Wednesday, 4 November 2020
Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?” Revelation 5:2
A scroll has just been openly presented to whoever could take it from the hand of the One seated on the throne.… Read the rest
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
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. Revelation 5:1
Chapter 5 begins with a scene that reveals an instance that was previously described in Chapter 4. There it said –
“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…” Revelation 4:9, 10
As noted then, the word “Whenever” signifies “at the time when the condition is met.”… Read the rest
Monday, 2 November 2020
“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.” Revelation 4:11
The words here are those uttered by the twenty-four elders noted in the previous verse. When the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the One on the throne, the elders fall down before Him in worship, cast their crowns before the throne, and utter these words, beginning with, “You are worthy, O Lord.”… Read the rest
Sunday, 1 November 2020
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, saying: Revelation 4:10
The verse here should be taken together with the previous verse, but – like the previous verse – all of the verbs are actually in the future tense.… Read the rest
Saturday, 31 October 2020
Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, Revelation 4:9
John just said that the four living creatures do not rest, both day and night, as they praise the Lord God almighty. Now, it says, “Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks.”… Read the rest
