D.L.

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This is a short summary of the central theme of Revelation Chapter Five. We are looking at the Book of Revelation every Sunday in First Church.

“Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Look, the Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered so that he is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.” Then I saw one like a slaughtered lamb standing in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent into all the earth. He went and took the scroll out of the right hand of the one seated on the throne.”
(Revelation 5,5-7 CSB17)

As John weeps, one of the elders comforts him by pointing to “the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David,” who has triumphed and can open the scroll and its seven seals. This title evokes images of strength and kingly authority, referencing prophecies about the Messiah.
Yet when John looks, he does not see a Lion, but a Lamb “looking as if it had been slain,” standing at the centre of the throne. This Lamb is Jesus Christ, who conquered not by military but by sacrificial love. His death and resurrection defeated sin and death, making Him the only one worthy of enacting God’s final plan.
The imagery of the Lamb standing, despite being slain, is profound. It speaks of Christ’s victory over death—He is alive and reigns forever. The seven horns and seven eyes symbolize His perfect power and knowledge, attributes of His divine authority. John beholds Christ as a slaughtered Lamb who takes the Judgment Scroll from God’s hand as the heavenly court falls down in worship.