20 Oct God is WORTHY

Revelation 5:1-14

Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. ² And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” ³ And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, ⁴ and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. ⁵ And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” ⁶ And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. ⁷ And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. ⁸ And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

⁹ And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, ¹⁰ and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.” ¹¹ Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, ¹² saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” ¹³ And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” ¹⁴ And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” and the elders fell down and worshiped.

Everyone in the world sings. And as Christians, we sing all the time. Every Sunday. Every service. Lots of songs. Singing is what Christians do all the time and the Bible tells us it’s what we will continue to do for eternity. Every Christian sings. I am not saying that we all should be a singer in the praise and worship team. Some of you sing well and you should consider joining the praise and worship team. Some of you, you sound good to Jesus; let’s leave it at that. You don’t want people to sin in the church because of you. But we don’t need a microphone to sing. God has wired all of us to sing. There are many things about life in heaven that we don’t know. But one of the few things we know about heaven is we will sing. And we will sing not because we have to, but because we can’t help but express the infinite joy we experience in the presence of God. We will burst forth in song. How is that possible? And what are we going to sing? That’s what we are going to talk about tonight.

Tonight, we are on the last sermon of our series, “God is”. The premise of this series is when we know who God is, we know who we are. And when we know who we are, we know how to live rightly. Tonight, we won’t talk about a specific attribute of God. Instead, we will talk about how all of God’s attributes we have learnt throughout the series lead us to this crescendo, God is worthy. And to do that, we are going to look at the glimpse of heaven that the apostle John saw and recorded in the book of Revelation. Many Christians think of Revelation as a book that will tell us what will happen at the end times. There is truth to that. There are parts of Revelation that tell us what will happen when Jesus returns. But that’s not the primary focus of the book of Revelation. The main point of Revelation is not to give a specific timeline of history but to pull back the curtain of history and see the one who is in absolute control of history. It shows history from God’s perspective rather than the human perspective. It is not written to create confusion but to give unshakeable hope to Christians who were under intense persecution. Get this. The book of Revelation shows the absolute victory of Jesus Christ over all his enemies. Jesus is holding history in his hand, and he has absolute control over everything that happens. Jesus Christ is worthy of worship. Let’s look at the text.

I have three points for this sermon: the need to worship; the focus of worship; the eternal song of worship.

The need to worship

Revelation 5:1-4 – Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. ² And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” ³ And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, ⁴ and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.

Let me ask you a question. Where do you think human history is going? I’m not very optimistic at all. I don’t need to tell you how bad things are today. You know it just as painfully as I do. Things are not getting better and easier; they are getting worse and harder every day. But that’s only true if we look at life from our limited perspective. However, tonight’s passage tells us another perspective, the Christian perspective. John is telling us that despite what we see with our eyes, despite what we hear with our ears, there is an ultimate reality happening behind the curtain of history of which this world is just a broken and dim reflection. And if we see that ultimate reality, it will turn our lives upside down. John is giving us a glimpse into the throne room of God. There are many things we can’t see happening around us. We can’t see what is going to happen tomorrow. We can’t see what happening outside this room. But we can see the throne room of God. And if we can see the throne room of God, it changes how we see everything else. Seeing the ultimate reality of heaven gives us a new lens for the rest of our lives. And the essence of that ultimate reality is worship.

Here is what John sees. He sees God seated on his throne and in his right hand a scroll sealed with seven seals. What is written on the scroll? The scroll consists of God’s definite plan in human history. The scroll contains events that will bring history to its appointed conclusion. In other words, this scroll will tell John and us, how things will end, who wins, and how. And the good news is God is holding this scroll in his right hand. It is God who holds the destiny of the world. It is not America, Russia, China, Israel, Iran, or any other nations or political leaders that hold the key to the future. God is sovereign over them all. He holds the destiny of the world at his fingertips. That’s the good news. Here is the bad news. No one is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals. Why is it bad news? Because if the scroll is not opened, if no one is worthy to break its seals, then the world is damned. Unless the scroll is opened, the will of God for history will not be performed. There is no hope for all of us. This is how William Hendriksen puts it in his commentary on Revelation. “When the scroll is opened and the seals are broken, then the universe is governed in the interest of the Church. Then, God’s glorious, redemptive purpose is being realized; His plan is being carried out and the contents of the scroll come to pass in the history of the universe. But if the scroll is not opened it means that there will be no protection for God’s children in the hours of bitter trial; no judgments upon a persecuting world; no ultimate triumph for believers; no new heaven and earth; no future inheritance.”

