The Beast or the Lamb by Derek Prince

Author:Derek Prince
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, pdf
Tags: REL067060, Eschatology, REL099000
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2022-04-12T00:00:00+00:00

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THE KEY TO PURITY AND HOLINESS

Let’s take a deeper look at the passage in Revelation 5 that describes when John first saw the Lamb:

And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals. Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?” And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it.

So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it. But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.”

And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.

Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying:

“You are worthy to take the scroll,

And to open its seals;

For You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood

Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

And have made us kings and priests to our God;

And we shall reign on the earth.”

Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”

Revelation 5:1–12

At first, the apostle John was weeping because no one was able to open the scroll. But then one of the elders told him there was indeed a Person who could open the scroll of revelation. He said, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.”

John looked at the throne, expecting to see a lion, but what did he see? A lamb. A slain lamb.

What is the message? Only the Lamb has the right to be on the throne, because He has all authority in heaven and on earth. And how did He obtain supreme authority? As the multitude sang: “You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; for You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood.

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