Revelation 5:8-10

The prayers of the saints (believers) play an important role in the Lamb’s opening of the scroll and the ensuing judgment. The new song celebrates the redemptive work of the Son as the basis of His right to judge. Divine rule has its basis in creation and redemption.



Revelation 5:8-10

Worthy is the Lamb

8 Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang a new song, saying:

“You are worthy to take the scroll,

And to open its seals;

For You were slain,


And have redeemed us to God by Your blood


Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

10 And have made us kings and priests to our God;

And we shall reign on the earth.”