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Help for the Merry-less. Revelation 4 & 5. The Setting – chapter 4 “on the throne”.
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Revelation 4 & 5 • The Setting – chapter 4 • “on the throne” Ezekiel 1:27-28Then I noticed from the appearance of His loins and upward something like glowing metal that looked like fire all around within it, and from the appearance of His loins and downward I saw something like fire; and there was a radiance around Him. As the appearance of the rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day…
Revelation 4 & 5 • The Setting – chapter 4 • “on the throne” Daniel 7:9“I kept looking until thrones were set up, And the Ancient of Days took His seat; His vesture was like white snow and the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne was ablaze with flames, Its wheels were a burning fire.
Revelation 4 & 5 • The Setting – chapter 4 • “on the throne” 1 Timothy 6:15b-16…He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
Revelation 4 & 5 • The Setting – chapter 4 • “on the throne” • “before the throne” • “around the throne”
Revelation 4 & 5 • The Main Event – chapter 5 • Problem: No one worthy • Solution: Lion who is a Lamb • Response: Worship
Augustine “Man's maker was made man that He, Ruler of the stars, might nurse at His mother's breast; that the Bread might hunger, the Fountain thirst, the Light sleep, the Way be tired on its journey; that Truth might be accused of false witness, the Teacher be beaten with whips, the Foundation be suspended on wood; that Strength might grow weak; that the Healer might be wounded; that Life might die.”
Encouragement • Know that you’re not alone • Heb 4:14-16 • Know that He loves you infinitely