The Apocalypse ::: A Study on Revelation
 
IV. The vision of Almighty God, The Son.
  1. He is seen as a Lamb having been slain and in connection with the "book sealed with seven seals."
  1. He is identified as the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and the Root of David.

Genesis 49:8-10
Judah, thou [art he] whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand [shall be] in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. 9Judah [is] a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him [shall] the gathering of the people [be].

Hebrews 7:14
For [it is] evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. (KJV)

Isaiah 11:1-2
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; (KJV)

Revelation 22:16
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, [and] the bright and morning star. (KJV)

  1. He is full of intelligence and of the power of the Holy Spirit. (eyes-horns)
     
  2. He, alone, of all in the heaven, in the earth, and beneath the earth, is able and worthy to loose the seals of the book in the Father's right hand.
       
  3. This book is sealed with seven seals and is written on both inside and outside which shows a complete and full revelation.
       
  4. To loose = luo (loo'-o) = to reduce to its constituent parts; c/f. disect. To undo or unveil each part that composes the entire sealed book.

Revelation 5:8-14
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 odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 11And 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; 12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, [be] unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 14And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four [and] twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. (KJV)

(See, Luke 19:12)

  1. kings = the Greek word for "kingdom." He has made us a kingdom.
       
  2. imp. "we shall reign on the earth," is in the Greek, present, not future.
    they reign = basileuousin = present, active, indicative, futuristic use. Jesus is now reigning over His Kingdom!

1 Corinthians 15:25
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. (KJV)

The word, "on," is epi (ep-ee') = a preposition with many variations of meaning, including, "over," "in," "on behalf," etc. Williams translates it as "over." Each child of God, the saved, are now priests in His Kingdom and are reigning in authority with Him.

Luke 10:17-20
And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. 18And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 19Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

Matthew 16:19
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. (KJV)

Matthew 28:18-20
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen. (KJV)

Matthew 9:8
But when the multitudes saw [it], they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men. (KJV)

Matthew 10:1
And when he had called unto [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power [against] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. (KJV)

  1. These sing a new song. See Deut. 31:19-47, the song of Moses. The word "sung" KJV= Greek, "sing," being in the present active indicative.
       
  2. "Every created thing," = no created thing is left out! A universal praise. Even the earth:

Romans 8:19-21
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected [the same] in hope, 21Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. (KJV)


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