Yes — Jesus alone is worthy because He was slain and by His blood redeemed a people for God.
In Revelation 5, John weeps because no one in heaven, on earth, or under the earth was able to open the scroll. Jesus, the Lamb, is worthy because He was slain and purchased people for God out of every kindred, tongue, people, and nation (Revelation 5:9). Les Feldick explains that God the Son steps forward, takes the scroll from the Father's right hand, and agrees to pay off the mortgage so the curse can be lifted from the planet (Clips 2, 6).
Revelation 5:9 — This verse directly answers the question: the Lamb is worthy because He was slain and redeemed people to God by His blood.
Revelation 5:5 — The elder announces that the Lion of the tribe of Judah and Root of David has prevailed to open the book and loose its seven seals.
Revelation 5:7 — The Lamb comes to the throne and takes the book, showing the action that follows His worthiness.
In Revelation 5, John sees 'in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals' (Revelation 5:1). A strong angel asks, 'Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?' (Revelation 5:2). John weeps much because 'no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon' (Revelation 5:4). One of the elders then says, 'Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof' (Revelation 5:5). When John looks, he sees 'a Lamb as it had been slain' (Revelation 5:6), and the Lamb comes and takes the book from the right hand of Him on the throne (Revelation 5:7). The reason for the Lamb's worthiness is stated in the new song: 'Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation' (Revelation 5:9). The song continues, 'And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth' (Revelation 5:10). The Bible's own answer is that Jesus' worthiness rests on His sacrificial death and the redemption He purchased by His blood.
Les Feldick frames the Revelation 5 scene as a redemption transaction. He points out that Satan is 'the God of this world' and that the world lies in the lap of the wicked one; Satan has total dominion over the kingdoms of this world. In Matthew 4, Satan showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, trying to get Him to bow down (Clip 0). John wept, Les says, because no one in heaven or on earth could pay off this awful mortgage (Clip 5). God the Father is on the throne; God the Son is at His right hand, not on the throne. When no one was found worthy, God the Son comes before the Father and essentially says, 'I'll do it. I'll pay off that mortgage' (Clip 6). Les explains that Jesus is the One who instituted that mortgage in the first place, and He alone fulfills all the requirements: He has the wherewithal, He is the next of kin, and He shows Himself willing (Clips 4, 2). He is the same Lion of the tribe of Judah and Root of David, qualified because of what He accomplished at Calvary (Clip 5). The qualifications are spelled out in the song: He was slain, He shed His blood, and He redeemed people from every kindred, tongue, people, and nation, making them kings and priests who will reign on earth (Clips 1, 2, 3). The paying off of this mortgage is what will deliver the planet from the curse (Clip 2). Les connects it to the seven-year tribulation, when Satan will have his final time (Clip 1), and to the Old Testament kinsman-redeemer law, which required a capable, willing next of kin to gain back title to lost property (Clip 2). No one else is worthy, and no one else is worthy to bring on this judgment (Clip 7).
Les calls the scroll a mortgage. The world is under Satan's dominion, and John wept because no one was found worthy to pay off this awful mortgage (Clip 5). God the Son takes the scroll and agrees to pay it off in order to lift the curse from the planet (Clip 2). Les ties this to the Old Testament redemption law, where the next of kin had to be capable and willing to gain back title to property that had been lost (Clip 2).
Scripture says no man in heaven, in earth, or under the earth was able to open the book or even to look on it (Revelation 5:3). Les says John wept because there was no one who could pay off the mortgage, but the Lion of the tribe of Judah and the Root of David has prevailed (Revelation 5:5). No one else was worthy; only the Son of God was worthy to take the scroll, and no one else is worthy of bringing on this particular judgment (Clips 5, 7).
Revelation 5:9 gives the direct reason: He was slain and redeemed people to God by His blood. Les states that the qualifications He has filled are that He was slain in reference to the cross, and that He accomplished the finished work of the cross, making God the Son ready to take the scroll out of the Father's hand. Les also notes that the blood aspect of the Gospel cannot be compromised (Clips 3, 4, 5).
