{"id":2563,"date":"2018-01-17T21:52:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T05:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/?p=2563"},"modified":"2018-01-17T21:52:19","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T05:52:19","slug":"revelation-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/?p=2563","title":{"rendered":"Revelation 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Questions to ask in Revelation Five<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, \u201cWho is worthy to open the book and to break its seals?\u201d 3 And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the book or to look into it. 4 Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look into it; 5 and one of the elders *said to me, \u201cStop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the book and its seven seals.\u201d 6 And I saw between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth. 7 And He came and took the book out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. 8 When He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they *sang a new song, saying, \u201cWorthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.\u00a0 10 \u201cYou have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Angels Exalt the Lamb<\/p>\n

11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice, \u201cWorthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.\u201d 13 And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, \u201cTo Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.\u201d\u00a0 14 And the four living creatures kept saying, \u201cAmen.\u201d And the elders fell down and worshiped.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. What does this portion of Scripture reveal about Jesus?<\/li>\n
  2. What does this portion of Scripture reveal about the church?<\/li>\n
  3. What does this portion of Scripture reveal about the world?<\/li>\n
  4. What does this portion of Scripture reveal about the Evil One?<\/li>\n
  5. Can you see Christ\u2019s Mercy towards humanity in the passage?<\/li>\n
  6. Can you see Christ\u2019s judgment of disobedience?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Thoughts:<\/p>\n

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    1. About the scroll \u2013<\/li>\n
    2. Who is worthy \u2013<\/li>\n
    3. To open the book AND break it\u2019s seals<\/li>\n
    4. Traits John attributes to Jesus\n
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      1. Behold, the Lion<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 He is referred to as the Lion. What do we commonly call a lion? The King of the Jungle.\u00a0 When Jesus is given that title, the jungle is creation.\u00a0 He is royal, He is fierce, He to be feared.<\/li>\n
      2. From the tribe of Judah<\/u><\/strong>, – this tells us two things really. First is that Jesus was from a tribe, a people.\u00a0 He was a human being.\u00a0 But not just any tribe, but the tribe of Judah, just exactly as God had promised that He would be.\u00a0 Born among men, of the tribe of Judah.\u00a0 Jesus was Jewish \u2013 you can\u2019t be from the tribe of Judah and not be Jewish.<\/li>\n
      3. The Root of David<\/u><\/strong>, – from the root of David speaks to his royal lineage within the nation of Israel. This is the reason both Matthew and Luke record such specifics of the ancestry of Christ.\u00a0 Are you aware of the remarkable way God brought together the blood line of David and the rightful heir to the throne in Jesus?\u00a0 This is one of the miracles of Christmas that Jesus was and is the final King of Israel.<\/li>\n
      4. He has overcome<\/u><\/strong> – so as to open the book and its seven seals.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      5. Traits the Elder attributes to Jesus\n
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        1. A Lamb standing<\/u><\/strong>, Jesus has been seated at the right hand of God, but now He stands because He is about to begin the work of judging creation for the sin. He is about to take complete and total ownership of all creation, every man woman and child as well as those things seen and those things unseen.\u00a0 So He stands because He is about to begin the work of complete redemption.\u00a0 He has earned the right to redeem, so at this point in history, He begins that work.<\/li>\n
        2. As if slain<\/u><\/strong>, — John also sees another characteristic of the Lamb. As if slain, and yet, not.\u00a0 We know that Christ still had the holes in his hands and his side after his resurrection.\u00a0 I might have mentioned this before to you, but did you know that I was on dialysis for about a year.\u00a0 My son donated one of his kidneys to me.\u00a0 Not sure if he was joking around, but he did ask me who gets to keep the kidney when we get to heaven?\u00a0 I said I didn\u2019t know, but I did know he would get to keep his scars?\u00a0 I told him that the things that are done for Christ are the things that last forever.\u00a0 And that was the reason he offered (aka made me) take his offer of a kidney.\u00a0 Jesus retained the marks on Him that show the sacrifice that He made on our behalf and on behalf of creation. John saw that.<\/li>\n
        3. Having seven horns<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Horns are a symbol of power in the scriptures and seven is the number of perfection. So this is the perfection of power<\/li>\n
        4. And seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth<\/u><\/strong>. Jesus knows all things. The seven spirits of God are also spoken of in Isaiah 11.\u00a0 This phrase is used 4 times in the book of Revelation.\u00a0\u00a0 I don\u2019t have time to cover them, but they embrace the completeness of the work of the Spirit of God.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        5. Donald Grey Barnhouse, a former pastor and author, provoked my thinking when he wrote, \u201cThere are four things that are out of place in the universe; four things not yet in their final place.\n
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          1. Christ, who belongs on David\u2019s throne reigning;<\/li>\n
          2. Israel, who belongs in the land promised to her;<\/li>\n
          3. Satan and his demons, who belong in hell;<\/li>\n
          4. the church, who belongs in heaven.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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