Can you see why the scroll must be opened? Everything God intends to do is written on that scroll. It’s done. No one can change or add to what God has already written. The problem is no one is worthy to open the scroll. Note that it does not say no one has the power to open the scroll. It does not say no one has the right technique to open the scroll. But no one is worthy to open the scroll. In other words, no one meets the qualifications to open the scroll. Think about your favourite Old Testament characters. Abraham, Moses, David. They were great men who performed many wonders in history, but they were not worthy to open the scroll. Think about the great Archangel Gabriel and Michael. Just a glimpse of them is enough to shut the mouths of the most ferocious beasts and destroy nations, but they are not worthy to open the scroll. Think about Apostle Paul whom God used to write 2/3 of the New Testament. In all his brilliance, he is not worthy to open the scroll. No one in heaven, on earth, or under the earth is worthy to look into the scroll. And get this. Not even the one sitting on the throne is worthy to open the scroll. Not God the Father, not God the Spirit. So, heaven waits. And when John sees that, he weeps like a baby. John is devastated by the prospect of the future without the scroll of God’s ultimate victory being performed. If the scroll remains sealed, none of the Bible’s promises about the future will come true. There will be no resolution to all pains and tears. There will be no new heaven and earth. Hope is defeated.

Let’s bring this truth into our lives. All of us are seeking someone worthy to open the scroll. We are all looking to something or someone to tell us that our lives are not worthless. We want our lives to matter. We want to know that we are somebody. And the word for it is worship. All of us must worship something. And whatever we worship is what gives our lives meaning. Let me give you some examples. I’m a big Manchester United fan. So, what I do every week leading to game day is I read about the game. I study it. I check out which players are available and which players are injured. I talk about it with the other holy men of our church. Then an hour before the game time, I check the starting lineup. I wait with anticipation. I watch the game. I am emotionally engaged in everything that happens in those 90 minutes. And then I’m devastated because they lose again. What is that? That’s worship. I am looking to Manchester United to make me feel like my life means something. Another example, K-Pop. Why are there so many people who are obsessed with BTS and Blackpink? All they do is sing and dance. But why do people turn them into celebrities and exalt them? The answer is that we all need to worship something greater than ourselves. We have to. It’s wired in us to look to something greater than ourselves to validate ourselves. We bow down to our favourite soccer teams, celebrities, successful careers, happy families, etc. All of us must worship something.

That is why when we read the Bible, God is continually saying, “Worship me. Praise me. Give me all your attention.” This is the point of the whole book of Psalms. We have an entire book written by God to be used to worship God. Imagine a husband goes to his wife saying, “Hey babe, I have written something for you for our anniversary. I have written 150 songs that talk about how awesome I am. I want to give them to you as a gift so that you can pull them out and read them to me every night before you go to bed and every morning when you wake up. And doing this will bring such delight to you.” And the wife will say, “Are you crazy?” No sane husband will give that kind of book to his wife. Why? Because no one is worthy of that. But God is saying, “I am worthy of your worship. Unless you worship me, unless you praise me, your heart will never be content.” Do you see? God doesn’t need our worship. We are the ones who need to worship. We are the ones who need something greater than ourselves to praise. The problem is we oftentimes worship the wrong things, and those things cannot sustain our hope. They will fail us. They are not worthy to open the scroll. So, who is?

The focus of worship

Revelation 5:5 – And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”

As John is weeping, one of the elders says to him, “You can stop crying now. The one who is worthy to open the scroll is here.” The elder calls him the Lion of the tribe of Judah. It means that this person is the long-promised king of Israel, the Messiah. He is also the root of David. God has said that the son of David will reign on the throne of David forever. This person is the fulfilment of the Old Testament promises. This person is the one who will restore everything that is broken. And this person has conquered. He is victorious. And because of his victory, he is worthy to open the scroll and its seven seals. And the name of this person is Jesus Christ. And look at what happens next. It is staggering.

Revelation 5:6-7 – ⁶ And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. ⁷ And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. Having just heard of the worthiness of the Lion of Judah to open the scroll, John turns and looks at the throne of God. But do you know what he sees? He doesn’t see a Lion; he sees a Lamb standing as though it had been slain. So, in verse 5, John hears a Lion, but in verse 6, John sees a Lamb. In other words, the Lion is the Lamb, and the Lamb is the Lion. Now, I know this is hard for our minds to comprehend. How can a lion be a lamb? It does not make any sense. Because we don’t think of lions as lamb-like or lambs as lion-like. They are almost the total opposite of each other. One of my favourite Disney movies of all time is The Lion King. I love The Lion King. I especially love the scene where Rafiki the Monkey reminded Simba of his true identity. Simba was a lion destined to be a king. It was majestic. But imagine if Disney decided to make a movie called The Lamb King. It would be weird. Because the idea of a lamb and a king don’t go together. Yet in this vision, the Lion and the Lamb are put together.

