Revelation 5:6 (WEB)
I saw in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.
Catechism · 1
“It then shows the Lamb, "standing, as though it had been slain": Christ crucified and risen, the one high priest of the true sanctuary, the same one "who offers and is offered, who gives and is given."” — Catechism footnote: Rev 5:6; Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Anaphora; cf. Jn 1:29; Heb 4:14-15; 10:19-2.
Fathers and councils · 7
Irenaeus of Lyons
“And after these things, seeing the same Lord in a second vision, he says: “For I saw in the midst of the throne, and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing as it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.”” — editor's note: Rev. v. 6.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“In the same way we, when we offer to Him our supplications for those who have fallen asleep, though they be sinners, weave no crown, but offer up Christ sacrificed for our sins, propitiating our merciful God for them as well as for ourselves.” — editor's note: According to the Ben. Ed. the meaning is not “We offer Christ, who was sacrificed for our sins,” but “We offer for our sins Christ sacrificed,” i.e. “Christ…
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John Chrysostom
“For when our Lord Jesus Christ lies slain [as a sacrifice], when the Spirit is with us, when He who sitteth on the right hand of the Father is here, when sons are made by the Washing, when they are…” — editor's note: ἐ σφαγμένος, see Rev. v. 6, 9, 12; xiii. 8
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Ambrose of Milan
“And let it not trouble you that either here it is said “rivers,” or elsewhere “seven Spirits,” for by the sanctification of these seven gifts of the Spirit, as Isaiah said, is signified the fulness of all virtue; the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,…” — editor's note: Rev. v. 6.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…the Son the Lamb of God; which not only John the Baptist says, “Behold the Lamb of God,” but also John the Evangelist sees the Lamb slain in the Apocalypse.” — editor's note: Apoc. v. 6
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Clement of Alexandria
“And they say that the seven eyes of the Lord “are the seven spirits resting on the rod that springs from the root of Jesse.”” — editor's note: Rev. v. 6; Isa. xi. 10. [Elucidation IV.]
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Cyprian of Carthage
“…every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation; and Thou hast made us a kingdom unto our God, and hast made us priests, and they shall reign upon the earth.”” — editor's note: Rev. v. 6–10.
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Cross-references · 10
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Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.6.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.6.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.6.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.6.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.6.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.6.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.6.