SLIDE 1 LIST the sevens in Revelation
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2 Caves /jarsThe Dead Sea Scrolls, are a collection of some 981 different texts discovered
between 1946 and 1956 in eleven caves from the immediate vicinity of the West
Bank.
Revelation 5~ The Scroll and the Lamb
SLIDE 3 Angel V.2
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5:1-4 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. 2 And I saw a mighty
angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and
break its seals?” 3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to
open the scroll or to look into it, 4 and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open
the scroll or to look into it.
Scribes wrote on
scrolls which were rolled up papyrus or other materials.
The breaking of the seals would reveal
the message inside each part of the scroll. Scrolls SLIDE 4 SCROLLS normally had writing on
only one side. This book that is filled to overflowing and has something even
on the back could mean the fullness of time. Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Daniel
each wrote of a scroll.
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Ezekiel 2: 9-10 And when I looked, behold, a hand was
stretched out to me, and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.10 And
he spread it before me. And it had writing on the front and on the back, and
there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe.
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Isaiah 29:11 And the vision of all this has become to you
like the words of a book that is sealed. When men give it to one who can read,
saying, "Read this," he says, "I cannot, for it is sealed."
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Daniel 12:4 But you,
Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many
shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase."
Perhaps on the reverse side of this scroll
with seven messages would be "it is finished" since the number 7 is
the number for completion. Each of which has been sealed with the authority of
God "sealed with seven seals" means that it is closed in its entirety. Isaiah and Daniel tell us the book
is sealed until the time of the end. Have you ever read a mystery book? Have
you been tempted to flip to the back of the book to see “who done it?” All of
us are waiting for the return of the LORD.
SLIDE 5 JESUS What do you think it would take to be worthy
enough to open up the scroll? “The seven-sealed scroll is thought to be the title deed to
the earth. It seems God the Father holds this title deed, awaiting the return
of His Son, Jesus Christ, to the earth. This powerful scene in heaven indicates
that only Christ, who died to redeem
mankind back to God, is qualified to open the seals of this scroll and
claim His kingdom over all the earth.
The book will be opened by Christ Jesus of the tribe of Judah and lineage of King David.
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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.”
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Isaiah 11:1 There
shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots
shall bear fruit.
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11:10 -12 In that
day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples---of him
shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.11 In
that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant
that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, …and from the coastlands
of the sea. 12He will raise a signal
for the nations and will assemble the banished of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four
corners of the earth.
SLIDE 6 MAN READING SCROLL
1948 the Nation of Israel was born by declaration of the United Nations
during the year of the discovery of Dead Sea Scrolls. Do you think that is
coincidence? In our lifetime we have
seen Israel gain their independence and Jews returning to their homeland.
Sounds like the LORD is getting ready to do something. Watch the newspaper and
take note of the events happening in the Middle East. As we move through
chapters of the prophesies in Revelation see how they line up. And you can know
from the scriptures if we are nearing the end times.
SLIDE 7 OF LAMB
· Isaiah
53:7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he
opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a
sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.
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Revelation 5:6-8 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. 7 And he
went and took the scroll from the right
hand of him who was seated on the throne.
Why do you think the lamb
has seven eyes? Seven horns?
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Zechariah 4:10 "These seven are the eyes of the LORD,
which range through the whole earth."
SLIDE OF ELDERS
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Revelation 5:8 And when
he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four
elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of
incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Last week we peeked into
heaven’s throne room and who was seated at the right hand of the Father? No
matter how strong or how loud the angels and heavenly beings were, NO ONE could
open the scroll.
Do you ever look up at the
sky and watch the clouds? Remember when we lay in the grass on our backs and
exclaimed what creatures we can see in the clouds? As we ride along Miss Rachel
looks at the clouds and wonders what heaven will be like? Here the angels and
living creatures are not merely floating along on clouds but actively falling
on their faces and worshipping the LORD.
SLIDE OF GOLD BOWL Pastor Allen has a prayer basket for our prayer
request. At CBS we have a prayer box and our ST prayers for those written
requests every week. Our ladies have a prayer chain that passes the needs of
those who call and ask. Can you imagine
that every prayer that you have sent up to heaven is caught in a golden bowl
and offered to the Lamb with songs of praise.
Let’s read aloud the New Song
9 And they
sang a new song, saying,
“Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals,
for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God
from every tribe and language and people and nation,
10 and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God,
and they shall reign on the earth.”
for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God
from every tribe and language and people and nation,
10 and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God,
and they shall reign on the earth.”
SLIDE 10 praise 11 Then I
looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders
the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of
thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice,
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”
13 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,
“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”
14 And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” and the
elders fell down and worshiped.
1) What is revealed
about the Lamb (Jesus), and what His death accomplished
2) The impact this
scene would have had on the persecuted Christians in Asia
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