Oakwood Church

“And in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters.”
Revelation 1:13-15

“Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, ‘Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?’”
Revelation 5:1

“And one of the elders said to me, ‘Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.’”
Revelation 5:5

“And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain.”
Revelation 5:6

The Glory of Jesus Revealed:

1. The Lion of Judah

“Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah… has conquered.”
Revelation 5:5

The Glory of Jesus Revealed:

1. The Lion of Judah

“Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies…”
Genesis 48:8

The Glory of Jesus Revealed:

1. The Lion of Judah

“Judah is a lion’s cub… he crouched as a lion… The scepter shall not depart from Judah.”
Genesis 48:9-10

The Glory of Jesus Revealed:

1. The Lion of Judah

○ The Faithful Son of God conquered Sin

“Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah… has conquered.”
Revelation 5:5

The Glory of Jesus Revealed:

2. The Root of David

“The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered.”
Revelation 5:5

“The Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house. When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body… and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.”
2 Samuel 7:11-13

“There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.”
Isaiah 11:1-2

“With righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.”
Isaiah 11:4-5

The Glory of Jesus Revealed:

2. The Root of David

○ The Victorious King of kings conquered Evil

“With righteousness he shall judge the poor… and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.”
Isaiah 11:4-5

The Glory of Jesus Revealed:

2. The Root of David

○ The Victorious King of kings conquered Evil

“And you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”
Revelation 5:10

The Glory of Jesus Revealed:

3. The Lamb slain for us

“I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes…”
Revelation 5:6

The Glory of Jesus Revealed:

3. The Lamb slain for us

“And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb.”
Revelation 5:8

The Glory of Jesus Revealed:

3. The Lamb slain for us

○ The Sacrifice that saves sinners conquered Death

“And they sang a new song, saying, ‘Worthy are you to take the scroll, and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people…’”
Revelation 5:9

“And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, ‘To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!’ And the four living creatures said, ‘Amen!’ and the elders fell down and worshiped.”
Revelation 5:13-14