August 18, 2024: Revelation 4:9-11, 5:1-5, 6-10
"Worshiping Our Resurrected Lamb"
Main Point: The Risen Jesus is Worthy of Worship Because He has Conquered Sin and Death
Main Point: The Risen Jesus is Worthy of Worship Because He has Conquered Sin and Death
1. Worthy is the King Who has Created (Revelation 4:9-11)
9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
2. Worthy is the Lion Who has Conquered (Revelation 5:1-5)
1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” 3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, 4 and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. 5And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
3. Worthy is the Lamb who has Resurrected (Revelation 5:6-10)
6 And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7 And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. 8 And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, 10 and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”
9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
2. Worthy is the Lion Who has Conquered (Revelation 5:1-5)
1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” 3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, 4 and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. 5And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
3. Worthy is the Lamb who has Resurrected (Revelation 5:6-10)
6 And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7 And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. 8 And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, 10 and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”
Questions for Small Group Discussion:
1.WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE WORTHY?
WHY DID THE ELDERS “CAST THEIR CROWNS BEFORE THE THRONE” (V. 10)? WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THIS?
2.WHAT IS THE SEALED SCROLL? WHY IS JESUS THE ONLY ONE ABLE TO OPEN THE SCROLL?
HOW DOES KNOWING THAT GOD HOLDS ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY IN HIS HANDS IMPACT YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF HIS CHARACTER? HIS AUTHORITY?
3.HOW DID THE ANGELS AND ELDERS RESPOND TO THE LAMB? WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM THESE PASSAGES ABOUT GENUINE WORSHIP?
WHAT DO VERSES 9-10 SHOW US ABOUT DIVERSITY IN GOD’S KINGDOM? HOW SHOULD THIS TRUTH CHANGE OUR THINKING?
WHY DID THE ELDERS “CAST THEIR CROWNS BEFORE THE THRONE” (V. 10)? WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THIS?
2.WHAT IS THE SEALED SCROLL? WHY IS JESUS THE ONLY ONE ABLE TO OPEN THE SCROLL?
HOW DOES KNOWING THAT GOD HOLDS ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY IN HIS HANDS IMPACT YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF HIS CHARACTER? HIS AUTHORITY?
3.HOW DID THE ANGELS AND ELDERS RESPOND TO THE LAMB? WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM THESE PASSAGES ABOUT GENUINE WORSHIP?
WHAT DO VERSES 9-10 SHOW US ABOUT DIVERSITY IN GOD’S KINGDOM? HOW SHOULD THIS TRUTH CHANGE OUR THINKING?
