1: And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a scroll
written within and on the backside sealed with seven seals2: And I saw a
strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice Who is worthy to open the scroll and
to loose the seals thereof 3: And no one in heaven nor in earth neither
under the earth was able to open the scroll neither to look upon [it] 4:
And I lamented much because no one was found worthy to open and to read the scroll
neither to look upon [it] 5: And one of the elders said to me Weep not
behold THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDA THE ROOT OF DAVID[1] has
prevailed to open the scroll and to loose the seven seals of [it] 6: And
I looked and lo in the midst of the throne and of the four Living Ones and in
the midst of the Elders stood a Lamb [which looked] as [if] it had been slain
having seven horns[2]
and seven eyes which are the seven Spirits of God Revelation 3:1 sent
forth into all the earth 7: And he [The Lamb] came and took the scroll
out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne 8: And when he had
taken the scroll the four Living Ones and four and twenty Elders fell down
before the Lamb having every one of them lyres and golden bowls full of incense
which are the prayers of holy [ones][3] 9:
And they sung a new song saying Thou art worthy to take the scroll and to open
the seals[4]
thereof for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of
every kindred and tongue and people and nation 10: And hast made us unto
our God kings and priests and we shall reign on the earth 11: And I
beheld and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the Living
Beings and the Elders and the number of them [the angels] was myriads of
myriads and thousands of thousands[5] 12:
Saying with a loud voice Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and
riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing[6] 13:
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
honor and glory and power be unto him that sits upon the throne and unto the
Lamb unto the eons of the eons 14:
And the four Living Ones said Amen
And the four and twenty Elders fell down and [give] worship to the one living into the eons of the eons
[1] Here we see, that in Heaven, the Resurrected Christ is called THE ROOT OF
DAVID (the physical descendant of
King David). This is yet another scriptural evidence that Jesus was raised from
the dead physically. He was
physically born THE ROOT OF DAVID. He physically died and was physically raised
from the dead a descendant of David (raised in the flesh) Acts 2:29-32.
He remains perpetually a physical descendant of David [who was of the tribe of
Judah], and JESUS, THE LAMB OF GOD who takes away the sins of the world,
will return—physically—a second time,
as THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH.
[2] Horns represent kings, kingdoms/power Daniel
7:24, Daniel 8:21, Zephaniah 1:18-21.
[3] The intercessory prayers of God’s
people—even those offered by his ancient people, who are now in Heaven with
him—are still presented before the Throne of the Almighty to this day. They are
continually offered with praise and worship before the Living God. So, pray without ceasing….
[4] The prophet Daniel was given visions
that he could not fully reveal. Instead, he was instructed to write those
things in a scroll, then to hide the words by sealing the the scroll, which
would remain sealed until the time of end.
There is a promise contained within the instructions given to Daniel, that in
the latter days, a time when knowledge would be increased and many would
swerve/run back and forth, the words would be made clear and the seals would be
opened Daniel 12:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, Revelation 1:1, 5:2-5.
The Revelation is
the unsealing and revealing of the hidden things Daniel was shown concerning
the final chapter [the 70th week] of the history of Daniel’s city,
Jerusalem, and Daniel’s people, the Jews, just prior to the 2nd
Coming of the Messiah. Daniel was told the visions he saw would not be fully
understood until the time of the end when knowledge would be [exponentially]
increased and [depending on which text one reads] people would swerve from the
truth [ishttu ×™ֹשְׁטטוּ ]/be traveling back and forth [shuwt שׁוּט].
Both Hebrew words have a similar meaning of turning/swerving/not staying to one
course.
[5] There are so many angels around the
Throne of God that they are uncountable (the Greeks could count up to a billion
and the number was larger than that). And this innumerable host represented
only two thirds of the entire angelic
creation. The other third are the angels who followed Lucifer when he rebelled
against God and fell. Think about this. Extrapolate the numbers. The one third
who rebelled and now compose the armies of Satan, must also be an innumerable
host. So, could there be a devil “behind every bush” as the saying goes? In
Mark 5:1-9, how many devils (some believe these to be fallen angels) demonized
only one man Mark 5:1-9?
When Jesus asked the devil’s name, the answer was, “My name is LEGION for we are many.” Is this example given to us, in part, to reveal the
ratio of devils [fallen angels] to humans as five thousand to one? A Roman
legion was typically composed of around five thousand soldiers. If that is the
case, that one person can be
oppressed and demonized by five-thousand
devils, then the saying “a devil behind every bush” would be an understatement
rather than an exaggeration. The good news is God’s angel armies out-number
Satan’s by three to one, and the Bible promise to every believer is, “Greater
is HE that is in us than he that is in the world (kosmos/world systems).” God
has given us both armor and weapons Ephesians 6:10-18 to stand
against the spiritual hordes sent against us by the enemy of our souls.
[6] These are all the things Satan tempted
Jesus with at the close of his forty-day fast in the wilderness Matthew
4:1-11
