In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
Christ stands in the very center of the throne, nearer to the Father than all creatures, for in Him dwells all the fullness of God bodily. He is both lion and lamb: lion to conquer Satan, lamb to satisfy justice, bearing the marks of His sufferings as He intercedes in heaven by the virtue of His satisfaction.
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Commenting on Revelation 5:6-14
Saying with a loud voice,.... To signify their zeal, fervour, and affection for Christ, and to make a free, open, and public acknowledgment of him, and that all might hear of his worthiness, and of the praise and glory that were due unto him: worthy is the Lamb that was slain; they address him as the Lamb, and not as the Lord of lords, and...
Verse 12. Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain. , . The idea here is, that the fact that he was slain, or was made a sacrifice for sin, was the ground or reason for what is here ascribed to him. To receive power. Power or authority to rule over all things. .