The vision of chapter 4 does not end—it advances. John remains in the heavenly throne room, but now the scene moves from adoration to action. The sovereign Creator, enthroned and worshiped by all of heaven, now holds in His right hand the scroll of His eternal decree—the unfolding of judgment, redemption, and inheritance. The question that dominates chapter 5 is not who sits on the throne—that has been settled—but who is worthy to execute His plan?

What follows is the revelation of the Mediator of that decree, the Lion of Judah and the Lamb who was slain. The worship of chapter 4 prepares the way for the worthiness of Christ in chapter 5. The throne remains central, but now the focus turns to the One who will carry out the sovereign purposes of God in history—Jesus Christ, the Lion and the Lamb.

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