The elders fall down before the Lamb and sing a new song, saying He redeemed them out of every kindred, tongue, people, and nation, and made them kings and priests who will reign on the earth (Revelation 5:9-10). Les explains that the reason for the seven-year tribulation is that Satan has his final time, and that the Lamb paying off the mortgage is what will deliver the planet from the curse (Clips 1, 2). He also connects the scroll to the coming winepress judgment, which Christ treads alone (Clip 7).
Satan's Dominion Over the World
Les sets the stage for why the world's title needs redemption: Satan, the god of this age, has total dominion over the kingdoms of the world, and in Matthew 4 he offered them and their glory to Jesus.
The New Song: Redeemed by Blood
Les quotes the new song: Jesus is worthy because He was slain, crucified, and has redeemed people to God from every kindred, tongue, people, and nation, making them kings and priests who will reign on the earth.
The Mortgage and Next of Kin
Les explains that God the Son takes the scroll as a mortgage and agrees to pay it off to deliver the planet from the curse, using the Old Testament next-of-kin redemption picture: a capable, willing kinsman.
The Blood Qualification
Les highlights the qualification 'for thou wast slain' and insists the blood-redemption aspect of the Gospel cannot be compromised.
Creator, Next of Kin, Willing
Les says Christ is ready to take the scroll because of His finished cross work and because He is the Creator God who instituted the mortgage; He alone has the wherewithal, is next of kin, and is willing.
No Man Was Worthy
Les describes John's tears and the announcement of the Lion of Judah and Root of David who prevailed; God the Son, qualified at Calvary, takes the scroll from the Father's right hand.
The Son Steps Forward
Les pictures the Father on the throne and the Son at His right hand; when no one is worthy, the Son steps forward and says He will pay off the mortgage, fulfilling the kinship demands as Son of David and Son of God.
No One Else Worthy to Judge
Les connects 'no one else was worthy' to the coming winepress judgment: Christ treads the winepress alone, and no one else is worthy to bring on this judgment.
Revelation 5:1: And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
This is the sealed book no one was found worthy to open.
Revelation 5:2: And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
The question of worthiness is raised before Jesus steps forward.
Revelation 5:3: And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
No one else in all creation was able to open the book.
Revelation 5:4: And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
John's weeping shows the hopelessness until the Lamb appears.
Revelation 5:5: And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Jesus is identified as the One who has prevailed to open the book.
Revelation 5:6: And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
The worthy One appears as a slain Lamb, pointing to His sacrificial death.
Revelation 5:7: And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
The Lamb takes the book, showing He is worthy to receive it.
Revelation 5:9: And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
This is the direct biblical answer: He is worthy because He was slain and redeemed people by His blood.
Revelation 5:10: And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
The result of His redemption is a kingdom of kings and priests who will reign on the earth.
Matthew 4:8: Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Les uses this to show Satan's claim of dominion over the kingdoms of the world.
Matthew 4:9: And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Satan tried to get Jesus to bow to him in exchange for the world's kingdoms.
Jesus is worthy because He was slain and by His blood redeemed people to God out of every kindred, tongue, people, and nation. Les Feldick explains that God the Son alone fulfills all the requirements to pay off the mortgage on the planet; He has the wherewithal, He is the next of kin, and He is willing (Revelation 5:9; Clips 1, 4).
Les describes the scroll as a mortgage that has to be paid off to lift the curse from the planet. John wept because no one in heaven or on earth could pay this awful mortgage; then Jesus, the Lamb, came and took the scroll from the Father's right hand (Revelation 5:3-7; Clips 2, 5).
No man in heaven, on earth, or under the earth was able even to look on the book (Revelation 5:3). Les says no one was worthy except the Son of God: He was slain, He is the next of kin, He has the wherewithal, and He is willing. No one else is worthy to bring on this judgment (Revelation 5:9; Clips 5, 7).
When the Lamb takes the scroll, the elders sing a new song: He is worthy because He was slain and redeemed them to God, making them kings and priests, and they will reign on the earth. Les adds that the opening of the scroll leads into the seven-year tribulation, when Satan has his final time, and the mortgage is paid off so the curse can be lifted from the planet (Revelation 5:9-10; Clips 1, 2).
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