# Revelation 05 đź“–: The Worthy Lamb
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
## The Opening of the Scroll
**Principle**: Jesus has the right to redeem all we lost through the sin of Adam.
[[#Verse 01.]] Then I saw in the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne a scroll written on the front and back and sealed with seven seals.Â
[[#Verse 02.]] And I saw a powerful angel proclaiming in a loud voice: “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?”Â
[[#Verse 03.]] But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look into it.Â
[[#Verse 04.]] So I began weeping bitterly because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.Â
[[#Verse 05.]] Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; thus he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
[[#Verse 06.]] Then I saw standing in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.Â
[[#Verse 07.]] Then he came and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne,Â
## The Lamb is Worthy
**Principle**: His redemption is righteous, worthy of praise.
[[#Verse 08.]] and when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders threw themselves to the ground before the Lamb. Each of them had a harp and golden bowls full of incense (which are the prayers of the saints).
[[#Verse 09.]]Â They were singing a new song:
“You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals
because you were killed,
and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God
persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
[[#Verse 10.]] You have appointed them as a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”
[[#Verse 11.]] Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels in a circle around the throne, as well as the living creatures and the elders. Their number was ten thousand times ten thousand—thousands times thousands—Â
[[#Verse 12.]] all of whom were singing in a loud voice:
“Worthy is the lamb who was killed
to receive power and wealth
and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and praise!”
[[#Verse 13.]] Then I heard every creature—in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them—singing:
“To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb
be praise, honor, glory, and ruling power forever and ever!”
[[#Verse 14.]] And the four living creatures were saying “Amen,” and the elders threw themselves to the ground and worshiped.
## đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. The scroll written on the inside and on the back (5:1) recalls the scroll Ezekiel saw in Ezekiel 2:9-10.
2. "The Lion of the tribe of Judah" points back to Jacob's blessing in Genesis 49:9-10.
3. "The Root of David" draws from Isaiah 11:1 and 11:10.
4. John hears about a Lion but turns and sees a Lamb (5:5-6), showing that Jesus conquers through His sacrifice.
5. The word Lamb is used for Jesus more than twenty-five times in Revelation.
6. Seven horns and seven eyes (5:6) picture complete power and complete knowledge. The seven eyes echo Zechariah 4:10.
7. The golden bowls of incense are the prayers of God's people (5:8; Psalm 141:2).
8. A "new song" (5:9) is a familiar phrase in the Psalms (Psalm 96:1; 98:1).
9. "Ten thousand times ten thousand" (5:11) echoes the countless attendants in Daniel 7:10.
10. The praise in 5:12 lists seven qualities, a number of completeness throughout Revelation.
## 🧠Chapter Summary
> [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way.
## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the Lion of the tribe of Judah and the Root of David, who conquered as the Lamb who was slain (5:5-6). By His blood He purchased people for God from every tribe, language, people, and nation (5:9; John 1:29).
## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application
> [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way.
## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. John wept because no one was worthy to open the scroll (5:4). Why is it significant that only Jesus is worthy?
2. John hears of a Lion but sees a Lamb (5:5-6). What does this teach about how Jesus wins His victory?
3. The new song celebrates people from every nation (5:9). How should this shape the way we view the global church?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verse 5: The Lion of the tribe of Judah has conquered and can open the scroll.
- đź“– verse 6: John sees a Lamb standing, looking as though it had been slain.
- đź“– verse 9: By His blood the Lamb purchased people for God from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
- đź“– verse 12: Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power, wealth, wisdom, might, honor, glory, and praise.
## đź”— Related Passages
- 🔗 5:1 → Ezekiel 2:9-10 – A scroll written on the front and back.
- 🔗 5:5 → Genesis 49:9-10 – Judah is a lion's cub; the scepter will not depart from Judah.
- 🔗 5:5 → Isaiah 11:1, 10 – The Root of Jesse who will stand as a banner for the nations.
- 🔗 5:6 → Isaiah 53:7 – Led like a lamb to the slaughter.
- 🔗 5:6 → John 1:29 – Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
- 🔗 5:8 → Psalm 141:2 – Let my prayer be set before You like incense.
- 🔗 5:9 → Psalm 96:1 – Sing to the Lord a new song.
- 🔗 5:9 → 1 Peter 1:18-19 – Ransomed by the precious blood of Christ.
- 🔗 5:10 → Exodus 19:6 – A kingdom of priests and a holy nation.
- 🔗 5:11 → Daniel 7:10 – Thousands upon thousands serving before the throne.
- 🔗 5:13 → Philippians 2:10-11 – Every knee in heaven and on earth will bow.
- đź”— [[Genesis 49#Verse 09.|Genesis 49:9-10]] - Judah is a lion's cub, and the scepter will not depart.
- đź”— [[Isaiah 11#Verse 01.|Isaiah 11:1-10]] - A shoot from the stump of Jesse.
- đź”— [[Isaiah 53#Verse 07.|Isaiah 53:7]] - Like a lamb led to the slaughter.
- đź”— [[John 01#Verse 29.|John 1:29]] - Behold, the Lamb of God.
- đź”— [[Philippians 02#Verse 09.|Philippians 2:9-11]] - Every knee will bow.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
đź“ť SOAP: [[Revelation 05 - SOAP|Jesus is Worthy]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes