this priceless oil.
The Lord is now restoring a Christocentric pneumatology to the church. That is, a Christ-centered theology of Holy Spirit. We are about to rediscover the simple source that the complete inexhaustible entirety of the Godhead was poured out through the broken body of the Son. For according to the apostle Paul, by our union with Christ, we are filled with it.
This is the effortless scandal of grace.
+ Introduction
The Person of Holy Spirit
From the onset, we come into this subject curious, confused or downright befuddled at the topic of seven Spirits. You have St. John and his vivid mystical imagery to thank for that. In describing celestial spheres and shadows of things to come, a daunting task is presented. Bible commentator William Barclay is right in saying, all apocalyptic literature is necessarily cryptic. It is continually attempting to describe the indescribable, to say the unsayable, to paint the unpaintable.
We may not analytically understand all the archetypes and metaphors of prophetic literature. However, we do have intimate fellowship with the Mystery . The Mystery is a person. And every enigma aims only to draw us into the revelation of Him.
This book is about the operations and personality of Holy Spirit. To understand Holy Spirit, we look at the person of Christ. And in seeing Christ, we see the heart of the Father.
Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Jesus. He is not an impersonal force, but rather our Friend, Comforter, Counselor, Guide, Teacher and constant Helper.
As the Paraclete, He empowers us to live a victorious life as believers, doing the work of ministry through us: preaching the gospel, healing the sick, raising the dead and exorcizing the demonic. He builds the Kingdom through us. He quickens us in the many various callings and vocations to which believers attend in the market-place whether media, government, education, medical professions, the arts, the financial or technology sector. Whatever secular or clerical calling is yours, Holy Spirit is there creating and moving through your sphere of influence. The Kingdom of God is not about better church meetings. Holy Spirit wants to work individually through you to release the substance of the Kingdom throughout society. He is an artist, longing to paint His love through the medium of your life.