So, when John looks at the Lion of Judah, he sees a Lamb. And this is no ordinary Lamb. Because this Lamb is mortally wounded. It looks like he’s been slain, but he is standing. Standing and slain. So, though the Lamb was struck, though the Lamb was killed, yet he is standing in glory. This is a picture of Jesus’ death and resurrection. The appearance of being slain speaks of Jesus’ death. And the fact that the Lamb is standing speaks of Jesus’ resurrection. This tells us a lot about Jesus’ victory that qualified him to open the scroll. Jesus achieved his greatest victory not through military might but through the weakness of crucifixion. Jesus the Lion conquered by the work he performed as the Lamb. The Lion gets the victory through the tactics of the Lamb. And what’s amazing is that the scars of Jesus’ sacrifice are permanent and visible for everyone to see. Jesus’ scars remain even in glory. For eternity, the Lion of Judah will have the appearance of the slaughtered Lamb. Why? Why not remove the scars? Because the scars will be the eternal testimony of the worthiness of Jesus. Jesus is worthy precisely because he is the Lamb of God who was slain.

But make no mistake. This Lamb has the appearance of being slain, but he is not weak. He has seven horns. Seven is the number of completions in the book of Revelation. And horn is a symbol of strength. So, seven horns signify perfect strength. And he has seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. This signifies his perfect knowledge of all things at all times. There is nothing hidden from his sight. When I was in year 6, my teacher told me to draw a picture of it. And for your information, I’m a very bad artist. When I was done with my drawing, the picture was frightening. It looked like a monster, a bleeding sheep with seven pointy horns and seven eyes. That’s not what Jesus looks like right now. This is not a picture to be taken literally. The point is that the Lamb who was slain is all-powerful, all-wise, all-knowing, and he alone is worthy to approach the throne and open the scroll. No one in heaven, on earth, or under the earth is worthy to take the scroll. But Jesus takes the scroll from God’s right hand. He is the only one in the universe worthy to take the scroll. It means that Jesus takes control of history. And if Jesus is in control of history, we can be sure that even when life seems to be spinning out of control, they are never out of control. History rests in Jesus’ hands and he is bringing all things together for the good of those who love him and the glory of his name.

What does it mean for us? It’s simple. If Jesus is the only one worthy to take and open the scroll, Jesus is the only one worthy of our worship. Jesus must be the focus of our worship. He is the only one who is big enough to sustain our worship. Nothing else in all creation can compare to the worth of Jesus. But we need to be sure we worship the right Jesus. Here is what I mean. Jesus is not only the Lion of Judah, but he is also the Lamb who was slain. Jesus is not only the Lamb who was slain, but he is also the Lion of Judah. Jesus is a Lion-like lamb and a Lamb-like Lion. We need this big vision of Jesus. Jesus who is only a Lion or only a Lamb is only half the true Jesus. And what we need is not the half Jesus but the true Jesus. If we are hurting and suffering right now, what we need is more than a king to rule over us and give us orders. What we need is a Lamb who understands our struggles and experiences our sufferings. If we lack wisdom and worry about our lives, what we need is more than a tender hug to comfort us. What we need is a display of strength and wisdom that destroys the works of evil in the world. I love the way Kevin DeYoung puts it. “What good is a lion-like God if he doesn’t take care of sin? If he only rules with a roar. And what good is a lamb-like God if he does not triumph over suffering and deal with wrongs in the universe?” The good news is that Jesus is both. We need to focus our eyes on Jesus who is the Lion and the Lamb. True worship focuses on Jesus.

Here is the thing about worship. There is no such thing as not worshipping. All of us have objects of ultimate affection. We have something or someone that motivates us. We have something that we say, “If I have this, then I would be happy.” It is what drives everything we do. Whatever that is, that’s what we worship. And John reminds us that unless Jesus is the focus of our worship, we do not worship the right object. But how do we know that we worship Jesus? Here is the rule of thumb. We always give up control to the one we worship. Always. In Matthew 13, Jesus gives a parable about the kingdom of God. One day a man finds a treasure hidden in a field. He knows that this treasure is worth so much more than everything he has. So, he sells everything he has and buys that field. But he does not sell everything he has begrudgingly. He sells everything he has in his joy. Why? Because the treasure hidden in that field is worth so much more than everything he possesses. Finding that treasure changes his whole life. That’s what worship is. We always give up control to the object of our worship.

