The Song That Consumes All Other Praise

The book of Revelation contains many different themes. Today, as we focus on chapter 5, we are honing in on God's worthiness.

We have the opportunity to see what's in God's throne room right now and to see what is and what is to come.

Five main ideas of Revelation 5:

1. God uses the foolish to confound the wise.

• The Lion was a Lamb. The unfolding of judgment and restoration all hinged on the death, burial, and resurrection…in the garden; nevertheless, not my will but yours be done.
• The power + wisdom of God is in the completeness of God.

2. God stores our prayers as the aroma of heaven.

• Prayer isn't just for us to pray for circumstances, but to pray to a God in the midst of circumstances.
• We don't need anyone else to go to God, we can go straight to Him.
• Everyone has access to Him.
• We're not living "in the reign" because we aren't always looking through the lens of eternity. We can tend to get caught up in our circumstances on earth.

3. The glory and grace of God fuel the worship of heaven.

• We can always worship Him because of who He is.
• We're praising Him because He is worthy + holy.
• We worship Him because of who He is and what He's done.

4. The song of heaven is a global song.

• He was slain for everyone—every nation, tribe, people, and tongue. (Revelation 7:9)
• He created every human being for Him.

5. The worship of heaven consumes all other worship.

• Will we be happy with all of the glory going to Jesus?
• We need to get fit for heaven.
• What gets consumed? All other praise.