Day 348 Bible Reading 

Revelation 5: 9 (ESV) 

“...Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.” 

When I read this line from Revelation 5, it made me tear up. The subject of the line is the person who opened the scroll that was sealed with seven seals, who is “The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David.” There are several references in the Old Testament to the lamb that is slain for offering to God, and I always think of Jesus Christ when I see the word “lamb”. The writer of Revelation never says it is Jesus Christ who has opened the scrolls, but for me the similarities are unmistakable. 

Christ was slain and by his blood, we have been saved from the sins of our ancestors and are now part of his new kingdom. As followers of Christ, we are also priests for God. We need to take a priestly role in all of our relationships. Are we leading people to God by our behavior or leading people away from God? 

 I was thinking I might not have the right interpretation of this line, so I searched to see what others have said about this line from Revelation. It was comforting to know that they also saw the Lamb as Christ. I know you can’t always follow your heart, but whenever I read a line in the Bible that in any way references Christ’s crucifixion it makes me cry.