Connect Revelation 5:9 with Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah's mission. Reading Revelation 5:9 “And they sang a new song: ‘Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.’” The Lamb’s Blood-Purchase Foretold • Exodus 12:13 — the Passover lamb’s blood shielding Israel points ahead to the Lamb who truly saves. • Leviticus 17:11 — “the life of the flesh is in the blood… it is the blood that makes atonement.” • Isaiah 53:5–6, 11-12 — Messiah “pierced for our transgressions… He will bear their iniquities.” • Zechariah 9:11 — “Because of the blood of My covenant with you, I will release your prisoners.” • Psalm 49:7-8 (“No man can by any means redeem his brother…”) sets up the need for the divine Redeemer who alone can “purchase for God.” A Universal People in View • Genesis 12:3 — in Abraham “all the families of the earth will be blessed.” • Psalm 22:27 — “All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD.” • Isaiah 49:6 — the Servant is made “a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.” • Daniel 7:14 — the Son of Man receives “authority… that all peoples, nations, and tongues should serve Him.” • Zechariah 2:11 — “Many nations will join themselves to the LORD in that day and will become My people.” • Malachi 1:11 — the LORD’s name “will be great among the nations… in every place incense and a pure offering will be presented.” Messiah’s Worthiness to Take the Scroll • Isaiah 11:1-5 — the Spirit-anointed shoot of Jesse judges with righteousness; He alone is fit to execute God’s plan. • Psalm 40:7-8 — “Behold, I have come… I delight to do Your will,” prefiguring the obedient Son who can open the scroll. • Psalm 110:1-4 — the exalted Priest-King at God’s right hand, possessing everlasting authority. • Daniel 7:13-14 (again) — the enthronement scene parallels Revelation 5, grounding the Lamb’s legal right to rule. The Kinsman-Redeemer Motif • Leviticus 25:25 and Ruth 4 — the goel buys the forfeited inheritance for helpless relatives. • Jeremiah 32:7-12 — a scroll sealed and redeemed points toward the Lamb who pays the redemption price and opens the seals. Revelation 5 merges these patterns: Jesus, as both kinsman (truly human) and divine, redeems the lost inheritance and unseals history. A Mission of Mercy and Dominion Old Testament prophecy links two threads now woven together in Revelation 5: 1. Suffering Servant who secures atonement (Isaiah 53; Psalm 22). 2. Sovereign King who reigns over all nations (Psalm 2; Daniel 7). The Lamb “slain” and “standing” unites cross and crown, fulfilling every promise. Key Takeaways • The purchase language in Revelation 5:9 echoes sacrificial and redemption texts that foretold a blood-bought people. • Universal scope—“every tribe… people and nation”—fulfills the ancient promise that the Messiah’s salvation would reach the ends of the earth. • The Lamb’s worthiness to open the scroll rests on His obedient suffering foretold by the prophets, His role as kinsman-redeemer, and His ordained kingship. • Old and New Testaments speak with one voice: the Messiah’s mission is to redeem by His blood and to reign over a global family that delights in His rule. |
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