Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
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
And I beheld, and heard the voice of many angels,.... Immaterial spirits, made by Christ, and worshippers of him, and ministering spirits to him and his, the holy and elect angels, who are confirmed in their state by Christ; these John beheld in a visionary way, and heard the voices and articulate sounds formed by them; and there were many of them; how many there...
Verse 11. And I beheld. And I looked again. And I heard the voice of many angels. The inhabitants of heaven uniting with the representatives of the redeemed church, in ascribing honour to the Lamb of God. The design is to show that there is universal sympathy and harmony in heaven, and that all worlds will unite in ascribing honour to the Lamb of God.