Revelation 5:11--14

Good morning all! God is good all the time, all the time God is good! We will finish Revelatin 5 today, questions tomorrow, then chapter 6 on Monday.

Revelation 5:11-14 "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, and thousands of thousands, 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!" 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!" Then the four living creatures said, "Amen!" And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped HIM who lives forever and ever."

Ten thousand times ten thousand literally myriads of myriads, this number is intended to express an amount beyond calculation. The Greek expression can also be translated "innumerable."

Angels are spiritual beings created by God who help carry out His work on earth. They bring messages, portect God's people, offer encouragement, give guidance, bring punishment, patrol the earth, and fight the forces of evil. There are both good and evil angels, but because evil angels are allied with satan, they have considerably less power and authority than good angels. Eventually, the main role of the good angels will be to offer continuous praise to God.

The scene in chapter 5 shows us that only the Lamb, Jesus Christ, is worthy to open the scroll. JESUS, not satan, holds the future. Jesus Christ is in control and HE alone is worthy to set into motion the events of the last days of history.

Thank you for reading. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny