Holy Crescendo!

First, before you read my post, read Steve's below and as Corsetto said, "lift up some bowls of incense to the one in the control room", for he, his family, and the doctors.

As I've read through Revelation 4 & 5 this last week different things have resonated with me each time. Pretty much throughout I've been ravaged by the image of the lamb, and Christ, wholly powerful and wholly wise, displaying his power and wisdom by becoming NOTHING, Mary's little lamb.

This last time, however, I was struck by two things. First, the seven lamps that are the seven spirits of God before the throne aren't just flickering, they aren't dim, they aren't even bright. THEY'RE BLAZING! How else could we expect Yahweh to display His glory?

The other thing that struck me was the resounding crescendo that of how WORTHY He is!

"Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever." (4:9-10)

Whenever we (living creatures) give glory, honor, or thanks, WE ARE JOINED BY "twelve representing the church before the coming of Jesus, twelve representing the church after the coming of Jesus." (p. 139) Those before us and after us join us in recognizing that He is "...Worthy... to receive glory and honor and power" (4:11)

It starts with the Elders, then, when the lamb is revealed, the four living creatures (everything living) join the elders in singing of his WORTHINESS TO TAKE THE SCROLL, for he purchased men for God by his blood.

But that's not all folks, remember that the living creatures never stop singing that Yahweh is "Holy, holy, holy", there's no way they're going to stop at saying that he's "Worthy, worthy".

"Then 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." (5:10)

Not only is everything living along with everything that lived or will live celebrating His worthiness, but we are joined by a multitude of heavenly hosts! I think this not only includes angelic beings but we are also joined by creation it's self. Even the rocks cry out people! The very fabric of the universe; protons, neutrons, electrons, neutrinos, dark matter, dark energy, gravitons, base plates of pre-famulated amulite surmounted by a malleable logarithmic casing! All of creation cries out, HE IS WORTHY! He is worthy of all power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise.

We know a good God, people!

Also a glimpse of what is to come; "I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals..."

bum,Bum, BUM!