Heavenly Worship
Revelation 4:11 Says “you are worthy to receive Glory (Father) Honour (Son) and Power (Holy Spirit)
Glory:
We need to reflect on an earlier part of Revelation 4 :2 -6
2 And instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it. 3 The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow. 4 Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit of God. 6 In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal.
We see words like Brilliant, Glow, like a rainbow, flashes of lightning’s, rumble of thunder, burning flames, shiny sea of glass, sparkling crystal.
All these things reflect the Glory of God and inspire worship in truth. If we only sing songs or speak words of worship and listen to their sound and yet miss the glory of heaven, and he who is the everlasting God, we miss the whole point of worship, we don’t see the one who is to be always worshiped we only see the vehicle of our worship and we miss the truth of his glory!
2 And instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it. 3 The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow. 4 Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit of God. 6 In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal.
We see words like Brilliant, Glow, like a rainbow, flashes of lightning’s, rumble of thunder, burning flames, shiny sea of glass, sparkling crystal.
All these things reflect the Glory of God and inspire worship in truth. If we only sing songs or speak words of worship and listen to their sound and yet miss the glory of heaven, and he who is the everlasting God, we miss the whole point of worship, we don’t see the one who is to be always worshiped we only see the vehicle of our worship and we miss the truth of his glory!
Honour:
9 Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever), 10 the twenty-four elders fall down and worship the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever). And they lay their crowns before the throne and say, 11 “You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased.”
When the beasts and the Elders see into the throne and they see the Son reflecting the Fathers Glory, and they marvel at His sacrifice, their response is to fall on their faces. They lay down their crowns, In other words they lay down anything that would be considered an Honour to them (Their crowns speak of an Honour a God given authority, but to them it would seem an insult to have the crowns remain on their heads, instead they prefer to give all Honour to the one who sits on the throne.Here is a truth of worship. To lay aside everything we hold dear in our lives, our ministries, our Church or whatever is a reflection of what is going on in heaven. Casting our crowns at His feet every time we catch a glimpse of Him, laying aside our God given authority and yielding all authority to Him; this is worship in truth.
9 Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever), 10 the twenty-four elders fall down and worship the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever). And they lay their crowns before the throne and say, 11 “You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased.”
When the beasts and the Elders see into the throne and they see the Son reflecting the Fathers Glory, and they marvel at His sacrifice, their response is to fall on their faces. They lay down their crowns, In other words they lay down anything that would be considered an Honour to them (Their crowns speak of an Honour a God given authority, but to them it would seem an insult to have the crowns remain on their heads, instead they prefer to give all Honour to the one who sits on the throne.Here is a truth of worship. To lay aside everything we hold dear in our lives, our ministries, our Church or whatever is a reflection of what is going on in heaven. Casting our crowns at His feet every time we catch a glimpse of Him, laying aside our God given authority and yielding all authority to Him; this is worship in truth.
Power:
The power of God when viewed through mortal eyes inspires the fear of God to encompass us. This is another truth that has been missing in much worship, “The fear of God.” It is this fear of Gods awesome power that spawns repentance, which in turn spawns revival of the heart. The role the Holy Spirit has taken is to demonstrate the glory of the Father as reflected in the Son.
The power of God when viewed through mortal eyes inspires the fear of God to encompass us. This is another truth that has been missing in much worship, “The fear of God.” It is this fear of Gods awesome power that spawns repentance, which in turn spawns revival of the heart. The role the Holy Spirit has taken is to demonstrate the glory of the Father as reflected in the Son.
When this sort of worship is released it brings Glory to the place where the worship is coming from.
by Ian Johnson
by Ian Johnson
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