JOHN SEES THE SEALED BOOK

Friday August 4th 2017

Revelation 5:1-14

John sees in the celestial vision the sealed book with seven seals. It's a book in which is writen the mystery of the fate of the earth. It is hardly accessible. Who can open it ?

1. The sealed book (1-8)

No one can open this book, so the author cries. Only the One who is worthy will open it. Who is worthy ? An elder says "He is the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David". He is the Lamb of God seated on the throne, who resembles a sacrifice. He has sacrified his life with his blood, which make him worthy of opening he book. The 4 beings and the 24 elders hold each a harp and a golden cup which is the prayer of the saints. When our prayers are sincere they go up to heaven and are contained in the golden cups of perfume. They make God's work progress toward the end of the times. The Last Judgment will be formidable because the righteous have suffered injustice in the world for a long time.

2. The new hymns (9-14)

The beings before and around the throne sing the new hymns. They praise the sacrified Lamb who is worthy to receive and open the book. Because he has saved by his blood men from all tribes and all languages and made them a kingdom of high priest to reign on the earth. Now they spiritually reign on the earth, then during the millennium they will reign on the earth up to when the new heaven comes. The multitude of the angels sing around the throne for the sacrified Lamb. So all the creatures on the earth and in sea sing in unison to glory, honour and power of the sacrified Lamb. Our Jesus, God's Son, the Lamb is worthy of praise by all mankind, because he has shed his blood on the cross for their salvation. 

Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank your for being the sacrified Lamb for me. Thanks to you, I am saved from calamity. Make me sing to God's Lamb with new hymns. 

Bottom line: the book that only Jesus can open