Thank you for listening to Servants for Christ. In all that we do, in all that we say, we want to give glory and honor to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thank you for tuning us in as we get into the wonderful Word of God. For the next few minutes, let's take the beautiful Word of God and share it with each and every one of you as we have a sense of anticipation to take the Word of God and to listen to its truth for each and every one. Send up their lady service for Christ as we continue on with our series the doomsday clock of Revelation Here we look Here's Sunday night I'm glad that as we continue on in this series Take your Bibles to the book of Revelation the last book in the New Testament and as we look to it I'm glad I want to talk to you about what treasures will journey with us to heaven What treasures will journey with us to heaven? Amen. As we get into the wonderful word of God. Amen. Revelation chapter five, verse one. And I saw in the right hand of him, that sat on the throne a book written within, and on the backside sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice who is worthy to open the book and to loose the seals thereof, and no man in heaven nor in earth neither under the earth was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not. Behold, the line of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. And verse six, And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders stood a lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and the four and twenty elders fell down before the throne, having every one of them harps and golden vials full of odors, which are the prayers of saints." In verse 9, and they sung a new song saying, they are worthy to take the book and to open the seals there for thou was slain and has redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation. In verse 10, He goes on and he tells us, and has made us unto our God, kings and priests and we shall reign on the earth. And I beheld and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beast and the elders and the number of them was 10,000 times, 10,000 and thousands of thousands. And verse 12 said with a loud voice, worthy is the lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing. 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 honor and glory and power be unto him that sitteth upon the throne and unto the lamb forever and ever. Verse 14, and the four beasts said, amen. And the four and 20 elders fell down and worshiped him that liveth forever and ever. Amen. That's a complete reading. Let's open up with a word of prayer. We gather, Father, to explore the treasures that await us in heaven. We open our hearts to understand the significance of these eternal promises and guide us through your word. Help us to align our lives with the hope of heaven and prepare us for the glorious future that you have promised all as we Look at the doomsday clock, forgive us of our many sins, Lord, put on the armor of God for us, and we pray for the salvation of all the lost sinners, that a revival will break out and bring them into the family of God before it's too late. In Jesus' marvelous mighty name, amen. You know, in a world filled with uncertainty and chaos, the book of Revelation stands as a beacon of hope and a guide to understanding the ultimate culmination of human history. The doomsday clock will get into the mysteries of the end times as revealed by Christ himself. Revelation, the final book of the Bible that offers the dramatic portrayal of the last days on earth, revealing the cosmic conflict between good and evil, the final judgment, and the ultimate restoration of creation. I'm glad that as we get into this series, we see the vivid visions, the prophetic symbols that provides not only a timeline of end time events, but a deep spiritual truth that remain revelant to our faith and our daily lives. I'm glad that as we look at this, we begin to realize that chapter 4 of Revelation we look and we see a continuation of this because as we look and realize that there's no break between chapter 4 and chapter 5 the same scene of God's throne is being covered God is seen sitting upon his throne, holding a sealed book in his right hand, and the book is sealed. It has never been opened. The importance of that sealed book cannot be overemphasized because the book is the key to understanding the entire rest of Revelation. The book, or the scroll, is the official document of looking at the very last of days of human history. and the climatic events of the universe the world's future is about to be unfolded before one's very eyes because a person might want to combine when we look at this and realize that what the Lord is doing we see the destiny book the book itself that John sees God holding the book in the palm of his right hand the picture is this God is extending the book outward poised to hand in to someone if a person can be found worthy enough to open that book. The fact that God himself is holding the book in his right hand shows us that God is supreme in authority, both earth and throughout the universe. That he holds the future in his hands and the destiny of the world, hallelujah. He's ready to carry out and execute the events ready for the end time to begin, ready for the end time of the world to be launched, and it's a matter of finding someone who is worthy to carry out and oversee the events for God. The book is written on both the front, the back of the pages, that is the roll or the scroll, and there is no printing presses or books that we