If we worship money, money controls our decisions. If we worship approval, approval has us under its control. If we worship sex, sex dictates our lives. We don’t belong to ourselves. We are always controlled by what we worship. The way we know we worship Jesus is we relinquish control of our lives to him. We give him everything. We obey him in all things. Nothing else matters but him. It means Jesus becomes the heartbeat behind everything we do. We work hard in our jobs because we treasure Jesus. We love our family well because we love Jesus. We are careful with our words because we honour Jesus. The way we love other things is the expression of our love for Jesus. Jesus changes everything about our lives. That’s how we know he is the focus of our worship.

The eternal song of worship

Revelation 5:8-10 – ⁸ And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. ⁹ And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, ¹⁰ and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”

When Jesus has taken the scroll, all the elders fall down in worship, and they are singing a new song. This is breathtaking. Before Jesus takes the scroll, heaven already has a song. In Revelation chapter 4, we are told that the angels are singing, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come.” And all the elders replied by singing, “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.” This is a great song of heaven. The question is, can anything be added to this great song of heaven? The answer is yes. Because of what Jesus has done, they are singing a new song, praising the fact that Jesus is worthy to take the scroll and open its seals. And in this song, we are given three reasons why Jesus is worthy. First, Jesus is worthy because he was slain. The Bible tells us that the death of Jesus as the spotless Lamb of God, qualified him to be once and for all sacrifice for our sins. The death of Jesus qualified him to be the author of our salvation and the executor of God’s eternal purposes.

Second, Jesus is worthy because by his blood he ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. The word ransomed means there were prices to be paid. But don’t be mistaken. We were not under the captivity of Satan and Jesus paid the ransom to Satan. That’s not the testimony of the Bible. Our number one problem is not Satan. Our number one problem is the wrath of God. We are under God’s wrath because of our sins. Here is a question for us: If the God of the universe is angry at us, who can save us? The only one who can save us from God is God. And that’s what makes Jesus worthy. Jesus came and absorbed God’s wrath for us. The blood of the eternal Son of God was shed to ransom us. The work of Jesus makes it possible for God to not count out trespasses against us and reconcile us to himself.

Third, Jesus is worthy because he made us a kingdom and priests to our God. This is the fulfilment of God’s initial promise to Israel. Out of all the peoples on the earth, God chose Israel to be his treasured possession, a kingdom, and priests to their God. But now this privilege has been granted to everyone who put their faith in Jesus. It means now we have direct access to God. We don’t need another human mediator between us and God. We don’t need our pastors to stand between us and God. We are welcomed into God’s presence, and we are to use our lives to serve God as his priests. This is our primary function as Christians. We are to be God’s priests in our workplace, in our universities, in our neighbourhood, so that people might know God through us. Jesus has made it possible for us to be in God’s presence and use our lives to serve God. That’s why Jesus is worthy. That’s the songs of the saints and elders. But it doesn’t stop there. Because now the angels join in as well.

Revelation 5:11-12 – ¹¹ Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, ¹² saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” Myriads and myriads of angels mean there are 100 million angels. I don’t think we should take the numbers literally, but the point is countless numbers of angels are joining the saints in singing a new song to Jesus. If the elders are singing about why Jesus is worthy, the angels are making a declaration that Jesus is worthy. And the angels are declaring sevenfold ascription of praise, proclaiming the worthiness of the Lamb who was slain. Remember that seven is the number of completions in the book of Revelation. They sing that Jesus is worthy to receive power, wealth, wisdom, might, honour, glory, and blessing. And this is what worship is. When we worship Jesus, we are saying, “Jesus, you are worthy.” It is not about giving him something that he doesn’t already possess; it is ascribing to him what is already true about him.

It’s like the difference between a microscope and a telescope. When we look at things with a microscope, we make very, very tiny things look big. When we look at things with a telescope, we make unimaginably massive things, which our finite human eye can barely detect, become visible. We magnify the worth of Jesus like a telescope, not a microscope. Jesus is unimaginably worthy. He is more powerful than any president or prime minister. He’s wealthier than Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk. He is wiser than the combined intellect of every Ph.D. in the world. He is stronger than the largest army. He is deserving of more adulation than our favourite sports team or pop idol. Whatever good we think Jesus has, he has more. Whatever honour we think he deserves, he deserves more. He is worthy to receive all the praises we could think of and more. It does not matter how long we have been Christians, it does not matter how many songs we have sung, how many sermons we have preached, it is an absolute certainty that we think too little of Jesus. We cannot think of him too highly. We cannot sing to him too passionately. Worthy is the Lamb who was slain. But it doesn’t stop there. Now all creations join in to sing a new song to the Lamb.

