Message- From Here to Eternity-Revelation 5-Dr. J. Mark Beach--This passage involves John's vision -in the midst of trial and suffering, as many churches then were also being persecuted for their faith- in which God shows John the only One worthy -Jesus Christ, the Lamb- to enact God's will for history and the blessing and victory of the church in the present and the future. So, the scroll is about God's will -Thy will Be Done-, and Jesus is the One who can make God's will be accomplished-unto present sufferings and trials but also unto hope and victory. This sermon aims to give us perspective for the New Year and for the various trials within our own lives.