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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:6

And I beheld . Again a new feature of the vision is indicated (see on Revelation 5:1 ). And, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders . For a description of the position of the throne and the living beings and the elders, see Revelation 4:6 . The passage would, perhaps, be more plainly rendered, "Between the throne and the four living creatures on the one hand, and the elders on the other, stood," etc. The repetition of "in the midst" is a... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:6

The goings forth of the Holy Ghost. "The seven Spirits of God which are sent forth," etc. In all possible ways the Church declares her faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and his redemption. By the name, Christian; by the sacrament of the Holy Supper; by symbols—the cross everywhere; by her literature, etc. And all this is right; the example of it is given in Scripture, for Christ is the Alpha and Omega of the Bible: "Him first, him last, him midst, and without end." But this is not all the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:7

And he came and took the book; or, and he came and he hath taken it. "Hath taken" is perfect ( εἴληφε ), while "came" is the aorist ( ἦλθε ). If the differ-once is intentionally significant, it renders the description somewhat more vivid. (For the consideration of the question how the Lamb could do this, see on Revelation 5:6 .) Wordsworth contrasts the spontaneous act of the Lamb in taking the book of his own accord as his right, with the call to St. John to take the little... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:8

And when he had taken the book. "Had taken" ( ἔλαβε ) is here aorist, not perfect, as in Revelation 5:7 . The text should probably read, when he took the book; that is to say, the adoration offered coincides in point of time with the act of taking the book. The four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb. The four beasts as representing animated creation; the four and twenty elders as representative of the Church (see on Revelation 4:4 , Revelation 4:6 ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:8-10

The song of the redeemed host. The triumphant host, the redeemed possession, purchased unto God, give their glory. The whole Church in their representatives give ceaseless praise to him who in humility bare their sins in his own body on the tree. I. THE SONG OF THE CHURCH IS EVER UNTO , AND IN PRAISE OF , THE LAMB . Never can those harps be unstrung; never can the song of redemption cease to mingle with the song of the universe. Ever will he be "matter of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:9

And they sung a new song, saying . They sing; the worship is unceasing. The song is new because it is only now, subsequent to the accomplishment of Christ's work of redemption, that the song can be sung. It is not" Thou art worthy, for thou wilt redeem," but "thou didst redeem." Victorinus says, "It is the preaching of the Old Testament together with that of the New which enables the world to sing a new song." Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof. (For a... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:9-14

The triple doxology. In these sublime chapters these doxologies stand out prominently. Note concerning them— I. WHAT IS COMMON TO THEM ALL . They are all ascribed to the Lamb. Exclusively in the first two; united with "him that sitteth on the throne," in the third; but in all the Lamb is prominent. From this we learn: 1 . We cannot render too much honour to Christ. He is seen "in the midst of the throne," and the Centre of all that heavenly circle, and the Object of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:10

And hast made us unto our God kings and priests; and didst make them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests. Of those whom thou didst redeem from every nation, thou didst make a kingdom and priests. Wordsworth remarks that these honours conferred upon the redeemed imply duties as well as privileges. They receive the princely honours conferred upon them only on condition that they also become priests, presenting themselves, their souls and bodies, a living sacrifice to God ( Romans 12:1 ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:11

And I beheld marks a new feature of the vision, viz. the introduction of the angelic host as taking part in the adoration of the Lamb (see on Revelation 4:1 ). And heard the voice of many angels ; a voice. The angels who have "desired to look into" the mystery of the redemption of the world ( 1 Peter 1:12 ) have now had declared to them "by the Church the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord" ( Ephesians 3:10 , ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:11-14

The angelic and universal chorus. Now the song bursts out beyond the circles of the redeemed host. "The voice of many angels," even "ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands," bears onwards the same burden of song, "Worthy is the Lamb," and the chorus is completed only when it is taken up by "every created thing which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea;" and the song ascribes "the blessing, and the honour, and the glory, and the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:8-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:9-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 5:11-14

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