![]() ![]() ![]() “Worthy are You to take the scroll and to break its seals for You were slaughtered, and You purchased people for God with Your blood from every tribe, language, people, and nation.ġ0 You have made them into a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign upon the earth.” 8 When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 7 And He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. Whom of us do not weep as we look around us? Do you not cry looking for the one who can bring judgement against the evils surrounding us? The Lion is the LambĦ And I saw between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 5 And one of the elders *said to me, “Stop weeping behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to be able to open the scroll and its seven seals.” Revelation 5: (NASB) 4 Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?” 3 And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals. The final promise to Israel is yet to be fulfilled. As it is here, the deed is to the earth-where Jesus Christ promises, and covenant is to reign in Majesty one day over all of the earth. That is how deeds were in Roman times, they were sealed with seven seals. Yet, it is the deed to earth wrapped inside those seven seals. We read in Revelation that only the Lion of Judah is worthy to open the seals of judgement. The Lord God Almighty Roars-He is the Lion of Judah Let us be reminded that Amos is as relevant today as his message was then. And the wealthy oppressed the poor relentlessly. But alas, the people honored God with phony worship that bore no heartfelt sincerity. Peace had even ensued, most likely due to the revival in Nineveh after Jonah had gone there. ![]() Perhaps, if all was well, the people would follow God. He had most recently sent prosperity to the Northern Kingdom. A few would worship Him briefly then return to their idolatrous living. ![]() He had displayed His power and His might on top of Mount Carmel when he defeated the priests of Baal with the prayerful acts of one prophet, Elijah. God had sent droughts, famines, prophets, and miracles, all in an attempt to awaken the people. Therefore Amos and Hosea are the final call to the people. Judgement already determined and on its way. Yet Amos stood strong and told them that the Lord God Almighty Roars from heaven with one question, “Are you ready to meet the Lord?” Indeed, we see in Amos 7:10-13 that Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam II reporting Amos as a conspiracist against the King. Certainly, his credentials were sufficient in that God called him but those to whom he was sent did not realize that and chose not to believe. Also, Amos was a simple farmer with no major credentials. Not an easy task if one considers the people of Israel had split from Judah. Amos, a shepherd, and sycamore tree farmer from Tekoa, was called by God in visions to be the prophet to the Northern tribes of Israel. ![]()
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