Revelation, Biblical Feasts and ................... Hebrew thought - - - Revelation 5

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Revelation 5 - the Hebrew letter / number HEI

The ancient symbol for HEI, the name being BEHOLD / TAKE Seed, was like a man with extended arms.  It then developed like a 'mirror image E', which if you turn the ancient symbol sideways you can see similarities.  HEI present form is like a 'window' revealing what is 'on the other side'.  John the Baptist pointed to Jesus [John 1:29-36] BEHOLD the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world', revealing the 'one from the other side'.

HEI is also the letter of revealing 'thoughts, words, actions'.  BEHOLD the Lamb.

5:5  BEHOLD, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, 

       has prevailed to open the SCROLL and to loose its seven seals.”

5:6  and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain ...

5:7 ... Worthy Is the Lamb 

Revelation 5 brings attention to a SCROLL that is SEALED with 7 seals which are detailed in Revelation 6.  The 'six seals' of Revelation 6 appear to be 'judgment beginning with the house of God' (tribulation), the 7th seal calling for the trumpets, 'judgment on the world.'   This chapter, because of the SCROLL and seals lends itself to the Yom Teruah period (Rosh ha Shanah event), yet when the 24 elders, verse 8, are seen with the bowls of incense, which are the prayers of the saints - -that is a Yom Kippur event.

The SCROLL is mentioned 5 times, once in each of the first five verses.  The sixth verse reveals 'the Lamb' and the scroll is again mentioned another 3 times.  LAMB is mentioned 5 times throughout Revelation 5.  The 24 elders are also mentioned 5 times. 

SCROLL / BOOK

cepher {say'-fer}

cepher {say'-fer}

1) book

2) missive, document, writing, book

    2a) missive

          2a1) letter (of instruction), written order, commission, request, written decree

    2b) legal document, certificate of divorce, deed of purchase, indictment, sign

    2c) book, scroll 
          2c1) book of prophecy

          2c2) genealogical register

          2c3) law-book

          2c4) book (of poems)

          2c5) book (of kings)

          2c6) books of the canon, scripture

          2c7) record book (of God)

    2d) book-learning, writing

          2d1) be able to read (after verb 'to know')

5:1 And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne 

    a SCROLL  written inside and on the back, 

    sealed with seven seals. 

5:2 Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, 

   “Who is worthy to open the SCROLL and to loose its seals?” 

5:3 And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth 

   was able to open the SCROLL, or to look at it.

 

         Philippians 2:9-11

         Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name 

         which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, 

         of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,  and

         that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

5:4 So I wept much, because no one was found worthy 

      to open and read the SCROLL, or to look at it. 

5:5 But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, 

      the Root of David, has prevailed to open the SCROLL and to loose its seven seals.”

5:6 And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures,

      and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, 

      having seven horns and seven eyes, 

      which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 

  

5:7  Then He came and took the SCROLL 
       out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. Worthy Is the Lamb

5:8   Now when He had taken the SCROLL, 

        the four living creatures 

        and the twenty-four elders 

        fell down before the Lamb, 

        each having a harp, 

        and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 

  

5:9   And they sang a new song, saying:

        “You are worthy to take the SCROLL

        And to open its seals;

        For You were slain,

        And have redeemed us to God by Your blood

        Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

5:10  And have made us kings and priests to our God;

         And we shall reign on the earth.”

5:11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne,

        the living creatures,

        and the elders;

        and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand,

        [one hundred million]

        and thousands of thousands,

5:12  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!”

5:13  And every creature which is 

         in heaven and 

         on the earth and 

         under the earth and 

         such as are in the sea, 

         and all that are in them, I heard saying:

        Blessing and honor and glory and power

        Be to Him who sits on the throne,

        And to the Lamb, forever and ever!”

5:14 Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!” 

        And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him 

        who lives forever and ever.

Selah
Shalom