know of back then. They wrote on small sheets of a paper called papyrus, about 10 inches by 8 inches, close to the size of our 11 by 8 and 1 1�2 inch sheets that we have today. You know what? There was a large amount of writing that was done. They joined and taped the sheets together, and when the writing was completed, they rolled the sheets up and tied some thread or ribbon around the row. This is what is meant by the book being sealed because they seldom wrote on the back side for whatever was written on the back side would be exposed. And so when the last sheet was rolled up and tied, we notice that as we look at this, that again the book or the scroll held by God was written on both the front and the back and it shows that the events of the end time are many and that it will take some time a great deal of time for all of them to take place that God is going to reveal a great deal about the end time to man and when as soon as they can find one worthy enough to open the book the book is sealed with seven seals that shows us three things the seven seals show us that the book is the last will and testament of God amen and so when we look at this we begin to realize that God is doing amazing things praise God because as we look and realize that through the power of the destiny of what God is doing, amen, we see that as this begins to unfold and as we look at the word of God, amen, what treasures will journey with us to heaven, amen. I wonder when we look at the doomsday clock We examine how the signs of the time point toward the fulfillment of God's promises that explores what will journey with us from this world to the next. Just as the doomsday clock symbolizes the urgency of time running out, it also reminds us of the certainty and the immediacy of God's eternal promises. And so, the joy of anticipating heaven offers us a comforting perspective on the trials and the tribulations of our present world. Just as a soldier longed for reunion after enduring countless battles, anticipation of heaven provides hope and encouragement amid life's struggles. And so, when we look, we see the book of destiny is sealed and the future of the world in verses 1 through 4. Amen. I'm glad that as we see this and as we look at the book itself in verse 1, amen, we begin to realize what treasures will journey with us to heaven, amen, because I'm glad there are five treasures that will accompany us as we transition from this world to our eternal home. One of the first things that we'll see is the joyful sound of praise, amen, because I'm glad that in verse one it says, and I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back side sealed with seven seals. And so, as we said, this is very powerful. John sees a scroll in the right hand of God who is seated on the throne that is written on both sides sealed with seven seals indicating its importance and its completeness of the message. John sees God holding the book in the palm of his right hand. Wow! God's extending the book outward, poised to hand it to someone if a person can be found worthy enough to open it. The fact that God himself is holding the book in his right hand shows us all of the things, amen, how that he is supreme, amen. And so, as we look at this, we're reminded that the events of the end time are many and it will take some time, a great deal of time, for all of them to take place. That God's going to reveal a great deal about the end time to man. When? As soon as he can find someone worthy enough to open the book. Amen. John sees God holding the book in the palm of his right hand. The book is written on both the front and the back of the pages and the book is sealed with seven seals. And it shows us three things. The seven seals show us that that the book is the last will and testament of God. You see, in the Roman world, a man's will had to be witnessed by seven persons and each attached his own personal seal to one of the threads of the document. The will could be opened only when the recipient came to claim that will. This book is God's right hand. And I'm glad that as it's in God's right hand, it means that it is His last will for the earth. The book contains what He wills for those who have rejected, who have cursed Him, and what He wills for those who have accepted and worshipped Him. And so the book is His last will and testament for the accommodation the consummation of the world, amen. And so the book is sealed with seven seals and it shows us, as we said, three things. The first one was the seven seals shows us that the book is the last will and testament of God. Secondly, the seven seals shows us that the book is large. It has a great deal of material in it. It has so much that The seven seals are required to bind and hold it together, meaning that there's a lot of events that are included in the end time. These events are to take place. God's going to reveal much to man and as soon as someone's found worthy enough to open the book. And the third thing that we see of this is the seven seals also shows the secrecy of the book. God has sealed the book with seven seals in order to keep the events of the end time from being known. They're not to be known by man until God himself is ready to reveal them. And man can never figure out those events, not by his own intellect. I don't care what kind of supercomputers, I don't care what kind of knowledge that's out there today, or whatever kind of knowledge that's out there. We see the destiny of that book, amen. And so, He said in verse 2 and I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice