We Will Join in Singing A New Song of Praise

Revelation 5:8-10 

8 Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang a new song, saying:
“You are worthy to take the scroll,
And to open its seals;
For You were slain,
And have redeemed us to God by Your blood
Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
10 And have made us kings and priests to our God;
And we shall reign on the earth.”

The Lamb of God who took away the sin of the world was worthy to take the scroll.  As He did so, the twenty-four elders and the four living beings around God’s throne all fell prostrate before Him in absolute submission and worship.  They bowed before the Lord their Maker (Psalm 95:6), the Lamb of God.  Then they further worshipped with harps for music and the sweet incense of prayer from God’s people who are made holy in Christ.  They worshipped in a song of praise that honored and glorified the Lamb, saying how worthy He is for His sacrifice and therefore alone worthy to take the scroll and open each seal as the owner of the words to come out of it.  He was killed for us to reconcile and buy us back at such a high price!  His blood ran red instead of ours for our deserved and just judgement of God’s wrath on our sin.  He died and arose to call out His people from every kind of person in every country, not just Jews out of Israel anymore, as promised to Abraham to many nations.  Yes, He made us rule and minister with Him in Christ Jesus!  This is reason enough to praise our Lord eternally, as we see here as John was shown in the heavenly realm before God Himself.  This is but a foretaste of our lives to come there, and the privilege to ascribe all glory, honor, and praise to the worthy Lamb of God makes us eagerly yearn for that day.  This is the main lesson of the Revelation for those to know Him.  Amen and amen.