Who Is Worthy?
Click here to listen to this sermon. "Adoration of the Lamb" by Jan van Eyck The text for today is Revelation 5:1-2: “Then I saw in the right hand of Him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, ‘Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?’” This is the Word of the Lord. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Three readings today, three different views of Jesus. Each of them, vitally important. All of them together give us a picture of who Jesus is for us and what He is doing. We’ll look at them chronologically (at least from an earthly perspective). (1) Jesus as He appeared on earth to His disciples sometime during the forty days between His resurrection and ascension. (2) As He appeared to Saul of Tarsus on the road to Damascus about three years after His death and resurrection. And (3), Jesus as