Expository Outlines Revelation 5:6-7 And I beheld, and, see, in the middle of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the middle of the elders… I. THE BLESSED OBJECT WHICH JOHN BEHELD IS HEAVEN. 1. The title given Him is most endearing. (1) A favourite one with the inspired writers (Isaiah 53:7; John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:19, etc.). St. John uses the expression nearly thirty times, and always in most important connections. (2) An appropriate and expressive title. 2. The position He occupies is pre-eminently striking. (1) Conspicuous. (2) Dignified. And if such be His position in heaven, should He be placed in the background upon earth? 3. The attributes symbolically ascribed to Him are highly imposing. These are power and wisdom. II. THE SPECIAL ACT WHICH HE IS REPRESENTED AS PERFORMING. III. THE FEELINGS OF JOY AND ADORATION WITH WHICH THE CIRCUMSTANCE REFERRED TO WAS REGARDED. 1. By the redeemed. 2. By the angelic hosts. 3. By the whole intelligent creation. (Expository Outlines.) Parallel Verses KJV: And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. |
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