Excerpt from Daniel
and Revelation by Uriah Smith -
Revelation Chapter 5
Verse 13 And 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 honor,
and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the
Lamb for ever and ever.
14 And the four
beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped Him
that liveth for ever and ever.
A Clean Universe.--
In verse 13 we have
a declaration thrown in out of its chronological order for the purpose of
following out to its completion the previous statement or allusion. This occurs
frequently in the Bible. In this instance the time is anticipated when the work
of redemption is finished.
In verse 10 the four
living creatures and four and twenty elders had declared, "We shall reign
on the earth." Now the prophet's mind is carried forward to that event. He
looks forward to the time when the number of the redeemed shall be made up, the
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universe be freed
from sin and sinners, and a universal song of adoration go up to God and the
Lamb.
It is futile to
attempt to apply this to the church in its present state, or to any time in the
past since sin entered the world, or even since Satan fell from his high
position as an angel of light and love in heaven. For at the time of which John
speaks, every creature in heaven and on earth without any exception was sending
up its anthem of blessings to God.
But to speak only of
this world since the fall, cursings instead of blessings have been breathed out
against God and His throne from the great majority of our apostate race. So it
will ever be while sin reigns.
We find, then, no
place for this sense which John describes, unless we go forward to the time
when the plan of redemption is completed, and the saints enter upon their
promised reign on the earth.
To the Lamb, equally
with the Father who sits upon the throne, praise is ascribed in this song of
adoration. "Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto Him that
sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever." Revelation 5:
13.
Coming back from the
glorious scene anticipated in verse 13 to events taking place in the heavenly
sanctuary before him, the prophets hears the four living creatures exclaim,
Amen.
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Rev 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God
gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to
pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Rev 1:2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of
the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
Rev 1:3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that
hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written
therein: for the time is at hand.
Things which MUST
come to pass.
The Slain Lamb of
God- the only One worthy to take the book with seven seals.
The Slain Lamb of
God- ALL WILL proclaim His worthiness.
Remember this--
Luk 19:38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in
the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
Luk 19:39 And some of the Pharisees from among the
multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
Luk 19:40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell
you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry
out.
Stones crying out?
What about this--
Isa 55:12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led
forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into
singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Mountains singing?
Trees clapping their hands?
The point being,
prophetically there will come a day when ALL CREATURES- all created things-
will -
Say- 'Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power,
be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.'
They will ALL agree
that the LAMB slain and GOD deserve all blessing, all honor, all glory and all
power!
John heard this
prophetically, the truth that ULTIMATELY ALL created beings will believe! This will happen when all sin is gone! This
WILL happen! John could hear this prophetically and just as it is a reality
that the heavenly sanctuary exists where our God and our Savior enact their
plan of salvation all the way until we are made at one with them again, it is a
reality that one day ALL will believe and ALL will agree that the LAMB is
worthy! This is TRUTH!
Rev 5:14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four
and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
What an incredible
vision!
The WORTHY LAMB
SLAIN!
By unanimous
agreement among all God's created beings in heaven and upon earth, the LAMB
SLAIN IS WORTHY! And as being the WORTHY ONE, He is due all blessing, all
honor, all glory, and all power. Equal to His Father, worthy in all things!
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