Worthy is the Lamb that was Slain

Revelation 5:11-13

11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

12 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.

 13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

If you want to see a major key to understanding the book of Revelation in the Bible, take your concordance and look up the word lamb. You'll see that everything that happens in the book is the result of the Lamb that was slain.

Based upon Jesus Christ laying down His life on our behalf, He is declared to have essentially received all things.

Philippians says something similar, when Paul admonishes them have a mind like Christ's, which resulted in making Himself of no reputation, taking on the form of a servant, humbling Himself, and finally becoming obedient unto the death of the cross. Paul declares the end result was God the Father highly exalted Him, giving Him a name above all other names, whereby every knee shall bow down to Him, in heaven, in the earth, and under the earth.

God can commit Himself to those taking on this same mind as Christ did. This isn't about thinking processes, but rather an entire way of life. We must embrace our humble Lord and allow that to become part of who we are. This is why Paul said "Let this mind be in you," it's something we must open ourselves up to.

It's not easy because it goes against the grain of the old man. What is declared to have made Christ worthy is the fact that He was the Lamb that was slain. That principle needs to be deeply embedded in our being. We must ask Christ to work and live that in us, as it's impossible on our own.