Sermon Notes 5/7 – Revelation Chapter 4

Revelation Chapter 4

Verse 1 – After these things – this is after the church age

God is a God of order, and every event in Revelation follows an orderly sequence

The door in heaven is open – salvation is for everyone – 2 Peter 3:9

Rapture – means catching away – 1 Thess 4:13-18

There are 3 Rapture Ideas – Pre, Mid, and Post tribulation

There is a rapture to deal with Israel – Jeremiah 30:7

All born-again believers go in the rapture – Isaiah 26:20

Verse 2 – Throne is the keyword in Revelation chapter 4

Verse 3 – A description of Jesus

1. Jasper – crystal clear – represents purity and presence

2. Sardius – is red like fire – is the fire of God to redeem us

3. Rainbow – represents a covenant-keeping God – Genesis 9:11-17

– Mostly emerald in color, which speaks of new life

Verse 4 – Around The Throne – 24 Elders

-The words 24 Elders refer to those who are saved

-12 tribes of Israel (OT) and 12 disciples (NT)

-On thrones – refers to the church serving Jesus for all eternity

-Crowns are thrown back to the Lord and are earned for service – Rev 4:10

Verse 5 – Lightning and Thunder – indicates a coming storm

-It’s stormy now across the world

The 7 spirits of God represent the 7 qualities of the Holy Spirit and here reveal that even during the tribulation and God’s judgment, the Holy Spirit will be moving

Verse 6 – a sea of glass – represents total peace and calm

Phil 4:6-8 – NOTHING HAS TO DISTURB YOUR PEACE

Verses 6-8 – 4 Living Creatures

-They are some kind of angelic creation of God – Hebrews 1:14

–An army of angels has eyes on us all of the time and ministers to us

Verse 7 –

Lion – represents strength

Calf – represents service

Man – represents intelligence

Eagle – represents swiftness

Verses 8-11 – day and night, we should praise the Lord

Worthy – v11 – means to deserve something

REVELATION CHAPTER 5

Verse 1 – This is God the Father

Rev 5:8 – He is the Lord God Almighty

-This means supreme sovereignty – Daniel 4:35 & Psalm 135:6

-It means the #1 authority

-It means He is omnipotent – all-powerful – Jeremiah 32:17

THRONE – He is the Boss and is in charge

The Father has a scroll or book in His right hand

-Right hand signifies strength

The scroll refers to the title deed of the earth that the enemy has now because humanity sinned

Verse 2 – a strong angel – speaks loudly/shouts out

-The search is on to find someone to take the scroll & restore and redeem the earth

Verses 3-4 – John cries as no one comes forward

Verse 5 – BUT there is hope – BUT GOD – Ephesians 2:1-10 – BUT GOD

-The elders – born again believers in heaven – tell John not to cry because there is someone who can redeem and restore humanity and the earth – Jesus

2 Names for Jesus

1. The Lion of the tribe of Judah – v5 – represents strength and power

2. The Root of David – verse 5 Jesus is King

Verse 6 – Jesus is in the midst of heaven. He needs to be in the middle of everything

-7 horns – refers to power – 7 is the # of completeness – Jesus has complete and total power

Jesus has 7 eyes – Jesus sees everything – the Holy Spirit is in the middle of everything – 7 spirits of God

Verse 7 – Jesus takes the scroll – He is the only Redeemer of humanity

Verses 8-9 – 24 elders – refers to all believers, and a heavenly choir sings out

Golden bowl of incense – Incense refers to prayer, and when prayers are answered, the bowl tips over and sends the answer to Earth

Verse 9 – a new song is the song of redemption

Verse 10 – The Lord made us kings and priests

Verses 11 – 12 – the number of angels cannot be numbered

Praise the Lord out loud – everyone is praising

-Worthy – Jesus deserves to be praised

Verse 13 – this verse goes along with Phil 2:5-11

Verse 14 – fell down and worshipped – means to reverence, adore, bow, and lay down in front of someone