The Order of the Divine Trinity in Matthew vs. in Revelation
Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Revelation 1:4 John to the seven churches in Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who was, and who was, and who is to come, from the seven spirits before his throne,
Revelation 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, the head of the kings of the earth. He loved us and freed us from our sins with his own blood;
📊 Comparison Table
|
Item |
Matthew (Matt. 28:19) |
Revelation (Rev. 1:4–5) |
|
Meaning |
God reveals Himself as the Triune God for salvation and baptism into God |
God reveals Himself as the Triune God for His move and recovery in the last age |
|
Reason |
After Christ completed redemption, He commissioned the disciples to disciple the nations |
The church had fallen and the age was dark, requiring the intensified Spirit |
|
Sign |
One Spirit (normal degree) |
Seven Spirits = sevenfold intensified Spirit (seven lamps of fire) |
|
Work |
To baptize people into the name of the Father, Son, and Spirit |
To speak, search, enlighten, judge, and transmit Christ into the churches |
|
Explanation |
Emphasizes the being and name of the Triune God |
Emphasizes the function and move of the Triune God |
|
Purpose |
To produce disciples and bring people into God |
To overcome degradation and recover the church |
|
Result |
People are saved and receive God’s life |
The churches are enlightened, purified, renewed, and built up |
|
Relationship |
Father as source, Son as expression, Spirit as realization |
Father still the source, Son still the Lamb, Spirit becomes the center of action |
|
Example |
Baptism brings people into the name of the Triune God |
The Spirit speaks continually to the seven churches |
|
Application |
Live in the reality of the Triune God as disciples |
Live under the shining and speaking of the sevenfold Spirit |
|
Burden |
Make disciples of all the nations |
Recover the fallen church and produce overcomers |
|
Prophesying Direction |
Proclaim that people must be brought into the name and life of the Triune God |
Proclaim that the Spirit today is speaking and moving in the churches |
|
Conclusion |
Focuses on God’s being and the establishment of salvation |
Focuses on God’s move and the recovery of the church |
|
Key Verses |
Matt. 28:19 |
Rev. 1:4–5; 4:5; 2:7,11,17,29; 3:6,13,22; 14:13; 22:17; 5:6 |
✨ Spiritual Integrated View (Key Points)
1. The change of order does not indicate a change in essence but a change in the focus of God’s move.
2. The seven Spirits are not seven different Spirits but one Spirit intensified sevenfold.
3. This intensification is to counteract the degradation of the church and the darkness of the age.
4. The seven Spirits as the Lamb’s seven eyes are for observing, judging, enlightening, and transmitting Christ into God’s people.
📣 One Prophetic Summary Sentence
“In Matthew, the Triune God works to bring people into salvation and into God Himself; in Revelation, the Triune God works through the sevenfold intensified Spirit to recover the degraded church and carry out God’s move.”
🏁 Ultimate Conclusion
The order in Matthew is for salvation and
life entrance.
The order in Revelation is for God’s intensified action and the recovery of the church.
Today, we need not only the Father as the
source and the Son as redemption,
but also the sevenfold intensified Spirit
to enlighten, judge, supply, and lead the church forward.
*Please refer to the 2025 Winter Training: Experience, Enjoy, and Manifest Christ (Part 4), Week 4: The Lion and the Lamb.
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