Gary Hampton Commentaries
Revelation 5:12
Christ is worthy in every way, which is clearly seen in these seven expressions of worthiness.
Christ is worthy in every way, which is clearly seen in these seven expressions of worthiness.
Verse Revelation 5:12. _TO RECEIVE POWER_] That is, Jesus Christ is worthy _to_ _take_, λαβειν, to have ascribed to him, _power_-omnipotence; _riches_-beneficence; _wisdom_-omniscience; _strength_-po...
SAYING WITH A LOUD VOICE, WORTHY IS THE LAMB THAT WAS SLAIN - See the notes on Revelation 5:2, Revelation 5:9. The idea here is, that the fact that he was slain, or was made a sacrifice for sin, was t...
Revelation 5:1 . Much has been written about the meaning of the book written within and on the back side, and sealed with seven seals. What the book contains is no secret whatever. Beginning with the...
REVELATION 5. THE VISION OF HEAVEN (_continued)._ Ch. 4 gives us the vision of the majesty and glory of God, ch. 5 the vision of the Lamb standing as though it had been slain. The theme of Revelation...
AND. BEHELD, AND. HEARD THE VOICE OF MANY ANGELS. Besides those already described, there was. countless multitude of angels. After the first strophe of the new song was sung the vast company all unit...
The evidence for the current view rests solely upon the formerly accepted text of the Doxology (song), in which the living beings and the elders are represented as uniting, (Chapter 5:10, 11.) Critici...
And I saw, and I heard the voice of many angels, who were in a circle round the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and their number was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of tho...
And the Lamb came and received the roll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. When it had received the roll, the four living creatures fell before the Lamb and so did the twenty-fou...
THE ROLL IN THE HAND OF GOD (Revelation 5:1) _ 5:1 And in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne I saw a roll written on the front and on the back, and seated with seven seals._ We must...
LOUD. great. POWER. the power. App-172. AND. The repeated "ands" in verses: Revelation 5:12; Revelation 5:13 form. remarkable _Polysyndeton_ (App-6). In Revelation 5:12 the sevenfold (Ap
_power_, &c. Lit. THE POWER. Notice that the praises ascribed are either sevenfold, as here; fourfold, as in the next verse; or threefold, as in Revelation 4:11; Revelation 19:1 (true text)....
THE NEW SONG...
ἌΞΙΟΝ. Tisch[214] reads ἄξιος with A. [214] Tischendorf: eighth edition; where the text aud notes differ the latter are cited. 12. ΛΈΓΟΝΤΕΣ. The nominative would have been the correct construction i...
_THE ENTIRE CREATION PRAISED THE REDEEMER REVELATION 5:12-14:_ Countless angels and others declare the worthiness of the Lamb because of the redemption He accomplished. Their message was "Worthy is th...
ΛΈΓΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004) говорить, ΈΣΦΑΓΜΈΝΟΝ _perf. pass. part. от_ ΣΦΆΖΩ (G4969) закалывать. _Perf._ указывает на непреходящие результаты, ΛΑΒΕΊΝ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ (G...
DISCOURSE: 2508 THE DOXOLOGY OF THE REDEEMED Revelation 5:11. I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousa...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER V THE BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS _Text (Revelation 5:1-14)_ Introduction 1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back,...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ The Heavenly Doxologies Text (Revelation 5:9-14) These elders sang a new song; new, because it is in praise of a new triumph of Christ, who has been found worthy to open the s...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 14 Text Revelation 5:11-14 11 And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten...
Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. TO RECEIVE (THE) POWER. The remaining six (t...
__ Throne Section-The Scroll At the seventh trumpet they fall and worship, the tenor of their words showing that they are not included among His slaves the prophets or the saints (Rev_11:16). They h...
THE GLORY OF THE LAMB The Church is shown that Christ is on her side. He has overcome by suffering. Now the future is for Him and His people, and He is worshipped with the Father. 1-4. A roll of a bo...
Sevenfold praise is rendered....
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 5 *WORSHIP OF THE *LAMB - REVELATION 5:1-14 V1 Then I saw a *scroll on the right hand of him who sat on the *throne. There were wor...
SAYING WITH A LOUD VOICE... — The second chorus: the chorus of angels — “Worthy is the Lamb, That hath been slain, To receive the power. And riches, and wisdom, and might, And honour, and glory,...
For similar arrangements in Jewish doxologies, see Gfrörer, ii. 146 8; and, for ἰσχ. τιμ. δόξ. see Daniel 2:37 (LXX). τήν groups together the seven words of the panegyric; honour and glory and praise...
THE ONE WORTHY TO OPEN IT Revelation 5:9 Jesus is worthy to unroll the mystic scroll of history, because He loved and loves our race as no other has ever done; and He is equally worthy to open each n...
In this chapter we have John's vision of the heavenly arrangement for earthly administration. The program lies in the hand of the One who sits on the throne. It is written, but sealed, and none can kn...
Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to (d) receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. (d) To have all praise given to him, as to...
The Lamb is worthy....to receive power and divinity, [5] &c. The Socinians and new Arians from hence pretend that the Lamb, Jesus Christ, is not the same true God with the Father, but only deserved di...
(11) And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; (1...
We have already seen the bearing of the seven churches to which the Lord was pleased to send the letters contained in the second and third Chapter s. We have found, I trust, substantial reason and amp...
