Revelation 5:6
“And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne... 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.”
King James Version
At the throne stands a Lamb as slain, with seven horns and seven eyes — the crucified, risen Christ, all-powerful and all-seeing, the Spirit of God in all the earth.
Fulfillment References
Isaiah 53:7 John 1:29 Zechariah 4:10 Revelation 5:12
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe Lamb as slain, with the sevenfold Spirit, is Jesus at the throne's center — the one God who redeemed us by His own blood.
JewishThe slain lamb evokes the Passover and Isaiah 53; the seven eyes draw on Zechariah 4:10 (the LORD's eyes ranging the earth).
CatholicChrist the slain-yet-living Lamb at the throne's center — the atoning Lamb.
ProtestantThe Lion is revealed as a slain Lamb — victory through sacrifice; the seven horns/eyes mark His full power and the Spirit's presence.
OrthodoxThe Lamb slain yet standing, the heart of heaven's worship.
DispensationalThe redeeming Lamb who is worthy to take the scroll.
AcademicThe 'seven eyes... the seven Spirits' draw on Zechariah 4:10; the slain-Lamb image reframes conquest as sacrificial (Bauckham: 'the Lion is the Lamb').
Scholarship & Sources
The juxtaposition of 5:5 (Lion) and 5:6 (slain Lamb) is a deliberate, programmatic reversal — Christ conquers by sacrifice; Bauckham calls it the hermeneutical key to Revelation. The 'seven eyes / seven Spirits' draw on Zechariah 4:10.
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