The Book of Revelation-Chapters 4 and 5

THE BOOK OF REVELATION VII

Chapters 4 and 5

I.                   THE FATHERS MAJESTY. (4 ASPECTS)

² Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. ³ And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.  Rev 4:2-4.

1.    His Appearance.

a.    As a Jasper Stone.

This is similar to a diamond. It’s Multifaceted and reflective. The Fathers appearance is gloriously brilliant and reflective.

b.    As a Sardius Stone.

This stone has a deep red hue. I imagine this deep red hue pulsating within the crystal like Jasper appearance.

c.     Emerald Rainbow.

There is an Emerald green rainbow above his head.

2.    His Assistants.

⁴ Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads.

a.    There were 24 Thrones.

b.    There are 24 Elders sitting on the Thrones.

I believe these are humans not Angels who share responsibility in some way with the Father.

c.     4 Living Creatures.

“…And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. ⁷ The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. ⁸ The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within…” Revelations 4:6-8

3.    His Power.

^“5 And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. ⁶ Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal…”

II.            A HEAVENLY RESPONSE TO A DECELERATION OF HIS MAJESTY.

1.    Seraphim cry day and night.

The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!” Revelations 4:6-7

This cry may not be literally every moment. Often in Hebrew a repeated phrase is written to denote to power of something spoken. They do declare it constantly and maybe continually with periodic breaks but there is a massive release of power when they do.

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne…Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: …And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!” ⁴ And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. Isaiah 6:1-4

2.    The Elders respond to the Declaration of God’s Majesty.

a.    They fall and Worship.

⁹ Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, ¹⁰ the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne…” Revelations 4:9-10.

b.    They sing a new song.

¹¹ “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” Revelations 4:11.

III.           JESUS PREPARES TO TAKE THE SCROLL.

1.    The Father has a scroll. (Title deed to the Earth)

And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals. Revelations 5:1

2.    The opener had to be worthy.

² Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?” ³ And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it. ⁴ So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it.  Revelations 5:2-4

a.    Had to be human.

b.    Had to be Perfect.

c.     Had to be able to reclaim global dominion.

3.    Jesus Qualified due to His humanity and His sacrifice.

⁵ But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.” Revelations 5:5

4.    Jesus Takes the Scroll.

⁶ And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. ⁷ Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. Revelations 5:6-7

IV.            UNIVERSAL DECLERATION OF THE WORTH OF THE SON OF GOD.

1.    Four Living Creatures and Elders Worship Jesus.

⁸ Now 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. ⁹ And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, ¹⁰ And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.” Revelations 4:8-10

2.    100 Million Worship Him.

¹¹ Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, ¹² saying with a loud voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, And strength and honor and glory and blessing!”  Revelations 5:11-12

Four Areas He will have absolute Authority and control over:

a.    Power: (political): Jesus will have the governmental authority over all nations. He will replace every evil government with new leaders and laws and will restore every sphere of life .

b.    Riches: all the money and natural resources on earth will be under Jesus’ leadership.

c.     Wisdom: Jesus has all the wisdom to bring every sphere of life to the fullness of the Father’s original intention.

d.    Strength: Jesus has supernatural physical strength in His resurrected body. He will never weary of His work. All benefits of the labor force and human resources on the millennial earth will be submitted to Him and serve His plan to establish love and righteousness on earth. The nations will gladly offer the fruit of their strength to Him. They will love Jesus with all their strength or resources including their time, money, words, energy, and influence (Mark 12:30).

e.    Honor: All will honor Jesus with their obedience in practical ways. To honor in this sense is to obey and serve His agenda for the nations. Paul spoke of honoring parents with respectful obedience towards them (Ephesians 6:1-2). Jesus will be the most obeyed, respected, and listened to person on earth. He will be the most talked about and emulated role model on earth.

f.     Glory: All the people on earth will glory in Jesus by giving their love, adulation, and praise to Him with great delight. He will be the magnificent obsession of all the nations. He will be preeminent in their minds, affections and conversations. The fame of His name will cover the earth. The saints will boast or glory in His leadership as Paul gloried in Christ (Philippians 3:3, NIV). Children glory in their father (Proverbs 17:6) and God’s people glory in His name (Psalm 105:3; 43:4).

g.    Blessings: All will bless or agree with His policies and plans and fully cooperate with His leadership in every sphere of society. Such enthusiastic cooperation will result in the most unified and joyful work force in history. Jesus will be the most powerful, wealthy, wise, loved, supported, praised, obeyed, respected, listened to, and talked about Man on the earth. He will be seen as having the dominion over all the land, people, money, governments, human resources, angels, etc. He has the power and right to control them. Thus, we know that He is able to fulfill all of His promises to each of us forever.

3.    Every Living Being in the Created Order Simultaneously Worships Him.

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, I heard saying: “Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever!” ¹⁴ Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.