Revelation 5:13-14 – ¹³ And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” ¹⁴ And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” and the elders fell down and worshiped. This is what is happening in the throne room of God. There is an unending worship of him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb. Every saint, every angelic being, every creature in all places, gathering to sing, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” And the only appropriate response when we witness that scene is to say “Amen” and fall down and join them in worship. This is the ultimate goal of theology. This is the ultimate purpose of creation. This is the ultimate direction of history. The ultimate destiny of all things is to worship God and the Lamb of God forever and ever.

Which leads me to this question. Who are we singing about in church today? Are we singing more about ourselves and how we feel and think? Or are we singing more about Jesus and what he has accomplished? Because in heaven, we won’t be singing about us. We will sing about the worthiness of the Lamb of God. So, listen. If the death of Jesus to ransom us is the centre of heaven’s worship, it must also be the centre of the church’s worship. One of the things that annoys me is when I hear people say, “I don’t like the worship at church today. I don’t like the songs we sing.” Whenever I hear that, I really want to reply, “Has it occurred to you that we are not worshipping you? Who cares whether you like the worship or not? You are not the point. Jesus is.” I am not saying we cannot have preferences in worship. But I am saying the worthiness of Jesus as the Lamb of God who was slain must be the focus of our worship. It matters less if we do not like the song, the melody, or the lyrics. What matters most is we sing songs that exalt Jesus and his worthiness. We are not the centre of our worship; Jesus is the centre of our worship.

But here is the problem. Our whole lives, we continue to get in the way of God’s glory. We want the song to be about us. We want to be the centre of our worship. But heaven will not talk about us and our glory. Heaven will sing about Jesus and his glory. So, how can we join heaven in worship of Jesus? There is only one way. We need to see what John sees. We need to behold the Lion who is the Lamb. Jesus is the Lion of Judah. He is the all-powerful king who is in control of history. But the Lion became the Lamb for us. When people looked at Jesus on the cross, no one thought he was a Lion. Why? Because the cross was a symbol of weakness, not strength. The cross was a symbol of death, not life. There was nothing about the cross that shouts out worthy in human eyes. Those who went to the cross were those who were deemed to be unworthy. So, why did Jesus go to the cross?

On the night before the crucifixion, Jesus prayed to God the Father, “Father, can you please take this cup of wrath from me?” Jesus knew the pain that he had to go through at the cross. He knew that the wrath of God toward sin would be poured out on him. He was so agonized to the point that he sweat blood. And Jesus had all the right and power to walk away from the cross. But then he said, “Not my will but your will be done.” Why? Because Jesus understood there was no other way. If Jesus passed the cup of wrath, there wouldn’t be anyone worthy to open the scroll. There would be no future for us. What was at stake was our eternity and God’s eternal glory. So, Jesus drank the cup of God’s wrath. The Lion of Judah became the Lamb who was slain for us. It looks like a weakness to human eyes. But through the weakness of the cross, Jesus accomplished the greatest triumph in history. Through his death, Jesus paid the price of our sins.

And on the third day, he resurrected from death to show us the price has been paid in full, and he defeated death once and for all. Jesus did not become victorious through domination; Jesus conquered by getting killed. The conquering Lion is the slaughtered Lamb. Through his death and resurrection, Jesus purchased us for God, and he is found worthy to open the scroll of God’s eternal plan of salvation. So now we can have the confidence that Jesus is in control of history. He’s got the whole world in his hand. Nothing happens in our lives outside of his sovereign hand. This is why Jesus is worthy of our worship. Not because life goes according to expectations, but because we know Jesus is in control of history and our lives. And if the one in charge of history loves us enough to die for us, we can trust him for whatever he brings into our lives. The one who is in charge is not only powerful, but he is good. And we don’t have to wait for eternity to sing the eternal song of worship. We can join heaven in singing a new song to Jesus right now. “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” Let’s worship Jesus.

Discussion questions:

1. What struck you the most from the sermon?
2. How does having someone worthy to open the scroll relate to your life?
3. What does it mean for Jesus to be the Lion of Judah and the Lamb who was slain?
4. Explain the relationship between the worthiness of Jesus and the song sung in the church. Why is this important?
5. How does the gospel enable you to join heaven in worship of Jesus today?