In Rev, 4:5, we are told that the 7 lamps of fire, burning before God’s throne, are the 7 spirits of God, but what, or who, are we talking about?

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The seven spirits of God are actually associated with the seven lamps of fire and later in John’s revelation, to the Lamb’s seven horns and seven eyes, see Rev, 5:6. We would appear to be talking about spiritual angels here, as opposed to say: the fullness of the Holy Spirit. The same angels, it would seem, that sent salutations, along with God and Jesus, to the seven churches in Asia, see Rev, 1:4,5. Now, given the association with the seven lamps of fire, could these angels be the self same angels that are later given the seven bowls of the wrath of God, by one of the "four living creatures", see Rev, 15. They are seen standing on a sea of glass, similar to that mentioned in Rev, 4:6, the very next verse to the verse now in question, after all??