The Title Deed I don't know if there are men on the moon, but if there are they must be using the earth as their lunatic asylum.--George Bernard Shaw There is enough for all. The earth is a generous...
In the next Chapter we find the Lamb. A book was in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. It was counsels, wielded by His power. Who could open them and bring them forth to execution? Who had t...
SAYING WITH A LOUD VOICE,.... To signify their zeal, fervour, and affection for Christ, and to make a free, open, and public acknowledgment of him, and that all might hear of his worthiness, and of th...
Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. Ver. 12. _With a loud voice_] Betokening their...
_And I beheld_ The many angels; _and heard the voice_ And the number of them; _round about the throne_ Of the Divine Majesty; _and the_ living creatures _and the elders_ So forming the third circle. I...
POWER-BLESSING; let the reader notice the seven ascriptions-power, riches, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, blessing-which represent the fulness of adoration given to the Lamb, because in him dwells th...
The choruses of praise:...
SAYING WITH A LOUD VOICE, WORTHY IS THE LAMB THAT WAS SLAIN TO RECEIVE POWER, AND RICHES, AND WISDOM, AND STRENGTH, AND HONOR, AND GLORY, AND BLESSING....
NONE FOUND WORTHY TO OPEN THE BOOK OF JUDGMENT In the right hand of the Sovereign Ruler is seen a book sealed with seven seals, written on the inside and on the back (v. 1). It is the book of God's ju...
_ 12 saying with a loud voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”_ A. The angels agree, “The lamb is worthy to r...
8-14 It is matter of joy to all the world, to see that God deals with men in grace and mercy through the Redeemer. He governs the world, not merely as a Creator, but as our Saviour. The harps were in...
WORTHY IS THE LAMB THAT WAS SLAIN; the Lamb mentioned REVELATION 5:6, with _seven horns and seven eyes, _ viz. Jesus Christ. TO RECEIVE POWER, AND RICHES; he is worthy of those horns he weareth, emble...
Revelation 5:12 saying G3004 (G5723) loud G3173 voice G5456 Worthy G514 is G2076 (G5748) Lamb G721 slain...
‘And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, s...
Revelation 5:12. SAYING WITH A LOUD VOICE, WORTHY IS THE LAMB THAT WAS SLAUGHTERED TO TAKE THE POWER, AND RICHES AND WISDOM AND MIGHT AND HONOUR AND GLORY AND BLESSING. It will be observed that one ar...
The vision upon which we enter in this chapter is beheld in the same circumstances as that of chap. 4, and is closely connected with it. The special revelation of the Apocalypse does not yet begin, an...
Revelation 5:12 a. AND I SAW WHEN HE OPENED THE SIXTH SEAL, AND THERE WAS A GREAT EARTHQUAKE. The verb ‘saw' is again to be taken absolutely as in Revelation 5:1-2; Revelation 5:5;...
WORTHY (αξιον). Agreeing in gender (grammatical neuter) with αρνιον, but some MSS. have αξιος (masculine, natural gender). Note change to third person εστιν instead of second ε. The point of the son...
Revelation 5:8 The End of the Redeemed. I. Such a vision as that of the text is intended, we cannot doubt, to form a ground of hope and of encouragement in the progressive advancement of our spiritua...
CONTENTS: Vision of the seven sealed books. Christ seen in His Kingly character. Angels, elders and living creatures exalt the Lamb who is King. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, John, strong angel, elders, f...
Revelation 5:1. _I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne, a book,_ a large staff, with seven sheets of parchment written on both sides, and at the last coil of each parchment, a seal was...
AND SANG IN A LOAD VOICE. They sing the praises of Jesus for his _act of death_ which sets men free from the results of sin. Christ demonstrated that he is "worthy" by his heroic sacrifice (Ephesians...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 5:11 The worship of the Lamb in this chapter testifies to his deity. ⇐ ⇔
This Lion-lamb came and took the book from the hand of him who sat upon the throne; and the heavenly beings fell down before the Lamb with harps and golden vials full of odors which are the prayers of...
THE OPENER OF THE SEALED BOOK _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ HAVING duly conserved the honour of the one and only Lord God Almighty, attention can be again fixed on the ministry of the Living Christ...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 5:1 AND I SAW. As in Revelation 4:1, this phrase introduces a new incident in the vision. That which had been witnessed remained, but a further development now takes place....
_12 SAYING WITH A LOUD VOICE, WORTHY IS THE LAMB THAT WAS SLAIN TO RECEIVE POWER, AND RICHES, AND WISDOM, AND STRENGTH, AND HONOUR, AND GLORY, AND BLESSING._ _ 13 AND EVERY CREATURE WHICH IS IN HEAVE...
And I saw in the right hand of him that sat upon the throne a scroll that had writing both within and on the backside, and it was sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a l...
1 Timothy 1:17; 2 Corinthians 8:9; John 17:2; John 3:35; John 3:36;...
Power, etc. Rev., "the power." Compare the ascription in chapter Revelation 4:11, on which see note, and notice that each separate particular there has the article, while here it is attached only to t...
THE LAMB IN REVELATION Revelation 5:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We remember from Exodus 12:1, how that lamb had to be kept up from the tenth to the fourteenth day, and how it had to be slain at the going d...
Worthy is the Lamb — The elders said, Revelation 5:9, "Worthy art thou." They were more nearly allied to him than the angels. To receive the power, &c. — This sevenfold applause answers the seven seal...