Sorry this is a day late!
Please read Revelation Chapter 5!
The Lamb Opens the Scroll
Verse 1: Seven seals: the Lord's number. Seven shows up in many places throughout the Bible. Examples: Joshua 6:4, Genesis 2:2, Revelation 1:4, Daniel 9:24, Matthew 18:22, Hebrews 4:4, and Revelation 4:5
Verses 2-5: I have never understood verses two through four, because in verse five, "the Lion of the tribe of Judah... is worthy to open the scroll..." What do you think about these verses?
Verse 6: Describes the Lamb... Here is another representation of the number seven!
Verses 7-14: These verses explain the worship given to the Lamb. Someday we will have the opportunity to worship God like this! What an honor!
This looks like a short one this month. Verse three shows us that absolutely no human being has done what was necessary to redeem us. We are imperfect beings, and would never measure up to the standard of the law. In the worship of the four living beings, elders and angels, it is reiterated that salvation can only come from Jesus (the only perfect One).
I don't know about you, but salvation is something I cannot fathom. I know the stories that the Bible tells us, but until we are all celebrating in heaven, I don't think I will be slightly close to grasping how wide, high, long and deep God's love for me is.
Hope you all are having a great month!!
~ S*
