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;
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 they sung a new song,.... Upon a new occasion and subject, redemption by the blood of the Lamb, and his worthiness to open the sealed book; and in distinction from the old song of Moses and the children of Israel at the Red sea; and this was a most famous and excellent song, an unheard of one, and which none could learn, or sing...
Verse 9. And they sung a new song. Compare . New in the sense that it is a song consequent on redemption, and distinguished therefore from the songs sung in heaven before the work of redemption was consummated. We may suppose that songs of adoration have always been sung in heaven; we know that the praises of God were celebrated by the angelic choirs when...