Who is Worthy?

Was the unusual  proclamation heard in the book of Revelation, chapter five, verse 2. This scene in heaven was radically different from the one seen in chapter four, there they sang praises to God, 

 “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.” 

But in chapter five we hear at the beginning, not a song of praise to God, but a loud voice proclaiming,

“Who is worthy to open the book and to break its seals?” 

In one sense that is the cry heard through out the world today, who is worthy. Who can right the wrongs of society? Who can bring fairness and equity to the masses? Who can heal all diseases and sicknesses? Who can resolve all conflicts and disputes? Who can make us safe from natural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and floods? Who can represent us who is wise, honest, strong and compassionate? 

These are cries of a people also looking for and seeking, who is worthy. The scene in heaven grows even more somber, when it is proclaimed,

“And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the book or to look into it.”

No one in heaven nor on earth was found worthy? That is a striking reality and truth that reverberates throughout God’s creation. No one is worthy. 

There goes our confidence in our political leaders. There goes our confidence in science. There goes our confidence in all others. There goes our confidence in ourselves.

If the scene in heaven stopped there, all our hoping and seeking of one that is worthy would forever be hopeless and lost. And we would have to join in with John:

“Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look into it”

But thank God the scene in heaven doesn’t end there, for immediately upon John commencing his crying, he was abruptly interrupted and sternly told,

“Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the book and its seven seals.””

Upon which  the scene  in heaven radically changes from somber to cheerful:

“And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood, men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.”

I trust you also have found Jesus the Christ, the Lamb of God worthy!!!