2. “Excuse me,
Pastor John,
but I have a
question!”

6. Purpose of the book of
Revelation
Revelation was written to give Christians,
struggling in this world against those who
oppose the Faith, hope that the Christ
who died for us will also one day return
for us as a conquering King to establish
his eternal reign! Because Jesus
overcomes, so can we!

7. Chp. 1 Chp. 2-3 Chps. 4-22
“Things
which “Things
“Things which will take place”
you have which
seen” are”
Vision of Christ Vision of Consummation
Theophany Talks Tribulations Triumph Together!

8. A Guiding Principle
Don’t miss the forest for
the trees! Let’s not get
lost in the details and
therefore miss the
message Jesus has for us!

10. Prof. Plum, with a dagger, in the Library
Mrs. White, with a revolver, in the Hall

11. The Lamb, with a scroll,
in the Throne Room!
4:1-11 – The Throne Room
5:1-5 – The Scroll
5:6-14 – The Lamb

12. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Revelation 4:2
At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a
throne stood in heaven, with one seated
on the throne.

13. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
- God the Father
- God the Spirit
- The 24 Elders (God’s people)
- The Four Living Creatures (Cherubim)

14. The Lamb, with a scroll,
in the Throne Room!
5:1-5 – The Scroll
5:6-14 – The Lamb

15. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Revelation 5:1-2
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. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming
with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open
the scroll and break its seals?”

16. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Revelation 5:3-4
And no one in heaven or on earth or
under the earth was able to open the scroll
or to look into it, and I began to weep
loudly because no one was found worthy
to open the scroll or to look into it.

17. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
One intriguing
possibility is that the
scroll is the title deed
to planet earth …

18. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Psalm 24:1
The earth is the Lord's and the fullness
thereof, the world and those who dwell
therein.

19. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Title deed to
the earth?
I believe what we see happening as
the seals are opened gives insight
into the nature of the scroll.

20. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
“The idea here is that God has a book in
which the history of the universe is already
written. He has written the history of the
world in advance, He holds in His hand the
history of the world in advance, and
He initiates the consummation of all
history. Only God can hold this scroll.”
(David Guzik)

21. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
If the scroll were not opened, then . . .
6:10, The martyrs of the faith would not be
avenged.
8:4-5, The prayers of the saints (“Your
kingdom come;Your will be done.”) would
not be answered.

22. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
If the scroll were not opened, then . . .
9:15, God’s appointed plan would not
come to pass.
11:15, The kingdom of the world would
not become the kingdom of our Lord
and of his Christ.

23. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
If the scroll were not opened, then . . .
Chapters 16-18, The wicked would not
be judged.
Chapters 19-20, Jesus would not come
back.

24. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
If the scroll were not opened, then . . .
Chapters 21-22, God would not reign in
glory in the new heavens and the new
earth.

25. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
If the scroll isn’t opened, the Bible’s
promises will not come true and all
hope will be gone FOREVER!

26. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
The bottom line:
The scroll contains
God’s will and plan for
the culmination of
human history!

27. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Revelation 5:5
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.”

28. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Genesis 49:9, 10
Judah is a lion's cub. . .he crouched as a
lion … The scepter shall not depart
from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from
between his feet.

29. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Isaiah 11:1-2a
There shall come forth a shoot from the
stump of Jesse, and a branch from his
roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit
of the Lord shall rest upon him.

30. The Lamb, with a scroll,
in the Throne Room!
5:1-5 – The Scroll
The scroll contains God’s will and plan
for the culmination of human history!

31. The Lamb, with a scroll,
in the Throne Room!
5:1-5 – The Scroll
5:6-14 – The Lamb

32. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Revelation 5:6
And between the throne and the four
living creatures and among the elders I
saw a Lion. . .

33. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Revelation 5:6
And between the throne and the four
living creatures and among the elders I
saw a Lion Lamb. . .

34. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Revelation 5:6
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.

35. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
John 1:29
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward
him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God,
who takes away the sin of the world!”
1 Corinthians 5:7
For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been
sacrificed.

36. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Revelation 5:6
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.

37. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
John 16:7
Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to
your advantage that I go away, for if I do
not go away, the Helper will not come
to you. But if I go, I will send him to
you.

38. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Revelation 5:7
And he went and took the scroll from
the right hand of him who was seated on
the throne.

39. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
“Dead, buried, raised, now the Lamb
assertively takes the reins of history. That’s
what this symbolizes. Jesus takes the scroll
that describes the events of the end,
whereby all the wrongs will be set right,
all injustices accounted for, all crimes
avenged.”

40. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
“He takes it from the right hand of the
Father, and the Father doesn’t resist him,
the four living creatures don’t object, and
the twenty-four elders do not stand in his
way. This symbolic action shows that
Jesus has taken control of history.”
(James M. Hamilton Jr.)

41. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Psalm 2:1-3
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot
in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together, against
the Lord and against his Anointed, saying,
“Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away
their cords from us.”

42. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Psalm 2:4-6
He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord
holds them in derision. Then he will speak
to them in his wrath and terrify them in his
fury, saying, “As for me, I have set my King
on Zion, my holy hill.”

43. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
What is the response in
heaven to the actions of
the Lamb?
Revelation 5:7-14

44. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Revelation 5:12
“Worthy is the Lamb who
was slain, to receive power
and wealth and wisdom
and might and honor and
glory and blessing!”

45. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Revelation 5:13-14
And I heard every creature in heaven and
on earth and under the earth and in the sea,
and all that is in them, saying,

46. The Lamb with a scroll in
the Throne Room
Revelation 5:12-14
“To him who sits on the throne and to
the Lamb be blessing and honor and
glory and might forever and ever!”
And the four living creatures said, “Amen!”
and the elders fell down and worshiped.

47. Is the church in heaven at
this point? Has the rapture
of the church occurred? Will
the church be spared from
going through the period of
judgment and tribulation
that God is about to unleash
upon the world beginning in
Revelation 6?

48. This world would be a terrible place
if there were no Jesus. But there
is! And He is great, He is good,
and He is totally trustWORTHY!
And HE has taken control of
history!

49.  Reread Revelation chapters 1-5
AND read Revelation chapter 6
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