IV. The vision of Almighty God, The Son.
- He is seen as a Lamb having been slain and in connection with the
"book sealed with seven seals."
- 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)
- He is full of intelligence and of the power of the Holy Spirit.
(eyes-horns)
- 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.
- This book is sealed with seven seals and is written on both inside and
outside which shows a complete and full revelation.
- 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)
- kings
= the Greek word for "kingdom." He has made us a kingdom.
- 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)
- 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.
- "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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