Revelation 5 Commentary

Revelation is a simple book with a simple message for believers: be a faithful witness and don’t fear loss, rejection, or death. For believers who heed this message, Jesus promises rewards beyond their wildest imagination. Jesus Himself is an example of one who endured great suffering through obedience, and gained the greatest of rewards. He encourages “His servants” to follow in His footsteps.

John’s vision of the throne room of God continues. He sees a book with seven seals in the hand of Him who sits on the throne. No one was found worthy to break the seals and read the contents of the book, and John mourns greatly over this because the contents of the book would have brought restoration. But one of the twenty-four elders in the throne room told John that the Lion from the tribe of Judah has overcome so that the book can be opened, and the Lamb that was slain is revealed. The Lamb is found to be worthy to break the seals and read the contents of the book, and so everyone—the elders and angels and creatures in the throne room, along with every created thing in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands of creatures—all sing praises to the Lamb, proclaiming His worthiness. They fall down in worship before Him and sing a new song of His glory and honor. 

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