6Then
I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center
of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. He
had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. He came and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.And
when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four
elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were
holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the
saints. And they sang a new song:
"You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
and with your blood you purchased men for God
from every tribe and language and people and nation.
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God,
and they will reign on the earth."
Why is Christ worthy to curse the nations? Because by His death and resurrection He purchased His elect. Christ comes in judgement to reverse the curse of the wicked toward the people He purchased. So the judgements are repayment in the purchased price of the value of Christ work. Christ attends to His creation after sin entered by reversing the control of wayward nations through the heavenly curses when the seals are opened. The judgements of our suffering are paid to us on the level of Christ value of His suffering on our behalf. We will be rewarded in the new heaven and earth on the value of Christ suffering. These bowls are the curses prayers from earth by all the saints under persecution of the wayward nations. The bowls are turned into fire that is cast to the earth in judgement and the harps are the music of war. It is the picture of the war sacrifice that was made on the earth. The worship of Christ is because He is attending to the injustice of the nations who try to overturn His creation.
11Then
I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon
thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the
throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they sang:
"Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
and honor and glory and praise!"
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing:
"To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be praise and honor and glory and power,
for ever and ever!" The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped.
So you see this description of myriads of angels in a circle
around the throne.. uh now that is something that I cannot picture. In
the eternal state there is no sequence of time. The space is eternal not
vertical or horizontal. We could be seeing all of time in one view and
there could be other dimensions in space. You see that Christ is
successful at all times in overturning the destruction of His creation.
If He did not get the praise of ever creature He would cease to be the
King. As Christ is perfect in righteousness and justice so the earth
will never be destroyed.
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