Revelation 4: THE TRUE WORSHIP
Revelation 1:11 saying,
“Write
what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to
Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to
Laodicea.
Our God is the God of Order and in
his order that when he reigns, his church will be there amongst those who had
gone before. He sent the letters to the church to constantly remind us that he
knows exactly what we, the church, are doing right and what we are doing wrong,
falling short of his glory. Jesus faith
is the reason why we are abounding in his grace and mercy and he desires his church be in the true worship.
Revelation 1:19 Write therefore
the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this.
Revelation 4:1 After this I looked,
and behold, a door standing open in heaven!
And the first voice, which I heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said:
“Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”
Revelation 4:9 And
whenever the living creatures give glory and
honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives
forever and ever.
The worship is bestowed
to the ONE seated on the throne, who commanded all the colors of life in
perfect hues, in perfect majesty.
Worship is bestowed to our Lord and God who created all things by his will.
3.
How do we
worship?
a.
Utterance –
Speaking and Singing
Revelation 4:8 Each of the four living creatures had six
wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and
night, they never stop saying:
“Holy, holy,
holy
is the Lord God
Almighty,’
who was, and
is, and is to come.”
b. Actions – physical things we do other than
utterance
Falling or bowing down and casting
crowns by the elders signify full
submission, obedience and giving up of self that is offering our lives
(precious to human eyes), to the LORD who gave up his life for his
church.
4. Where to worship
In his Presence
Revelation
1:17 When I saw
him, I fell at his feet as
though dead. But he laid his right hand
on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last,
Revelation
4:2 At once I was in the Spirit, and
behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the
throne.
Revelation
4:10 The twenty-four elders fall down
before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and
ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
Revelation 4:4 Around
the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four
elders, clothed in white garments, with
golden crowns on their heads.
f.
Elders – mature believing, walking in Christ
Jesus
g.
Clothed – implies complete covering or
transformation
h.
White garments – the deeds that the LORD had
prepared from the foundation of the world that every believer has done in his
name
i.
Golden crown – signifies that we walk in
holiness with the LORD
The Lord desires the true worship from his church. And true worship happens when all of what constitutes worship is
present. True worship are physical manifestations –
heard and seen – by all. God
sees our hearts already but as his church we have to keep the heritage and pass
on the baton. All these have to be heard
and seen to be imitated and kept from generations to generations.
Let us ask ourselves:
1-
Am I in true worship to the One true God who
created me by his own will?
2-
Is my life manifesting Christ Jesus who love me
and freed me from sins, who desires me to reign with him in his kingdom and
made a priest to his God and Father?
3-
Do I bless people by reading aloud this prophecy
letting the nations know and be prepared?
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paPASTORA MARILOU - JCRC AL BUSTAN
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