Revelation 5:5 & 6

Rev 5:5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.


Last blog left with no one on Earth being worthy to hear from God, no one worthy to open the scroll.   John was weeping.  Verse 5 starts with an elder speaking telling John not to weep.
Have you noticed it is mentioned frequently in the Bible that  humans are weeping?  It seems to me that our grief stems from a general lack of knowledge (which we can have through Christ and prayer- 1 Cor 1:5 ) and our lack of patience with God to see what he has for us.  We are so quick to turn to the "poor me" or the "What am I gonna do now!" and start weeping, without considering what God has in store for us.
The elder tells us that he has found someone worthy to open the scroll and receive the message. It is our Risen Christ!  He is mentioned here as:
1.  The Lion of Tribe of Judah:
    a. Look At Gen. 49:9 where Jacob is giving the final blessings to his sons. He calls Judah, "a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son,..."  A whelp is a young offspring.  Isn't it just that the greatest member of tribe would be called "The Lion"?

2. The Root of David:
     a. Here we return to the lineage of Christ.  See Isa 11:1 and 10.  Father of David was Jesse, leading to the son of David being Christ, prophecy fulfilled, the promised Messiah.

3. The Lamb
     a.  Christ is referred to as "the Lamb" 29 times in Revelation alone.  Greek-arnion
     b.  1 John 1: 29 & 36 ; 1 Peter 1 :19 ; Isa 53:7 ; all mention our Christ as lamb.  Greek-amnos
     c.  The difference is a new concept which is being conveyed to us in Revelation.  Both words mean lamb, just in a different concept. John wants us to see Christ in Revelation in a new and different concept.

Verse 6 describes more to us:
1.  That the Lamb has been slain. This is in  reference to the marks Christ bears from his sacrifice on the Cross. 

2.  That He bears 7 horns. Seven is considered perfection. In the Old Testament, horns stood for power and honor.

3. Has 7 eyes.  Again, 7 for perfection.  The eyes we read of in Zach 4:10 (the prophet sees 7 lamps that are the eyes of the Lord)  are the 7 spirits which Christ has sent out throughout the Earth.  The eyes clearly defining the omniscience (all knowing, having infinite awareness)of Christ

The picture we have here is on of total perfection while still being the ultimate sacrifice for men.  Total power and omniscience and still displaying the tragedy of the deed willingly done for man's salvation.

He is the only one worthy of such a task as to open the seals.


Blessings to all,


Calabash