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Rev.5:1: And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.
         This little book, what is its content? This book shows only Jesus Christ, the God man.  It is written inside and out with the truth of God, which He came to bring to the world. Without Him this truth would not be known. Within, as the Word, He is the truth of God. Without, He is the truth that all men must read because He is the truth they must become the image of Truth has always been hidden in God.
         This book is "in the right hand of God," because the Word, as is the right hand, is the whole power of God. "All power is given Him in heaven and earth." In heaven power is given Him to express all the truth of God; on earth, power is given Him to show a little of this truth to men. As John has said, "They saw Him, the fullness of grace and truth."
         This book is "sealed with seven seals." Before truth, in its fullness, can be set within us, we must pass through seven deepenings of the Holy Spirit.

Rev. 5:2,3: And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book and to break its seals?" And no one in heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look into it.
         There is discovered no one in heaven, not even the angels, or the greatest of the holy ones, who can open this book. Opening this book is really opening the bosom the Lord.
         Oh God in heaven, on earth, and under the earth, who is even worthy to do so? Who can discover Jesus Christ and His truth? Who can look at it except You, and thereby reveal what is hidden to us?

Rev.5:4,5: And I began to weep greatly, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to look into it; and one of the elders said to me, "Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of  Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the book and its seven seals.
         John begins to cry. Why? That which caused his tears will be his greatest joy, because the joy of a loving heart is to know that all power is in God. As soon as the mystery is discovered, he is filled with joy. (One of the elders comforts him and tells him not to weep because the strong and victorious Lion of the tribe of Judah, that immortal Root of David, has succeeded in opening this book.). The book is open on behalf of men, showing them this truth by His victory over falsehood. When men think the deepest truths of Christ have been destroyed, then its chains will be broken, prison doors open and it appears. To whom? To His own people,  and with more brightness than ever, filling His followers with joy.

Rev. 5:6:  And I saw between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.
         In the middle of the throne, in the midst of God Himself, we discover the Lamb, slain for the sins of the world. This Lamb slain so as to wash the robes of men in His blood, to cover them with His wool, to nourish them with His very Life and Spirit, is in the midst of the living creatures and elders, because He is the happiness of all saints! He is the center of all saints!
         The seven eyes are the lights of His Spirit which He spreads everywhere and the seven horns are the abundance of His grace which He distributes to men.

Rev. 5:7,8: And He came, and He took it out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. And when He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
         The Lamb receives "the book from the hand of Him that sat upon the throne," for He has received all things from Him and now, what He received from the Father He imparts to men.
         To express awe and gratefulness the elders and the living creatures fall down before the Lamb, for He is about to show truth on earth. He is taking truth from the bonds which hold it captive.
         The harps are the praises and harmony of these holy ones...and their oneness with the will of God.
         "The golden vials the prayers of the saints."
         Here you see the intercession of all the holy believers. These prayers are in golden vials, indicating they are offered with the purest perfume. True prayer is from a broken soul just as is the perfume coming out of burning incense.

Rev. 5:9: And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy art Thou to take the book, and to break its seals; for Thou wast slain, and didst purchase for God with Thy blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation."
         The ones consumed by all they have seen cannot prevent themselves from singing "a new song," a very wonderful song known only to God and to the soul that sings it. The song is of deliverance, joy, happiness and satisfaction. This song is only about God, for all interest in the creature has completely vanished. This song cannot be explained with words. They rejoice that He has opened this book of truth, broken its seals, and redeemed them and all men with the price of His blood...redeemed them that they may belong wholly and only to God.

Rev.5:10: "And Thou hast made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth."
         Believers who are dead to self-love become kings. They reign over themselves and all others. They have become priests giving unto God a continual sacrifice of praise. They reign not only in heaven but even on earth. Oh, could the ambitious rulers and would-be rulers possess this noble ambition of ruling!

Rev. 5:11,12:  And I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing."
         The Angels are around the throne, the living creatures and the elders.
         Oh God, You did not want only to love Yourself, but You wanted to be loved. That is the purpose of creation! Not  only do You enable them to contemplate and to love You, but You contemplate Yourself in them and You place Your Word in them. This which we were created from, men say is the very thing they declare to be impossible.
         The angels now speak "with a loud voice" so as to be heard by all. They want all the earth to know that this spotless Lamb, Who was slain in His love, deserves to receive sovereign "power"; not only is it due Him as God (by His immortal birth), but it is due Him as a conqueror through His death; and "to receive riches"-- what riches? All the glory of Divinity, for, in Jesus Christ, humanity is linked to the glory of Divinity in an indivisible way! "To receive strength," "to receive honor" of everything. In a word, all is due Him...for Himself.

Rev. 5: 13,14:  And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, "To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever."  And the four living creatures kept saying, .."Amen."  And the elders fell down and worshiped.
         This passage shows the coming together and the harmony of all creatures who will some day give to God, with one accord, the glory due to Him.
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^{(1) Guyon, Mme. Jeanne, CHRIST OUR REVELATION, Gardiner, Main, Reprinted 1987 Christian Books Publishing House ( Book in now out of print)}

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