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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 5 of 5
Revelation 5:1-14
One question keeps the universe in suspense: "Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?" In other words, who will carry out the judgment? One Person only can do it: the One who is without sin (cf. John 8:7) having, by His very perfection, defeated Satan and the world. Christ is that "Lion of the tribe of Judah," having already been marked out in Genesis 49:9. However, immediately afterwards, He is seen as a Lamb, "as it had been slain". In order to overcome the Enemy and to fill heaven with a multitude of happy and thankful creatures, the cross of the Lord Jesus was necessary. The hearts of all the saints are reminded of His sacrifice in the most touching way. In heaven, where everything speaks of power and majesty, the permanent reminder of the humiliation of our dear Saviour will provide the most poignant contrast. His humility, His gentleness, His subjection, His patience . . . all of those moral perfections which the Lord Jesus showed down here will be permanently visible, speaking to us eternally of the depths of His love.
Then, in response to the new song raised by the glorified saints, all the realms of creation will echo as one, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing." (v. 12).
