| REVELATION
• Victory in Jesus • LESSON 10 (June 17) Revelation 4: The Throne in Heaven1.
Revelation 4 begins with these words from John: “After this…” Take a moment
to go back and make sure you understand what “this” is. What does he mean by
writing, “After this”?2. John hears, “Come up here, and I will show you what
must take place after this” (4:1). How does this statement inform our reading
of the next chapters in Revelation?3. “At once I was in the Spirit…” (4:2).
What does this mean?4. As you read the description of the throne that stands
in heaven (4:2-11), what comes to mind? What effect should this description
have on us?5. “Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the
thrones were twenty-four elders…” (4:4). Think about that. Do you think there
is any significance to “twenty-four”?6. When the Lord God Almighty is lauded
as “holy, holy, holy,” what is being communicated?7. He is the One “who was
and is and is to come” (4:8). What does this mean? What difference should it
make in our lives?8. The twenty-four elders are casting their crowns before
the throne (4:10). What does such an action imply?9. In your own words, why
is the Lord God Almighty worthy of glory and honor and power?10. In this
scene, the four living creatures “never cease” to proclaim God’s holiness.
“And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who
is seated on the throne… the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is
seated on the throne and worship him” (4:9-10). What should we make of this
revealed information? What does this tell us about heaven?Revelation 5:
Worthy is the Lamb Who Was Slain1. It’s especially important in a book like
Revelation that we pay attention to words like “then” when we begin studying
a new chapter. For instance, “Then I saw…” (5:1). Thinking back to our last
lesson, what’s the context?2. By way of reminder, who is the one “who was
seated on the throne” (5:1)?3. When a Hebrew (or anyone living 2,000 years
ago) thought of a sealed scroll, what would come to mind?4. We get the sense
that something important is being conveyed in Revelation 5:1-4. What is it?5.
Revelation 5:5-6 is full of important information. In what way is the Son of
God:v The Lion of the tribe of Judah –v The Root of David –v A Lamb standing,
as though it had been slain -6. Have you noticed how the number “seven” keeps
coming up in this revelation? Take a quick look back. Where have you noticed
it? Do you think there is any significance to it?7. One of the elders assures
John that “the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered”
(5:5). How had he conquered? Who or what had he conquered? How do we know?8.
The twenty-four elders are pictured as holding “golden bowls full of incense,
which are the prayers of the saints” (5:8). What has just been revealed to
us? Why does it matter?9. What can we learn from the new song that is sung
once the Lamb takes the scroll from the one who is seated on the throne
(5:9-10)?10. “And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the
earth and in the sea, and all that is in them…” (5:13) How could this be
true? What does it mean? |
