John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Rev 1:4-6

What is generally said of these verses is that John is establishing that what is to follow was from the triune God. When I say triune God I mean The three in one who is God. Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

1Jo 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

Think of it this way:

We as humans were created in His image. We too are 3 in one. We have our body which holds our spirit and soul (or will). And so it is with God. The body was and is Christ who was made flesh (John 1:14), the soul is the Father (John 5:30), and the spirit, the one who is the very breath of God (Job 33:4), is the Holy Spirit. Without our spirits we couldn’t exist and with out the Holy Spirit the Father and the Son could not exist.

Looking again at Revelations 1:4-6, we find John describing again the 3 parts of God.

He who was, and is and is to come being The Father

The 7 spirits before his throne being The Holy Spirit

And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth.

The Father and the Son are obvious. What is less obvious is that the "7 Spirits" is meant to represent the Holy Spirit.

In the Greek Spirit is translated from the word “pneuma” and it literally means ‘wind’ or ‘breath’. (We find this in our own existence for when the breath leaves our bodies and we breathe no more our “spirit” has departed and we no longer are alive in the natural realm.)

When we look up “pneuma” in a concordance the following definitions are also given:

1) the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son
a) sometimes referred to in a way which emphasises his personality and character (the "Holy" Spirit)
b) sometimes referred to in a way which emphasises his work and power (the Spirit of "Truth")
c) never referred to as a depersonalised force.

Most often "Spirit" is translated as "The Spirit".

Let’s look at the number 7.

By looking at the context of how the number 7 is used throughout the Bible we find that the number 7 can symbolically mean “Completion; finished work; perfection; rest; perfection in the Spirit. (Gen. 2: 1-3; Lev. 14: 7; 16: 14, 19; Matt. 18: 21-22; Jude 14; Rev. 2: 1; 8: 2; 12: 3).”.

By saying the 7 Spirits, God (through John) is giving us a description of who the Holy Spirit is, the completed, finished work of the part of God who gives Him life.

This is why the Holy Spirit in scripture is often given titles describing the works or power of God. He is the part of God that is animated and moving here on earth.

Jesus said “Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.” Jhn 16:7 (The Comforter being the Holy Spirit. John 14:26).

Jesus sent his very life and power to remain with us forever. Even better, that same Spirit who is with us is before the throne of God. He is there right now interceding (praying, entreating) on our behalf. Because Christ tore down the veil (of sin) which separated us from God, the Holy Spirit can flow between us and the Father.

If say, for example, Christ set up a conduit between us and the Father then it is the Holy Spirit who is the power flowing through it to touch both us and God.

Listen, God is not someone “up there” unaware of what’s going on down here. He knows exactly what we need through his Spirit who is with us.

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what [is] the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to [the will of] God. Rom 8:26-27.

That’s why it is important to understand who the Holy Spirit is. He sees things from above and from below. Let’s not ignore this part of the Triune God.