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If you Google, “Throne Room of God”, you will find every man’s fancy with supposed narrations on their personal trip to heaven and back.
Don’t believe them.
God fills our curiosity by giving a glimpse in Rev 4-5 – Let’s not add nor take away from the revelation, but let us learn and apply.
Revelation is the Throne book, the word being used 45 times, as compared to only 15 other occurrences of the word in the entire NT.
There is one focus in heaven and that is God Himself.
Our intent today is to see through John’s eyes the “throne of God”.
Do this in three parts:
A. Overview of the throne room of God
B. Observations on Pre-tribulation from the passage
C. Our Response
I General Overview
1) First things first in heaven
a) Vs 1: The first voice is the voice of the Lord Jesus Christ.
i) How do we know it is Jesus Christ: Ch 1:10, 12.
b) It is the Lord who calls and He is the first thing/person in heaven who we meet – Not St.
Peter at the gate.
2) Christian’s Hope
a) Vs 2 – And immediately… Our Advantage.
1 Cor 5:8 …absent in body, … present in spirit …
• There is no station on the way to heaven.
• There is no travel time.
Christ is not just the first thing, He is also immediate.
• What we have here through John’s experience is what a believer in Jesus will experience at their death.
You can't fool the kids in Sunday school; they are way too smart...
"If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale, and gave all my money to the church, would I get into heaven?"
I asked the children in my Sunday school class.
"NO!" all the children answered.
"If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would I get into heaven?"
Again the answer was, "NO!"
"Well then," I continued, "how can I get to heaven?"
A five-year-old boy shouted, "You gotta be dead!"
b) Vs 2 -- I was in the spirit … Our Access.
Jn 3: 5-6 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Though John did not die for him to have seen this vision.
He demonstrates to us a principle that only in the spirit can we see God.
• A sinful man does not have a spirit that discerns God and it must be brought to true life in Christ.
• Natural birth is not enough to get to heaven.
• First birth made it possible to live on earth and the second birth (born again) gives access to heaven.
c) Vs 2 -- Throne set in heaven …Our Assurance.
This throne is never empty.
He is in control – even now, though life seems to spin out of control.
3) Vs 3. One who sat on the throne…
a) Not compared to a man but compared to precious stones
i) Vs 3: Jasper and Sardius.
ii) Jasper is white and sardius is red.
Representing the glory and grace of God
b) The last and the first stone on the breastplate of Aaron’s High priestly garment.
Ex 28:17.
Order is reversed.
i) Sardius represents Reuben: Behold a son.
ii) Jasper represents Benjamin: Son of My right hand.
iii) Representing the humanity and deity of Christ.
4) Vs 4:6 – And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal…
a) 1 Kings 7:23 – The laver is called the molten sea in the Temple built by Solomon.
i) Priests had to wash themselves DAILY before they could come to serve the Lord.
ii) What joy that there will no be a need to wash, for we will be presented perfect before Christ.
No more in the presence of sin.
5) Vs 8: Holy, Holy, Holy.
a) Ex 26: 33 – In the tabernacle we see a Holy place and the Most Holy place.
i. Holy Place: Place of service
ii.
Most Holy (or Holy, Holy): as the place of worship on earth
iii.
Holy, Holy, Holy: in heaven when we worship Him, in a way that we can never worship Him here.
6) “And” connects Rev 4 and 5.
a) The very throne room of God.
i.
Not an actual throne as we imagine or have seen; but the centre of governance, authority and control.
ii.
We will see how Jesus brings all dominion and authority under Him so that it is visible to all.
7) Rev 5:1 Scroll.
Picture of a Roman scroll.
a) Revelation is a book about books: Book of life, Book of works, Book of testimony.
b) Seven seals are not on all the outside.
Roman Scroll: First portion was written, rolled up and sealed; second portion written, rolled up and sealed and so on.
i.
The book unfolds the tribulation from beginning to the end.
Rev 4-19.
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By the end, “The Kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of Our Lord and His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever.
c) Title deed of the Universe.
It was important –(vs 2) ‘ Strong’ Angel couldn’t open and John weeps.
8) The one that prevailed (vs 5)
a) The Lion of the Tribe of Judah.
Rev 5:5 ( Gen 49)
i. John turned to see the lion but saw the lamb
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The root of David
• Jesus in His earthly ministry is the descendant of David (the Branch), here He is called the root of David – meaning it was David who came forth from Jesus.
• Mt 22: 41-46.
Jesus asked the Pharisees, whose son the Messiah would be, they said Son of David.
He then asked why David calls Him Lord, quoting Ps 110:1.
They were stumped.
• John 8:58 – Before Abraham was, I am
- Jesus is both the ancestor and descendant of David.
- In his humanity, He was the descendant of David, but in His deity the “ancestor” of David.
9) Lamb who was slain.
Rev 5:6
a) Lamb is standing.
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