John
the apostle saw
“four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the
throne, and worship him that lives for ever and ever, and cast their
crowns before the throne saying, You are worthy, O Lord, to receive
glory and honor and power: for you have created all things, and for
your pleasure they are and were created.” John
also, “saw
in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book
written
within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals”,
and he continued, “And
I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to
open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?”
In chapter five and verse three of Revelation John shared how, “no
man...was able to open the book, neither to look therein”
where
we read:
And
no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth,
was
able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
The
verse reads, “And
no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, ...”
John
began with the words, “and
no man”
which means “and no person whether male or female” “in
heaven”which
means “within the region above the sidereal heavens where the seat
of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells
and other heavenly beings”, “nor
in earth” which
refers to “and not in the arable land, country, tract, territory or
region” “neither
under the earth” or
“and not underneath or down under the arable land, country, tract,
territory or region”. John referred to the search that was made for
a person “in
heaven, the earth and under the earth”.
The
verse goes on to say, “... was
able to open the book, neither to look thereon.” John
continued with the words, “was
able”
which means “had the power, was capable of and strong enough” “to
open”
which means “to unfasten” “the
book”
or “a small scroll or written document”, “neither
to look thereon”
which means “nor to discern, perceive, discover or observe the
book”. John shared how no one was “capable” or “worthy”
to “open”
or “look”
upon the “scroll”.
When
we think through John's words in this verse, we see one of the
saddest moments of this scene in heaven. No one was found “worthy”
to “open” or “look upon” the “scroll” which
God held in His right hand. This meant, at this moment, that no one
could claim the right to “redeem” the earth from it's fallen
state. In other words, mankind would not be saved. However, we are
not finished with everything John saw, and may we know God's plan for
the salvation of man through His Son Jesus Christ shall be revealed
and is available to everyone who shall receive Him. Let today be the
day when everyone who reads these words surrenders their life to
Jesus who alone is “worthy” to “open the book”.
Next
time
John shares how he, “wept
much, because no man was found worthy to open, read, or open the
book”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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