Follow Along with the Message

God is... 

Lion and Lamb

Text: Revelation 5:1-7; 8:1

What God wants to do through the Apostle John in the book of Revelation is to help people stop . 

The scroll (5:1) is the  of the earth as God intended it to be. 

John is overwhelmed with grief because no one can stop the righteous judgment of God on sin and  the earth and it's people back to what it's supposed to be. 

Why was heaven silent? (8:1) Heaven was stunned - overwhelmingly amazed - at God's  of the world. 

The slain Lamb who is a Lion shouts God is in . 

If God would give us His Son as the Lamb who takes away the sins of the world, we know He is  beyond what we can imagine. 

But One can be good and still . But Jesus isn't just the Lamb. He is also the Lion. 

He opened the seals and took back  of the world. 

And He is working in  in this world and in our lives for the good of those love Him. (Romans 8:31-32)

If we want to stop the spinning and disorientation, if we want to live in hope, the key is . (2 Corinthians 4:16-18) 

Focus comes from more  in our regular lives. 

NOTE: Several insights from J.D. Greear sermon Searching for a Hero, Revelation series. July, 2025.