December 4, 2022

Revelation 5 #

Revelation 5:1-4

I. Sealed Book (1-4) #

A. Book - #

1. Daniel saw this scene. (Dan 7:9-10, 13-14) #

Dan. 7:9 ¶ I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. 10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

2. According to Dan 7:13-14 - this scroll, book, gives right to rule after. #

B. Bound - (sealed) #

1. Worthiness (2-3) #

• No one was worthy! - Comprehensive (3)

  • To open, and execute the Book of God!
  • heaven - No one (not angels, no redeemed man)
  • earth - no one

Rom 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no not one.

• • under the earth, no one... This is a reference to hell, obviously no one is worthy there.
  • Only three locations, Heaven, Earth, Hell - no purgatory

2. Book, written by God. #

• • • The seals of this book are the judgements of God, it is too much for man!
    • Isaiah saw this too:

Is. 29:11 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed: 12 And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.

C. Behold the Lion! #

• While no man could, there is one that can!
• With God all things are possible.

Gen. 49:9 Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

II. Saviour (5-8) #

A. Lion #

Prov. 30:30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

1. Strength - The Lion stands for strength #

• A Lion is an overcomer. The first of overcomers, who makes us overcomers!

1John 4:4 ¶ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

1John 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

2. Scepter - Judah - Kingly! #

• He is seen in his strength, and in his Royalty!

B. Lamb #

1. Sacrificial - "as it had been slain" - past tense #

• There were obvious and apparent scars, that show he is the one that was on the cross!

Is. 53:7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

• John the Baptist said:

John 1:29 ¶ ...Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

2. Perfect lamb (6) #

• Jesus is called the Lamb of God, 28 x's in Rev... Favorite title.

• 7 horns = power (Omnipotent)

• 7 eyes = knowing (seeing) (Omniscience)

• 7 Spirits of God = Presence (Omnipresence)

• (777) - Seven is the number of completion, x 3... like the holiness

  • I'm not real big on numerology, some people go over board with it, but it is very clear here!

3. Worthy Lamb - #

• He takes the book, because He is worthy
• He is ready to fulfill, and execute the entire judgement of God.
• Peter & other disciples saw this at the mount of Transfiguration:

2Pet. 1:17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.

III. Singing (8-14) #

A. Prostrate (8) before the LION #

• We saw this last time, but it was because He is the creator
• We see it now, because He is the King, (Lion of the tribe of Judah)

B. Praising (9-10) LAMB #

• Singing a new song!
• Redemption through the LAMB! (9)
• Redeemed out of every Land!
• Redeemed to lofty places!

C. Proclaiming (11-13) LORD! #

1. Multitudes! (11) #

2. Proclaiming His worthiness (12) #

3. Even those below the earth (hell) (13) #

Phil. 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;