The document provides an overview of Revelation chapters 4 and 5, focusing on the vision of heaven, the worship of God and the Lamb, and the significance of the sealed scroll. It discusses the role of the 24 elders and the four beasts in worship, as well as the scroll representing the title deed to the earth, which only Jesus is worthy to open. The text concludes with a mention of impending suffering before the restoration of the earth under Christ's reign.

1. Revelation An Overview

2. www . preachtheword . co . uk Rev. 4 - 5

3. Revelation Revelation 4:1

4. Revelation 4:1 Rev 4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be hereafter .

5. Revelation 4:2 – 5:14 Saints in Heaven and Preparation for Jesus to reclaim earth.

6. Revelation 4 Rev 4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. www.davidmiles.net

7. Revelation 4 Re v 4:3 A nd he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

8. Rev 4:4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of go ld. Revelation 4

9. Revelation 4 These 24 elders are probably representative of the Old Testament Saints and the Church.

10. Worship Assembly of Raptured OT and NT Saints (See Ephesians 2:14) (Ch. 4:4-8) and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. The 12 Apostles The 12 Patriarchs www.webshots.com

11. Worship Assembly of Raptured OT and NT Saints … like a lion … a calf … the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast … like a flying eagle. Rev 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him … and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

12. The Scroll with 7 Seals Rev 5:1 And I saw a book on the right of Him sitting on the throne, written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals.

13. The Scroll with 7 Seals Rev 5:2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book and to loosen its seals? Rev 5:4 And I wept very much, because no one was found worthy to open and to read the book, nor to look at it.

14. The Scroll’s Significance In ancient Israel, when someone bought a piece of land, two copies of the title deed were made. One was made open to the public

15. The Scroll’s Significance and the other was sealed and kept in a safe place with provisions for redeeming the property (if the purchaser lost it or had to sell it) written on the sealed portion of the deed.

16. The Scroll’s Significance A piece of land could never be lost to a Jew because of debt, but it had to be returned within 7 years if there was a redeemer or any time some close relative could redeem it.

17. The Scroll’s Significance Or at the end of 50 years it had to be released to the original owner or one of his descendents along with the cancellation of all debts of the owner.

18. The Scroll’s Significance (Read Jeremiah 32:14 – Good News Bible) “ take these deeds, both the sealed deed of purchase and the open copy, and to place them in a clay jar, so that they may be preserved for years to come. ”

19. The Scroll’s Significance The scroll in the hand of Him who sat on the throne was just such a deed

20. God gave the title deed to the earth to Adam . Gen 1:28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply and fill the earth, and subdue it. Creation of Adam www.cyberspaceministries.org

21. God gave the title deed to the earth to Adam. And have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the heavens, and all animals that move upon the earth.

22. Adam and Eve Ate the Forbidden Fruit Gen 3:17 And to Adam He said, Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it , www.cyberspaceministries.org

23. Adam and Eve Ate the Forbidden Fruit The ground is cursed for your sake. In pain shall you eat of it all the days of your life.

24. Adam lost the Open Title Deed to the serpent – the devil Gen 3:24 And He drove out the man. And He placed cherubs at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life. www.cyberspaceministries.org

25. The entire creation is suffering because of Adam’s fall. Rom 8:22 For we know that up to the present time all of creation groans with pain, like the pain of childbirth.

26. The entire creation is suffering because of Adam’s fall. www.green.nationalgeography.com

27. The entire creation is suffering because of Adam’s fall.

28. The entire creation is suffering because of Adam’s fall.

29. The entire creation is suffering because of Adam’s fall. www.bigstocphoto.com

30. No wonder John Wept. Rev 5:4 And I wept very much, because no one was found worthy to open and to read the book, nor to look at it. www.until_then.tripod.com

31. The Lion That Was a Lamb Rev 5:5 And 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 book and to loose the seven seals of it. www.webshots.com

32. The Lion That Was a Lamb Rev 5:6 And I looked, and l o… a Lamb stood, as if it had been slain … www.webshots.com

33. Rejoicing that someone worthy was found Rev 5:11 And I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And the number of them was myriads and myriads, and thousands of thousands, www.webshots.com

34. Rejoicing that someone worthy was found Rev 5:12 saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.

35. Earth joins the jubilation Rev 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, heard I saying, www.whale-images.com

36. Earth joins the jubilation Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever .

37. Finally the earth is going to be restored With the Lamb [Jesus] found to be worthy to redeem the earth and take charge of it, the cleansing and re-asserting His Lordship over it is finally about to begin.

38. But First… But first, there is going to be 7 more years of unimaginable suffering and death and destruction as Jesus fights to wrest the control from a stubborn enemy, Satan, beginning with the opening of the 7 seals.