who's worthy to open the book and to loose the seals thereof amen and so a powerful angel announces a challenge to find someone worthy to open the scroll to break its seals and indicating the significance and the solace of it, amen. In verse 3, we talked about that no one, whether in heaven on earth or under the earth, is found worthy to open the scroll or to even look at it, signifying the scroll's importance and the requirement for someone very special to handle it, amen. And so there's four facts about that search for the one that's worthy to open the book. Number one, John saw a strong angel, an angel so strong that he could shout throughout the universe and be heard by everybody, both in heaven and in earth, that he said in verse four, and I wept much because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look their own, amen. And so, we see that he shouted out the most penetrating question of human history, who is worthy to opened the book and to loose the seven seals their own. And it shows how supreme and majestic God really is. Above all the creatures in heaven as well as those on earth, that search that is being conducted to find someone who is worthy to approach Him, to carry out His will. But when we look and we realize that out of these facts, the second one, even though that John saw that strong angel that shouted throughout the universe and all both in heaven and earth, the second thing, that search fails. There's just no one. There is no one, any place that is worthy to approach God, to execute throughout the universe this. No person in heaven was found worthy. Imagine all of the glorious angels, all of the seraphims, all of the cherubims, all the four living creatures, all that surround the throne of God, the 24 elders, all of the redeemed. No being in heaven was worthy enough to approach God and open the book. No person on earth was found worthy, no statesman, no educator, no scientist, no minister, no prophet, no astrologer, no magician, no person under the earth among the dead as great as some have been in past history. No person from the past was found worthy to open the book. And so we see that that strong angel that shouted that found no one, the search that failed, and then the search fails and John breaks down and he cries bitterly. Why? Well, because John saw something that he had never ever seen before. John saw the greatness of God, the supreme majesty, the glory of God, how far superior God is in all living creatures. And there was not a single person, any place that could be found worthy to approach God and open the book and carry out the events of human history. All creatures were too short of God's glory. All creatures, both of heaven and earth, were far too short. And John saw as never before the greatness of God, the glory, the majesty, the dominion, the power, hallelujah, the superiorities. John in humility with all sense of his own unworthiness, John wept bitterly at his own unworthiness before God who was so high and lifted up. And so John saw something that he had never seen before. But secondly, John wept for another reason as well. He was not going to be able to see the future of the world or the events of the end time because the promise had been made to him that he would see these things which must be hereafter. But now, he was not going to see them. I wonder why. Huh? I wonder why? Was he not going to be able to see him? Because there was no person worthy to approach God to open the book. He and all of the other beings of heaven and earth were far too short of God to understand to execute the will of God for the end time. And so that reminds us of the significance of the search for the one that opened the book. John saw a strong angel and he had a shout that went through the universe. through heaven and earth, but the search failed. And the search failed and John breaks down and he cries bitterly. But the fourth thing, the reason no person is worthy to open this book is because of its contents. Because the book is the destiny of the world. What is to happen in the end time at the end of the world? Well, it's the book of redemption. God's people are to be redeemed. The evil and the corrupt people are to be overthrown and judged. And human history and all matter throughout the universe, all that is corrupt, all the deteriorating, all the decaying, all of the dying is to be overthrown and consumed. And a new earth and a new heaven are to be created. All the redeemed are to inherit and inhabit the new earth and the heaven. And so, both the faith, the redemption, and of the world because the history written before it happens, the person who opens this book must be a person who can grasp exactly what the book is saying, be able to carry out God's will and execute the events. The person must have the very mind and the power of God who can execute and rule over all of the events of the end time. There is only one such person. Listen to me, the Son of God Himself, the Lord Jesus Christ, Christ, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, He's the only one alone that is worthy to open the book. the book of redemption, the book of historical optimism, the book as it talked about in Daniel chapter 12 and Ezekiel chapter 2, the message that is prophesied that the seals are broken, the events of the last days are seen, and the size, the thickness of the scroll, it takes seven seals to bind it, all of that and the rest of revelation that is contained therein. The book is in God's hand. History is in God's hands. He's in charge. He has a plan. He