The Voice of Many Angels Revelation 5:11

John the apostle was in heaven when he, “beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth, and he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne, and when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odors, which are the prayers of saints, and they sung a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;And have made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.”, and in chapter five and verse eleven of Revelation, John shared about “the voice of many angels round about the throne” where we read:

And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

The verse reads, “And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders:” John began with the words, “and I beheld” which means “and John saw, perceived, noticed, discerned and discovered”, “and I heard” which means “and John was endowed with the faculty of hearing, understood, learned and perceived” “the voice” or “the tone, language and tongue” “of many angels” which means “of a large group of messengers and ones who are sent” “round about the throne” or “surrounding the chair of state which has a footstool and hence power belonging to Christ” “and the beasts” which refers to the “four living beings who surround God's throne” “and the elders” or “and the twenty-four presbyters, judges or rulers”. After the song of the “twenty-four elders” was sung, John saw and heard a huge multitude of God's “angels” as well as the “four living beings” and the “twenty-four elders” surrounding God's throne.

The verse continues, “and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;” John added the words, “and the number” which means “and the indefinite multitude” “of them” which refers to “of these angels around God's throne” “was ten thousand times ten thousand” or “one hundred millions”, “and thousands of thousand” which means “an innumerable multitude with an unlimited number”. John saw so many angels that he could not count or number them all.

When we meditate upon John's words in this verse, we get a glimpse of the magnitude of the “angels” who surround God's throne in heaven. Not only are the “four living beings” there, but also the “twenty-four elders” which represent the church and this great multitude of “angels” as well. This scene must have been awesome to see, and those who receive Jesus Christ as their personal “Savior and Lord” are promise to be a party of these things as well. Oh let all who read these words meditate upon this glorious sight and desire with all their hearts to be a part of God's eternal heaven some day.

Next time John shares how the angels were “saying with a loud voice, worthy is the Lamb that was slain”, 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.