As you may already know, the Bible is FILLED with the number 7: it is the number of completion. From Genesis to Revelation, the number 7 (and/or its derivatives such as seventy and seventeen) is mentioned over 500 times. In Revelation alone, 7 is the most repeated number. Here are all the times 7 is recorded in the final book of the Bible:
- Seven churches
- Seven letters to the churches
- Seven spirits
- Seven golden candlesticks
- Seven stars
- Seven seals
- Seven angels
- Seven trumpets
- Seven thunders
- Seven heads (of the Beast with Ten horns)
- Seven vials
- Seven last plagues
There is definitely something special about this complete number. Can it be, since we are the final closing book of the Bible, the number of completion is mentioned over and over to indicate that all things are coming to a close or are going to be complete/fulfilled? It's just my thought. Now this was just a look at Revelation, how about the other 7's mentioned in other books. May I recommend doing a bible study on the 7's in the Bible, and please share any insight you find in God's Holy Word.
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