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Revelation chapter 5 verse 9 says they sang a new song saying worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals for you

were slain and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.

This picture in Revelation, chapter 5 just takes Revelation 4 to a whole other level because Jesus is pictured

here around the throne and he's ushering in the fulfillment of all God's purposes for creation.

Jesus is pictured as a lion-like lamb who goes to the throne,

takes the scroll that contains God's unfolding plan of redemption

begins to open it up.

This is what ushers in the rest of the book of revelation after this and it talks about a new song so a new song in heaven

and it all revolves around Jesus being worthy to take this scroll to usher in

God's purposes in history because he was slain, because by

his blood he ransom people for God.

Jesus has died on a cross for our sins. He's been slain and with his blood he's

ransomed people for God. That means to purchase people for God. He's bought us with his blood. This picture of my

sin, your sin that separates us from God. We are in a sense the Bible teaches captive to

sin dead in our sin under the control of sin and evil the devil but Jesus has paid the price

to free us from our sin to free us from the penalty of our sin, eternal death.

He's purchased us for God.

He's made salvation possible that we might enjoy God,

that we might be restored to God for all of eternity.

This is why we join and sing and worthy

or you to take this scroll because you were slain.

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