Sermon #1452 Miscellaneous
Sermons
Title: A Door Opened In Heaven
Text: Revelation
4:1-5:14
Subject: The
Throne, The Book, The Lamb
Date: Sunday
Evening --
Tape #: W-26a
Revelation
4
Verse 1 -- After this I looked, and, behold, a door was
opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were
of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee
things which must be hereafter.
After this -- After the Warnings (chap.
2-3
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Smryna -- Be thou faithful unto death!
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Pergamos -- Balaam, Nicolatains
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Thyatira -- Jezebel, The Depths of Satan (Works Religion) -- That
which you have already hold fast till I come! -- Keep My Works!
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Laodecia -- Lukewarmness, Indifference.
But watch this. After all
this, and after the counsel of verse 18, the call of verse 20, and the promise
of verse 21. --
[Revelation 3:18, 20, 21] "I counsel thee to buy of me gold(The
Gold of My Grace) tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and
white raiment (Perfect Righteousness!), that thou mayest be
clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint
thine eyes with eyesalve (The Eyesalve of The Gospel), that thou
mayest see. [20-21] "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock:
if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will
sup with him, and he with me. [21] To him that overcometh will I grant
to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my
Father in his throne."
Now,
look at chapter 4, verse 1. -- As we go through these two chapters, I will call
your attention to five things.
1. The Door
2. The Throne
3. The People
4. The Book
5. The Lamb
I. The
Door
Verse 1 -- After this I looked, and, behold, a
door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was
as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither,
and I will show thee things which must be hereafter.
II. The
Throne
Verse 2 -- And immediately I was in the spirit;
and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one
sat on the throne.
Verse 3 -- And he that sat was to look upon like a
jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round
about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
III. The
People
Verse 4 -- And round about the throne were four
and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders
(The Whole Israel of God - The 144,000 - The Church - The New Jerusalem)
sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns
of gold.
Verse 5 -- And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and
thunderings and voices (Rom. 11:36): and there were seven
lamps of fire burning before the throne (Perfect Holiness), which
are the seven Spirits of God (Perfect Being).
Verse 6 -- And before the throne there was a sea
of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the
throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
These are Gospel preachers,
gifted with spiritual wisdom, grace, and knowledge (Jer.
Verse 7 -- And the first beast was like a lion (Boldness),
and the second beast like a calf (Strength), and the third beast
had a face as a man (Compassion), and the fourth beast was like
a flying eagle (Soaring in Heaven).
Verse 8 -- And the four beasts had each of them six
wings (Isa. 6 -- Humility - Readiness) about him; and
they were full of eyes (Wisdom) within: and they rest not
day and night (Laborong in the Word and Doctrine and Work of the Gospel),
saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
-- (The Triune God -- The Delivering God -- The Omnipotent God -- The
Eternal God!)
These
living creatures, these preachers of the gospel, the angels of the churches,
lead God's saints in worship.
Verse 9 -- And when those beasts give glory
and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and
ever,
Verse 10 -- The four and twenty elders fall down before
him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast
their crowns before the throne, saying,
Verse 11 -- Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and
honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure
they are and were created.
Read
on, just as though there were no chapter break.
IV. The
Book
Revelation 5
Verse 1 -- And I saw in the right hand of him that sat
on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed
with seven seals.
Verse 2 -- And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a
loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
Verse 3 -- And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither
under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
Verse 4 -- And I wept much, because no man was found
worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
Verse 5 -- And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep
not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath
prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
V. The
Lamb
Verse 6 -- 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.
Verse 7 -- And he came and took the book
out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
[Revelation 10:1-3] "And I saw another mighty angel come
down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head,
and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
[2] And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot
upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, [3] And
cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried,
seven thunders uttered their voices."
Verse 8 -- And when he had taken the book, the four
beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having
every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the
prayers of saints.
[Matthew 6:9-13] "After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. [10] Thy kingdom
come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. [11] Give us
this day our daily bread. [12] And forgive us our debts, as we forgive
our debtors. [13] And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from
evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen."
Verse 9 -- And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art
worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast
slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood
out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Verse 10 -- And hast made us unto our God kings and
priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
Verse 11 -- And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many
angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of
them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
All
the saints! All the hosts of God's elect!
Verse 12 -- Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb
that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and
honour, and glory, and blessing.
But
God's elect are not the only ones who praise him. Read on --
Verse 13 -- And every creature which is in heaven, and on
the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in
them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto
him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Verse 14 -- And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and
twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
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Ephesians 1:9-10
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Acts 3:21
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Philippians 2:9-11
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Isaiah 45:20-25
[Isaiah 45:20-25] "Assemble yourselves and come; draw near
together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge
that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot
save. [21] Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take
counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath
told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God
else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
[22] Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God,
and there is none else. [23] I have sworn by myself, the word is
gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto
me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. [24] Surely, shall one
say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him
shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
[25] In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall
glory."
Illustration: I heard a great choir
singing!
[1] Rescue Baptist Church -- Rescue, CA -- Saturday Evening (01/27/01)
Grace Gospel Church -- Orlando, FL -- Friday Evening -- (02/02/01)