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Revelation 5:12

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

Revelation 5:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 5:12

Theological / Devotional

Worthy. See on vs. 2, 9.

Lamb. See on v. 6.

Power. Gr. dunamis, here, the power of God in action. The doxology of the heavenly hosts is sevenfold. Inasmuch as seven signifies perfection, and is used repeatedly in this vision as well as throughout the Revelation (see on ch. 1:11), it may be that the sevenfold praise of ch. 5:12 implies that the praise of heaven is complete and perfect.

Riches. Compare on Phil. 4:19.

Wisdom. Gr. sophia (cf. on James 1:5).

Strength. Gr. ischus, which here probably refers to divine energy as potential.

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