The Revealed Lamb (Sermon from Revelation 5:1-10)

The world thinks that a conqueror must be a lion. In order to win and be worthy, a king must
devour his enemies. However, Revelation reveals that the Lion who has actually conquered has
done so as a Lamb, “standing, as though it had been slain.” This is how God and his people
conquer, not by slaughtering others, but by being faithful to the point of death. Death might
seem like defeat, but when we see the world through the lens of Revelation, we realize that we
conquer by following the slain Lamb, “wherever he goes.”

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PRIMARY TEXT FOR THIS MESSAGE:
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. 5 And 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.”

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.”
(Revelation 5:1-10, ESV)

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