What can we Learn from Revelation Chapter 5？ — Alan Baker

John's Weeping at the Unworthiness of All Creation

There's so much here. There's so many gems this there's so much beauty within this chapter. But I was just reading through last night and I was struck. Okay by verse Three it says this and no man in heaven nor in earth Neither under the earth was able to open the book neither neither to look upon it thereon and I wept much.

I Wept much. I was struck by that. There was something which happened in John's heart. His heart was read as his heart was touched. Nobody's worthy to open that book of life and he was moved and Tears came.

Do we wait much? Do we wait much and that's important because I believe that tears are the souls of heaven. It's it's the soul language of heaven and it opens. It opens the key to heaven and then and then One of the elders said to him weep not so the time of weeping but rejoicing comes in the morning.

Weep not weep not because the land the lion of the tribe of Judah the root of David have prevailed to open a book. And to loose the seven seals thereon. So it's precious. It's a precious Overview of the majesty of supremacy of the Lord Jesus Christ, but he wept.

Worship Before the Lamb Who Is Worthy

He wept. No one was worthy to open those seven seals and then of course, this is like a It's like a symphony of worship and we need to be we need to be worshippers because in the end we'll be worshipping Day and night before the Lamb of God and in verse 8 It says this it talks about and when he had taken the book the four beasts and four and twenty elders Fell down before the Lamb having every one about them hearts and golden vials full of Odors, which are the prayers of Saints and they worship thou art worthy to take the book to open the seals.

They worship they worship. Another key is the prayers of the Saints. Every prayer we say every prayer every utterance is recorded that's precious and we need to Increase our prayers were more fervency.

The Recorded Significance of Every Prayer

Even the simplest prayer can is significant in the kingdom of God. It's recorded. It's noted David says he the all the tears are stored up in a vial. Yeah. And in in the ancient times they used to put vials or vessels in with the Kings when they were buried of tears.

The tears are all recorded. So prayer is very very foundational and we need as believers. We need to increase our prayer life and that's not just devotions in the morning. That is a continual commune with him.

What is he saying? What's he speaking? What's he spoken to me last? Daily minute by minute commune with him the prayers of the Saints and that's the same. So from beginning to the end of eternity, that's incredible.

My prayers are recorded in that my prayers are in that bowl of this of the prayers of Saints your prayers in that bowl of the prayers of the Saints and Worship verse 8. It says they fell down and worshipped.

Falling Down in Worship Before the Lamb

They fell down and worship after all that adoration. They fell down and worshipped and verse 14 at the end conclusion of the chapter again. They fell down and the four beasts Said amen and the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liver forever and ever.

So we will fall down and worship before the Lamb of God and I was thinking about John John the closest disciple of the Messiah and how at the end when he saw Christ in his resurrected state. He said the scripture says he fell down as if dead.

The Awe and Terror of Christ’s Glorified State

There is an awesomeness. There's also a terror and there's also a fear about God when we will see him in his magnified glorified state. Which is inaudible and unexplainable. Yeah, and the revelation this chapter does capture some of that and Daniel twice it captures some of that.

But it's it's beyond words. But when we see him is glorified resurrected state we will fall down as if dead and then we worship him. Day and night. It's incredible chapter. It's incredible. And then it talks about every kindred and every tongue and every people in every nation.

Redemption by the Blood of the Lamb

They will proclaim that he is Lord that he is resurrected. Hallelujah, and that because he's purchased them by his precious blood the power of the blood the power of the blood can redeem. Anyone me and you from every tribe from every kindred from every every group.

It's incredible. There's so much we can do word by word line by line verse by verse. There's so much here, but those things hit me one about the weeping to about the prayers and thirdly. About falling down and worshiping the Lamb of God.