The Strand Study Bible

REVELATION 4:9  5:13

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Written From the Island of Patmos

. 9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to HIM that sat on the throne, 1 WHO liveth for ever and ever, 10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and wor- ship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 Thou art worthy, O 2 LORD , to receive glory and honour and power: for 3 THOU hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Revelation 5 The scene in Heaven after the Rapture (con’t) ( CHRIST is worthy to take the seven-sealed scroll out of the hand of the FATHER ) Date Written - c. AD 96 1 And I saw in the right hand of HIM that sat on the throne a 4 book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 4 And I wept much, because 5 no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. 5 And one of the 6 elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the 7 LION of the tribe of 8 Juda, the 9 ROOT OF DAVID , hath 10 prevailed to open the book, 11 and to loose the seven seals thereof. 6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in

1. Psa 90:2 2. Rev 5:13 & I Chro 29:11-13 & Mt 6:9-13 3. I Cor 8:6 4. Ezk 2:9-10 5. Isa 29:10-11 6. or, “Christians” 7. Gen 49:9 8. Heb 7:14 9. Isa 11:1,10 & Rev 22:16 10. or, “overcome” - Rev 3:21 11. Rev 6:1 12. Gen 22:8 & Exo 12:3-5 & Isa 53:7 & Jn 1:29 & I Pet 1:19 & Rev 13:8 13. or, “perfect power” 14. or, “perfect omniscience” - Zech 3:9 & 4:10 15. or, “perfect Spirit” - Rev 1:4 & 3:1 & 4:5 16. or, “God the Father” - Rev 5:6-7 17. Psa 141:2 & Exo 30:8 & Lk 1:10 & Rev 8:3-4 18. Psa 40:3 19. Rev 13:8 20. Exo 19:6 & Isa 61:6 & I Pet 2:5-6 & Rev 1:6 & 20:6 21. Fulfilled- Rev 20:4 (Saints to Reign) 22. or, “Christians” 23. Psa 18:3 & Dan 4:34-37 & I Tim 6:14-16 24. I Chro 29:11 & Rev 4:11

the midst of the elders, stood a 12 LAMB as it had been slain, having 13 seven horns and 14 seven eyes, which are the 15 seven SPIRITS OF GOD sent forth into all the earth. 7 And HE came and took the book out of the right hand of 16 HIM that sat upon the throne. 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, 17 which are the prayers of saints. 9 And they sung a 18 new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for 19 THOU wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; The promise to faithful saints to rule and reign with CHRIST (Fulfilled - Rev 20:4) 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and 20 priests: and 21 we shall reign on the earth. P 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the 22 elders: and the num- ber of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and 23 honour, and glory, and blessing. 13 And every creature which is in heav- en, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, 24 Blessing, and

4:10 This word ( crowns ) comes from the Greek word “στε M ανους” ( stephanous ), which is used to describe the crowns ( rewards ) that a Christian can earn. The word used here is not “ diadema ,” which is the word used to describe the crowns worn by royalty or supernatural beings (Rev 12:3 & 13:1 & 19:12). NOTE - According to the Bible, there are five different crowns ( stephanos ) that a Christian can win: 1. The Crown of Life (The Survivor’s Award) The Survivor’s Award is for enduring persecution (Jms 1:12 and Rev 2:10) 2. The Crown of Rejoicing (The Soulwinner’s Award) The Soulwinner’s Award is for witnessing (I Thes 2:19, II Cor 1:14 and Phil 4:1) 3. The Incorruptible Crown (The Spiritual Character Award) The Spiritual Character Award is for winning over the old nature (I Cor 9:24-25 and II Tim 2:5) 4. The Crown of Glory (The Shepherd’s Award) The Shepherd’s Award is for pastoring God's people (I Pet 5:4 and II Tim 2:5) 5. The Crown of Righteousness (The Steadfast Award) The Steadfast Award is for eaHerly anticipating CHRIST'S return ( II Tim 4: 7- 8 ) 5:9 If JESUS is our “Redeemer” and Savior from sin, then He’s God (Isa 49:26 & 59:20, Job 19:25, Gal 3:13, Acts 20:28, Rom 3:24, I Cor 6:20, Colo 1:14, Eph 1:7, Heb 9:12, I Pet 1:18-19, II Pet 2:1, I Jn 1:7 and Titus 2:14). 5:11 This expression “ ten thousand times ten thousand ” comes from two Greek words: “µυριαδες µυριαδων” (muriades –muriadon), from which we derive our word “myriad of myriad.” It means “ countless, a numberless host .” The King James translators used this term “ ten thousand times ten thousand ” to describe an innumerable host, not a specific number ( Jude 14b ).