B. The Living One is Worshipped. 5:8-14 V.8 a) Prayers of the saints - I. Only God is to be worshipped. Ex.34:14; Deu.11:16-17 II. Worship (Gr. proskuneo) and (Heb. Shachah) means to prostate oneself. III. The seraphim and the 24 elders worship the Lamb. IV. The disciples worshipped Christ. Matt.28:17-18; Luke 24:50-52 V. In the Old Testament the priests had golden bowls with incense in it, these incense they burned on the altar of incense. Ex.30:34-38; 1.Kings 7:50; 1.Chr.28:17; 2.Chr.4:22; Jer.52:19; Zech.14:20 VI. Incense represents the prayers of the saints. Psalms 141:1-2; Luke 1:5-11 A. Perhaps the prayers for His Kingdom to come. Matt.6:10 B. Perhaps the prayers for His judgment. Luke 18:7-8; Rev.6:10 V.9-10 b) Praise of the elders - I. The elders sang a new song of praise - The song of redemption. II. The elders are representing the redeemed believers of all nations. III. The song reveals why the Lamb is worthy to open the scroll: Pre-eminence. A. Because of His death - Price B. Because of His redemptive blood - Purchased People. C. Because of making man a royal Priesthood. D. Because of causing the Church to rule during the millennium - Position and Promise. IV. The blood of Christ has redeemed and bought man. Mark 10:45; Rom.3:24; 1.Cor.6:20; Eph.1:7; Heb.9:12; 1.Peter 1:18-19; Lev.17:11-14 A. Redeemed from death. Heb.2:14-15 B. Redeemed from Satan. Col.1:13-14 C. Redeemed from sin. Rom.6:18 D. Redeemed from the law. Gal.4:3-5:1 V. In the most holy place at the Day of Atonement the high priest entered once every year and sprinkled blood seven times on the mercy seat. Lev.Ch.16; 23:26-32; Num.29:7-11; Heb. Ch.8-10 VI. Made us a royal priesthood, a priesthood of a royal line of Melchizedek. Ex.19:6; Heb.7:1-3; 1.Peter 2:5, 9; Rev.1:6 VII. Believers will reign on the earth during the millennium. Luke 19:11-27; 1.Cor.6:2; 2.Tim.2:12; Rev.1:6; 2:26-27; 3:21; 20:4-6 V.11-12 c) Population of angels Praise - I. The 2nd greatest choir in the universe begins to praise Jesus. Dan.7:10 II. 3 different groups praise Jesus: 100 million (Or innumerable) angels, 4 seraphim and 24 elders. III. It’ s a 7-fold Message of the Multitude. V.13 d) Population of heaven, earth and Hades Praise - I. The greatest choir in the universe begins to praise God: All creatures. II. All creatures in heaven, on earth and in Hades praise God. Phil.2:9-11 III. Jesus receives the same praise as the Father. John 5:23; 17:5 V.14 e) Presbytery worships - At the end of Ch.4 the elders worship God and again at the end of Ch.5.