‘And I saw on the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll written on the inside and on the outside, close sealed with seven seals.' The fact that the scroll is sealed demonstrates its great, official importance. The number of seals demonstrates the divine perfection and completeness of its... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And I saw a strong angel proclaiming, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?' Surely there will be no problem. Here are the four living creatures who protect the throne of God and preserve His holiness, who go with Him wherever He goes and desire only to do His will. Here are th... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And no one in Heaven or earth or under the earth was able to open the book or read it.' This is the great surprise. Having considered all the virtues, all the powers, all the authority of these heavenly beings they are found not to be able to open the scroll. And why is this? It is because it cont... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And I wept much because no one was found worthy to open the book or to read it.' What tension John is under. He has seen things beyond the imaginations of men, and now he sees the book of the destiny of Heaven and earth, and it remains sealed because no one can open it. No wonder he breaks down an... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. See, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah (Genesis 49:9), the Root of David (Isaiah 11:1), he has overcome so as to be able to open the book and break its seven seals”.' The opening of the book requires someone very special. He must be the fulfilmen... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And I saw in the midst of the throne, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God who are sent out into all the earth.' What a paradox. The great overcoming Lion turns out to be a slain Lamb. The... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And he came and took the scroll out of the right hand of him who sat on the throne. And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints, and they si... [ Continue Reading ]
‘And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with a great voice “Worthy is the Lamb who has been slain to receive the power, and riches, an... [ Continue Reading ]