Revelation 5:1-14

(Revelation 5:1-14)

And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.  And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, 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.  And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.  And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.  And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;  And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.  And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;  Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.  And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

 

In chapter 4, the apostle John, who detailed the magnificent view of God's throne, is now turning, and in chapter 5, the focus is on the scroll held in the hand of God sitting on that throne and on Christ who received it. There was a sealed scroll in the hand of the one who sat on the throne, and there was no one worthy of breaking the seal from among the creatures, and John, watching the sight, wept loudly. However, one of the twenty-four elders around the heavenly throne comforts John, and tells John that he will break the scroll and the seven seals because the root of David, the lion of the Jewish tribe, has won. The messenger of the Jewish tribe and the root of David means Jesus Christ. And that he overcame means that he overcame the power of sin and death by dying on the cross and resurrecting to atone for human sin.

Soon afterward, John saw the throne and the Lamb standing between the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders. In other words, the way the victory and victory of Jesus Christ was accomplished is revealed through the Lamb. Jesus Christ was represented as a lion of the tribe of Judea, as a slain lamb. This expression indicates that the victory of Jesus Christ was achieved through a very paradoxical way, or death, contrary to what people would expect. The lion and the lamb are very contrasting images. It was a very common Messianic idea of the Jews that an angel of the Jewish tribe would appear. However, it reveals a truly paradoxical truth that the expectations of such people were answered not from the appearance of a courageous lion but from the Lamb who was slain.

According to John's description, the Lamb has seven horns and seven eyes. In the Bible, the horn means power and authority. And the seven symbolizes perfection and fulfillment. In other words, it means that the Lamb has sufficient and perfect power to save God's people. It is the perfection of the power of Jesus. And the seven eyes also signify the insight and omniscience of Jesus Christ.

The lamb took the scroll. In the Old Testament coronation, as the priest led the prince to the palace, crowned his head, gave the book of the law, and made him king by anointing it, so the Lamb taking the scroll sealed with seven seals shows the scene of the coronation of the Lamb. Show. As the Lamb Jesus Christ became the eternal ruler, all who were under the Lord's rule became eternal life-giving.

However, the lamb did not have only seven horns and seven eyes. John says he seems to have been killed earlier. The signs of suffering were intact on the body. It is the trace of the cross and the wound of sacrifice and love. It is the beautiful and most glorious trace and mark that never fades or disappears. The apostle Paul wrote in Galatians 6:17, ``From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. I said.

Those who do not participate in the Lamb's death are not recorded in the Lamb's Book of Life. The value of Jesus' death on the cross becomes the ability to be reborn as a new creation to those who are “in Jesus”. In John 1:12, "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:" this happens to those who are in Jesus. Those who are in Jesus receive. When you first come to church and confess by saying “I accept you,” you are not accepted, but when you are in Jesus, you are accepted. “The name of Jesus” is a strength to those who receive it. That is the born again. In 1:13, ``Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. ' The words in John 1 explain what happens to the born again. However, the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke say "Repent."