Revelation 5:9

And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; SUNG - `sing:' their blessed occupation continually. The theme redemption is ever new, suggesting fresh thoughts of praise, embodied in "new song." US TO GOD. So 'Aleph (') B, Coptic, Vulgate, Cyprian. But A omits "us." OUT OF - the present election-church gathered out of the world; distinguished from the peoples gathered to Christ as subjects of a worldwide conversion of all nations. KINDRED, AND TONGUE, AND PEOPLE, AND NATION. Four marks worldwide extension: the four quarters of the world. [ Fulees (G5443), "kindred," 'tribe.'] This...

8-14 It is matter of joy to all the world, to see that God deals with men in grace and mercy through the Redeemer. He governs the world, not merely as a Creator, but as our Saviour. The harps were instruments of praise; the vials were full of odours, or incense, which signify the prayers of the saints: prayer and praise should always go together. Christ has redeemed his people from the bondage of sin, guilt, and Satan. He has not only purchased liberty for them, but the highest honour and preferment; he made them kings and priests; kings, to rule over their own spirits, and to overcome the world, and the evil one; and he makes them priests; giving them access to himself, and liberty to offer up spiritual sacrifices. What words can more fully declare that Christ is, and ought to be worshipped, equally with the Father, by all creatures, to all eternity! Happy those who shall adore and pra...

Verse Revelation 5:9. _A NEW SONG_] Composed on the matters and blessings of the Gospel, which was just now opened on earth. But _new song_ may signify a _most excellent song_; and by this the Gospel and its blessings are probably signified. The Gospel is called a _new song_, Psalms 96:1. And perhaps there is an allusion in the _harps_ here to Psalms 144:9: _I will sing a NEW SONG unto thee, O God: upon a PSALTERY, and an_ _INSTRUMENT of TEN STRINGS_, c. The same form of speech is found, Isaiah 42:10: _Sing unto the Lord a NEW SONG_, c. and there the prophet seems to have the Gospel dispensation...

AND THEY SUNG A NEW SONG - Compare Revelation 14:3. New in the sense that it is a song consequent on redemption, and distinguished therefore from the songs sung in heaven before the work of redemption was consummated. We may suppose that songs of adoration have always been sung m heaven; we know that the praises of God were celebrated by the angelic choirs when the foundations of the earth were laid Job 38:7; but the song of redemption was a different song, and is one that would never have been sung there if man had not fallen, and if the Redeemer had not died. This song strikes notes which the ether songs do not strike, and refers to glories of the divine character which, but for the work of redemption, would not have been brought into view. In this sense the song was new; it will

EXPOSITION REVELATION 5:1 AND I SAW. As in Revelation 4:1, this phrase introduces a new incident in the vision. That which had been witnessed remained, but a further development now takes place. Revelation 4:1. relates the revelation of the glory of the Triune God (see on Revelation 4:2) surrounded by his Church and creation. The glory of Jesus Christ, the Lamb, is now set forth, since he is the only One worthy to receive and declare to his Church the mystery contained in the sealed book. IN THE RIGHT HAND; _upon the right hand _(ἐπί)_. _T

AND THEY SUNG A NEW SONG,.... Upon a new occasion and subject, redemption by the blood of the Lamb, and his worthiness to open the sealed book; and in distinction from the old song of Moses and the children of Israel at the Red sea; and this was a most famous and excellent song, an unheard of one, and which none could learn, or sing, but the redeemed of the Lamb: SAYING, THOU ART WORTHY TO TAKE THE BOOK, AND OPEN THE SEALS THEREOF. The Arabic version reads, "thou, O Lamb"; the reasons why they ascribe such fitness, ability, and dignity to him, are as follow: FOR THOU WAST SLAIN: by men, and for the sins of men; whereby, as he became worthy in his priestly office to take away the sins of his people, and to have all the glory of their salvation, and, in his kingly office, to have all power and authority, and to be exalted above every name, so, in his prophetic office, to have perfect kno...

REDEEMED (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 3:24). _...

REVELATION 5:9 tw/| qew|/ {A} Although the evidence for tw|/ qew|/ is slight (A eth), this reading best accounts for the origin of the others. Wishing to provide hvgo,rasaj with a more exactly determined object than is found in the words evk pa,shj fulh/j k)t)l), some scribes introduced h`ma/j either before tw|/ qew|/ (94 2344 _al_) or after tw|/ qew|/ (a 046 1006 1611 2053 _al_), while others replaced tw|/ qew|/ with h`ma/j (1 2065* Cyprian _al_). Those who made the emendations, however, overlooked the unsuitability of h`ma/j...

Revelation 5:1 . Much has been written about the meaning of the book written within and on the back side, and sealed with seven seals. What the book contains is no secret whatever. Beginning with the sixth chapter the seals are opened and after they are all broken the contents of the book are made known. The book contains the judgments for this earth preceding His coming in power and glory and the beginning of His reign. It is, therefore, the book of the righteous judgments of God, preceding the glorious manifestation of the King of Kings. Revelation 5:4 . John receives the answer to the question the strong angel had proclaimed. One of the elders told him, “Behold the lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has prevailed to open the book, and the seven seals thereof.” No further co

REVELATION 5. THE VISION OF HEAVEN (_continued)._ Ch. 4 gives us the vision of the majesty and glory of God, ch. 5 the vision of the Lamb standing as though it had been slain. The theme of Revelation 4 is the creative power of God: the theme of Revelation 5 the redemptive power of Christ. REVELATION 5:1. A BOOK: _ i.e._ the book of destiny, containing the secrets of the future, probably in the form of a papyrus roll, sealed with seven seals for the sake of security. The imagery is taken from Ezekiel 2:9. [The view that the book is the book of destiny is probably correct. Huschke, followed by Zahn, J. Weiss, and Clemen, takes it to be a will. Seven witnesses would attest a will, each affixing his seal. Before the will could be executed the seals had to be broken; hence failure to break