Revelation 5 - Choir Practice
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Revelation 5 (ESV)
1 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.