GOD’S WORD FOR SEPTEMBER 19 ~ ~ 1 John 3:2 ~ ~ “Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.”

From the book, “We Shall See God”

Continuing with “Behold the Lamb of God”–Part 2

Alcorn:

Revelation 5:1-10 depicts a powerful scene in the present heaven. God the Father, the Ruler of heaven, sits on the throne with a sealed scroll in His right hand. What’s sealed—with seven seals, to avoid any possibility of the document being tampered with—is the Father’s will, His plan for the distribution and management of his estate—the earth, which includes its people. God intended for the world to be ruled by humans. But who will come forward to open the document and receive the inheritance?

John writes, “I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside.” (Revelation 5:4)

Because of human sin, mankind and the earth have been corrupted. No one is worthy to take the role God intended for Adam and his descendants. Adam proved unworthy, as did Abraham, David, and all other persons in history. But just when it appears that God’s design for mankind and the earth will forever be thwarted, the text continues in high drama:

“Then one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep! See! The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals. “Then I saw a lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders….he went and took the scroll from the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb…And they sang a new song, saying:

‘You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because You were slain, and with Your blood You purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.’” (Revelation 5:5-9

Spurgeon tells a remarkable story about an experience early in his ministry:

In 1857, a day or two before preaching at the Crystal Palace, (in England) I went to decide where the platform should be fixed; and, in order to test the acoustic properties of the building, cried in a loud voice, ‘Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.’ in one of the galleries, a workman, who knew nothing of what was being done, heard the words, and they came like a message from heaven to his soul. He was smitten with conviction on account of sin, put down his tools, went home, and there, after a season of spiritual struggling, found peace and life by beholding the Lamb of God.

It was on his deathbed that this man told the story of his conversion, the result of God speaking to him through a single verse of Scripture uttered by Spurgeon. When Spurgeon preached in that building a day or two later, it was to a crowd of 23,654 people. But such is the power of Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin not only of the world, not only of a potential 23,654 people, but of one lone man working in a building when a preacher came to test the acoustics. This man will be forever grateful that when Spurgeon stood up front to do a sound check, he did not simply count to ten!

(as an aside, remember in those days the buildings were huge, but there were no microphones, no loud-speakers, …Spurgeon had only his magnificent voice to speak loud enough to the people far in the back could hear. Even the thousands who stood outside the building for lack of seating, could hear him!!!! In fact, he would not speak in a building where the people way in the back could not hear him whisper. He spoke to these large numbers several times each day, and it took a huge toll on his strength and his lungs. But his voice was a gift from God, and people said he spoke as the billowing sea,

One description of his voice was something like this:

Spurgeon’s voice was as a silver bell and sweet and musical, with a rich under current that reminds us of the roll of the organ. His voice was extremely powerful and he spoke quickly—at 140 words per minute. Though his language was not high-flown, he often spoke eloquently and always happily and with strong conviction.

Others described his voice as “soft as a dove, but powerful as thunder”. He was truly gifted and unique in so many ways)

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Revelation 21:22

But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

Revelation 21:23

The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.

Revelation 22:1

And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

Revelation 22:3

And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him.

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