Revelation 5: Even Now Scattered, This is the Feast, Angels & Animals

Rev. Daniel Olson, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Luxemburg, Wisconsin, joins host Rev. AJ Espinosa to study Revelation 5. “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” Revelation 5 is the source for “This is the Feast,” a well-known and beloved hymn among Lutherans. This seven-fold blessing is meant for the seven-horned and seven-eyed lamb, worthy to open the seven-sealed scroll. This Lamb of “seven” does the work of God: He sacrificed Himself for us, He reigns supreme, and He sees all through the Spirit. Even while separated, we are joined together in prayer as the temple of Christ. When we hear the gospel we receive the Spirit, which means we receive Christ Himself. Like the people in Zechariah’s day who had no temple to gather in, we still worship with myriads of angels and animals even while scattered.