has a purpose for the universe. Who is worthy to carry out this plan, this purpose? Who can rule and reign over these events? Listen, only Christ. Christ alone is the only one that is worthy. Amen. And so the lesson that is so significant that the book is in God's hand. He's in charge of human history, praise God. I'm glad that he has a plan and a purpose for the universe. Oh man, you're worried about atomic bombs. You're worried about an unstable economy. You're worried about the environment. You're worried about drugs, the criminal society. You're worried about massive problems of all terrorism of the world that have no answer, but God does, he is going to bring history and establish righteousness throughout every bit of the earth, and the believer is going to be the most optimistic person on the earth. What treasures will journey with us to heaven? We should all bow in utter humility and dependency upon God, for He's higher above us than any other outer reaches of space. His glory is set above the heavens. There's nothing before Him. We should live in the reverence, the fear, the worship, the praising day and night while we have breath. And we should pay close attention to the book of Revelation because it is God's will for the end time that it will take place throughout the universe and so in verses one through four we see the book of destiny is sealed the future of the world but secondly we see the book of destiny is opened and the lamb alone is worthy to open that book amen and so the most dramatic moment John is having a vision. His mind is on the spirit transported above earth into heaven experiencing all of this moment that he's about to get his very first glimpse of Jesus Christ. himself. He's about to see the exalted Lord. God is holding the book of destiny in his right hand. A search has been conducted throughout the whole universe. No one was found worthy enough to open the book. No one that was good enough. John was heartbroken. He was weeping bitterly for God is ready to reveal the secrets of the end time to man. But no person can be found to open the book to oversee the climatic events of the end time. And so it looks like a hopeless situation. All of a sudden, one of the heavenly elders steps forth and announces that someone has been found worthy to open the book of destiny. The person who is worthy. Boy, I'm going to tell you, when we look and we realize, hey man, it sounds like the cathedrals when they sang that song. Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention. in this corner boy you know the song i'm going to tell you when you make the announcement of someone's about to step out into the boxing ring that can knock everybody out of all time boxers and every enemy that is in the world this is jesus christ the lord and i'm glad the announcement that is going out that here God has intervened. He sent one worthy to open a book, praise his mighty name. And I'm glad that he begins to tell us that the majestic, the supreme moment of the first sight of Christ here in heaven of his worship by the four living creatures and the elders that he's talking about. Amen. the worship by the angels and all the whole universe that we see that the joyful sound of praise, a song of the redeemed, the significance of the singing and the importance of the singing that is in the church, amen. The exuberance of all the shouting, hallelujah, that is taking place. And so when we look at this, we begin to realize that it is through this marvelous exuberance of shouting of worship, amen. We also see the fulfillment of satisfaction, the eternal nature of salvation, amen, and the everlasting presence of our Savior. Because what does he say in verse 5? An elder comforts John, revealing that Jesus symbolized as the line of Judah and the root of David. has overcome and is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals. And so who is he? He's the Lamb of Judah. I'm glad. That shows that he's the strongest, the most powerful member of the tribe of Israel. Judah was the strongest tribe of Israel, the strongest by far. Therefore, way back in history, God prophesied through Jacob that his own son Judah would be a lion's welp, a young cub. If Judah himself was only a young cub, then the Messiah himself must be like the king of beasts, the lion. himself. And so I'm glad that we look that he's the Lion of Judah. He's the Root of David. Hallelujah. I'm glad that the household of David, seed of Jesse, the family tree, the blood, the stem that is worthy to open the book, prophesied of the Son of David, the Messiah and the King of the world. He alone. Amen. So he's the line of the tribe of Judah. He's the root of David He's the one that is prevailed conquered and won the victory He's able to open the book of destiny over. What has he prevailed? What is it that he has conquered? He's conquered seeing death the evil world Satan and all the evil forces all the rule and authority and power He's conquered all hell and took the keys away from him boy He slapped and whoops Satan like he needed like a young dog and so We see what treasures will journey with us, amen, when we get ourselves to heaven. Because John sees a lamb representing Jesus standing in the center of the throne, surrounded by the living creatures and elders, and the lamb appearing as though it had been slain. It is endowed with seven horns and seven eyes, symbolizing complete power and omniscience, with the seven spirits representing the fullness of the Holy Spirit. Wow. Oh my goodness, the Lamb approaches God, takes the scroll from