1. The Meaning of the Seven Spirits
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    1. The goal of the Spirit - Rev. 1:4 and Rev. 22:16-17
    2. The goal in creation - Gen 1-2
    3. The goal in redemption - Rev. 4:5; 5:6
    4. We have the Spirit according to God's goal - 1 Cor. 12:12-14

  2. The Revelation of the Goal of the Spirit
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    1. The goal at the throne - Rev. 1:4; 3:1; 4:5; 5:6; 1 Cor. 12:13-14
    2. The goal of the Spirit in the Gospels
      1. The function of the Spirit - John 16:13-15
      2. The counsels and purposes of the Godhead - John 14:15-18, 25-26; 15:26
    3. The goal of the Spirit in Acts
      1. The Baptism of the Spirit into one Body - 1 Cor. 12:12-13
        1. Acts 2 (Jews) and Acts 10 (Gentiles)
    4. The goal of the Spirit in the Epistles
      1. The Spirit for the Building - Rom. 14:17
      2. The Spirit possessed in an interrelated way - 1 Cor. 12
      3. The Spirit for the Body - Eph. 1:13-14; 2:18-22; 3:16-18; 4:3-4, 29-30
      4. Beholding the Lord - 2 Cor. 3:17-18
      5. Oneness proceeding out of the fellowship of the Spirit - Phil. 2:1-2

  3. The Specific Speaking of the Spirit
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    1. According to God's goal - Rom. 8:26-29; Rev. 22:16-17
    2. We have the Spirit as a member of the Body - 1 Cor. 12:13
    3. Learning how to read and understand the Spirit's speaking - Rev. 2:1 and 11; 2:12 and 17; 2:18 and 29; etc.
    4. The specific speaking of the Spirit
      1. Preserve your first love (Ephesus) - Rev. 2:1-7
      2. Remain in the process of death and resurrection (Smyrna) - Rev. 2:8-11
      3. Let the dividing of soul and spirit deal with the world (Pergamos) - Rev. 2:12-17
      4. Let the Lord search our inward parts (Thyatira) - Rev. 2:18-29
      5. Cooperate with God's operation (Sardis) - Rev. 3:1-6
      6. Remain dependent on God by the Word and Name (Philadelphia) - Rev. 3:7-13
      7. Listen to God in your environment (Laodicea) - Rev. 3:14-22