REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 5:1 A SCROLL WRITTEN WITHIN AND ON THE BACK is like the scroll given to Ezekiel (Ezekiel 2:9). This scroll resembles a Roman will or contract deed. The contents of such documents were written in detail on the inside and summarized briefly on the outside; they were then... [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 5:5 THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH echoes Jacob’s blessing on Judah (Genesis 49:8). In the OT, the Messiah was the branch that would grow from Jesse’s root to restore David’s dynasty (Isaiah 11:1, Isaiah 11:10). Now he is also called the ROOT OF DAVID. Jesus is not only... [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 5:6 The conquering Lion now appears as a LAMB STANDING, AS... SLAIN. Jesus, God’s servant, was led like a lamb to slaughter. He took on himself the sins of others and achieved their healing (Isaiah 53:4; John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:19). The Lamb’s SEVEN HORNS symbolize complet... [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 5:8 INCENSE symbolizes THE PRAYERS OF THE SAINTS. It shows that God hears their cries for relief and will answer through judgment (Revelation 8:3). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 5:9 Paradoxically, the Lion’s victory is his being SLAIN as the Lamb, ransoming a multiethnic multitude (Revelation 7:9) by his BLOOD (Revelation 1:5). Likewise, his martyrs’ faithfulness even to death is their victory (Revelation 12:11). ⇐ ⇔ [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 5:10 KINGDOM AND PRIESTS. See Revelation 1:6; Exodus 19:6; 1 Peter 2:9. REIGN ON THE EARTH. The first creation was damaged by human sin. It will be replaced by a new (or fully renewed) heaven and earth (Revelation 21:1, Revelation 21:4). There Christ’s s [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 5:11 The worship of the Lamb in this chapter testifies to his deity. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 5:13 EVERY CREATURE IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH AND UNDER THE EARTH AND IN THE SEA. Compare Psalms 146:6; Philippians 2:11. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]