Curious Christian

What many so-called Evangelicals fail to realise, is that the book of Revelation is just as gospel focussed as the rest of the New Testament.

This is particularly evident in the pivotal throne room scene in chapter 5, where it is written:

“Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.” Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.”

Note the past tense: “has triumphed”. Note also the switch from fierce lion imagery to slain lamb imagery. This vision is pointing, not to a future battle, but to the victory Jesus has already won through his death on the cross and resurrection from the tomb. It’s calling us to shift our perspective.