Year 9, Day 350: Revelation 4-5

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Revelation 4 & 5 give us an insight into the presence of God.  Some might say it gives an insight into heaven.  That might be accurate in some manners of thinking, but it shouldn’t be taken far enough so that we think this is an impression of the afterlife.  This simply gives us an ability to see what being in the presence of God is like.

Revelation 4 focus on the Father.  First and foremost, God is worshipped.  He is the central figure.  Whatever else dwelling in the presence of God may involve, it is about worshipping the core figure of the universe.  He is the worthy one.  He is the source of power and might.  He is the one who allows things to exist.  Everything that is good and full of life comes from His throne.

Revelation 5 shifts the focus the Jesus.  He is the Lamb Who Was Slain.  He is the reason that we can be in the presence of God.  He is the only one who is worthy to open the way for us to get to the throne of God in the first place.  He, being God, is the only one worthy of receiving honor and glory as God receives.

This book is not a treatise on heaven or the afterlife because, quite honestly, heaven and the afterlife isn’t the focus and shouldn’t be!  God should be our focus.  We should think on His glory, His honor, His power, and His might.  Our focus should be on Him.

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