Worthy is the Lamb Revelation 5:12

John the apostle saw the “Lamb” of God take the “scroll” which was in God's right hand, and when he did, “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.” John added, “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”, and in chapter five and verse twelve of Revelation John shared how they declared, “worthy is the Lamb that was slain” where we read:

Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.

The verse reads, “Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power,” John began with the word, “saying” which means “speaking, affirming, maintaining and uttering” “with a loud voice” which means “with a great, large and abundant sound, tone and tongue”, “Worthy” or “of great value, befitting, congruous and suitable” “is the Lamb” which means “a little sheep or lamb” “that was slain” or “who was slaughtered, butchered, put to death by violence and mortally wounded” “to receive” which means “to lay hold of, take up, carry, claim and procure” “power” which means “strength, ability and influence” . John heard the hosts of heaven declaring the “worthiness” of the “Lamb” which was Jesus to “claim and procure” “strength, ability and influence”.

The verse goes on to say, “and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.” John added the words, “and riches” which means “wealth, abundance of external possessions, fullness, and plenitude”, “and wisdom” which refers to “the use of knowledge in very diverse matters” “and strength” or “ability, force and might” “and honor” which means “deference, reverence and value”; “and glory” or “splendor, brightness, magnificence, preeminence and majesty”, “and blessing” which refers to “praise, laudation and benefit”. The “heavenly hosts” continued to declare the “riches, wisdom, strength, honor, glory and blessing” deserved by God's “Lamb” Jesus.

When we think through John's words in this verse, we see all of heaven joining together to make the declaration of the “worthiness” of Jesus to receive every glorious attribute. “Power, riches, wisdom, strength, honor, glory and blessing” were due to Jesus who by His sacrificial death on the cross not only empowered Him to rightly receive the “title deed” to the earth, but also paid the price for the sin of the world. Jesus deserves all the praise and honor for procuring the salvation of man, and all of heaven recognized and declared, “Worthy is the Lamb”.

Next time John shares how the angels were “every creature which is in heaven” joins in worship, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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