What is the significance of this vision of the throne? As we saw a couple of weeks ago, this is the vision of heaven that has gone on throughout scripture, but really throughout eternity – all of creation Romans 8:22 says has been groaning, waiting with anticipation for release or praise to Jesus

Jesus is preparing to make all things right – in the middle of your struggle, in the middle of a world, a culture is groaning for sickness to end, for suffering, fighting, sadness to be eradicated, see Jesus taking the scroll from God – he is the one worthy to open the scroll – he is the one who will now open break each seal, open the scroll and take care of evil and brokenness once and for all

We live in the “now and not yet” – We get the benefit of this LION-LIKE LAMB, a KING who laid down his rights to life, and a LION-LIKE LAMB who fiercely fought and defeated darkness through his blood shed on the cross – we can all worship today because of the LAMB of GOD who has made provision for our sin through the CROSS – but we can also, like John, envision the day when he executes final Judgment over sin, final SALVATION to all who choose him and FINAL RESTORATION of EARTH – REVELATION 21:4-5 – He is WORTHY OF YOUR WORSHIP, BOWING DOWN, REMOVING YOUR CROWN, WORTHY OF ALL GLORY, HONOR and PRAISE.