Revelation 5, verses 6 to 14, part 6, Honor and glory and blessing are due Christ

 

Honor;

 

Of course, all honor is due Christ, who, as God, died for the sins of all mankind and rose from the dead to ensure that those who received His actions had eternal life.

 

Honor here is total dominance, absolute authority, and being lifted up on high in reputation, as the very opposite of holding someone in low regard. It is respect. Here are different applications of honor.

 

Exodus 14:18  And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

 

Exodus 20:12  Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

 

1Samuel 2:30  Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

 

Leviticus 19:32  Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.

 

Glory;

 

Glory is the magnificence, transcendence, and unimaginable majesty of God;

 

Exodus 24:17  And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

 

It is His great authority and prominence as the King of all creation.

 

Matthew 24:30  And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

 

It belongs only to God.

Psalm 148:13   Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

 

Luke 2:14  Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

 

Blessing;

 

Christ is worthy to be praised, to be spoken well of, to be extolled.

 

Psalm 34:1  « A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. » I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

 

Psalm 66:8  O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

 

Psalm 100:4  Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

 

Then, in verse 13, every creature, every living act of creation, blesses Christ, who lives for ever and ever. There are four blessings here, perhaps representing the four beasts.

 

In verse 14 the four beasts say Amen and the twenty four elders fall down and worship Him who lives for ever and ever.

We’ve seen Christ as the only individual worthy to open the book of prophecy and judgment, identified as the Lion of the tribe of Judah. We have been allowed to view the scene in heaven as judgment on this earth and the Beast and his kingdom is prepared. Christ will be praised and a countless multitude will praise Him that includes every creature on earth.  Yes, beasts and birds are capable of and do praise God.