His hand, signifying that He's now authorizing to unveil its contents in verse 7 of Revelation chapter 5. Here, that supreme moment. the first sight of Jesus Christ in heaven. John had seen Christ in his first vision, but Christ was standing in the midst of the churches in the seven candlesticks. But now the supreme moment arrives, the moment when John catches his first sight of the glorified Son of God in heaven. Praise his mighty name. The sound was bound to be the most spectacular sight ever seen in human history, for God was letting a man see his Son at the throne of God. Boy, he was showing why his son was worthy to rule and reign over the universe. And when John caught his first glimpse of Christ, he immediately noticed a couple things. Jesus Christ is the center of the heavenly scene. I'm glad he was right before the throne of God, joining God at the very throne of God himself. The four living creatures surround him and the circle of the elders. Jesus Christ is the very center and the focus of attention. Every eye and thought is upon him. He's the centerpiece of God's throne room. He's the center figure of the stage of the universe of history. He's the history of both heaven and earth. And when John caught that first glimpse of Christ, the sinner of the heavenly scene, the sacrificial Lamb of God who has been slain, the picture as a Lamb of God seen throughout the Word of God that declares that He's the Lamb of God who died for all of our sins, praise His mighty name, symbolizing in the Passover the Lamb of God, the Lamb that was sacrificed so that the judgment of God could pass over the people. In the book of Isaiah, the Messiah was to bear our sins by being brought as a lamb to the slaughter. According to John the Baptist that declared Jesus to be the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, Peter had said that the persons are redeemed by the precious blood of Christ as a lamb without spot and without blemish. And so, when we look and realize that the trumpets can be blowed, Jesus is the perfect sacrifice for our sins. Lived a sinless life when he was upon earth. The ideal perfect man. Whatever Jesus Christ did as perfect and ideal man, it could stand for us. It could cover every one of us. And when he died for our sins, he died as the ideal perfect sacrifice. His sacrifice for our sins was perfectly acceptable to God. And his sacrifice stands for and covers us forever and all time. When we believe in Jesus Christ, God takes our faith, counts it as a sacrifice of Christ. God counts the sacrifice of Christ. That means that we're free from sin. We stand sinless before God, acceptable to Him, all because Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, removed our sins from us and we're cleansed from sin by the sacrifice of Christ. We're made perfectly righteous by that sacrifice and he's taken away all of our sin, clothes and white robes of righteousness before God and I'm glad that Jesus stands in the very center stage of heaven. The one who is loved and given himself for us as the lamb who was slain as the perfect sacrifice for all of our sins and so We notice that He was the center of the heavenly scene, the sacrificial Lamb of God that was slain, the omnipotent power of the universe, that the number seven in the Bible means completeness, fullness, and perfection. And I'm glad that we see also that Jesus was the supreme intelligence of the universe, that the seven eyes symbolize the complete perfect knowledge, intelligence, and wisdom, that he's omniscient, he knows all things, he sees all things. Nothing escapes his sight and his knowledge and the symbol of the seven spirits of God, of the Holy Spirit, praise God, and We see that He is sovereign, that He walks alone over all the books of destiny, out of the hand of God. He alone is worthy to execute, to carry out the events of the end time. The graphic way of saying that the very first verse of Revelation, amen, that every one of us when we go back and take our Bibles over to that very, very first verse in Revelation 1. And the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. And he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John. And so We saw the worship of Christ that is taking place, amen. In verses eight through 10, upon taking that scroll, the lamb is honored by the four living creatures and the 24 elders who fall down before him. They hold harps and golden bowls filled with incense, which represents the prayers of all the saints, amen. And I'm glad that we look in verse nine and we see that they sing a new song celebrating the Lamb's worthiness to open the scroll because he was slain and redeemed the people from every group to God through his sacrifice. And in verse 10, the song continues acknowledging that through the Lamb's sacrifice, he's made believers a kingdom of priests who will reign on earth, the majestic worship of the four living creatures and the elders, amen, that Christ takes, listen, The book out of the hand of God, all of heaven and earth break loose in a song of praise. Man, hallelujah. The praise of the four living creatures of the elders who surround the throne of God. The wave of praise from the countless hosts and numberless host of angels, 10,000 times 10,000 and thousands of thousands of them. The idea is the number is so large that man and his computers could not even count the number. The majestic worship in both heaven and earth, under the earth, in the graves, and in all of the seas of all creation, every being ever created breaks loose in a chorus of praise to the Lord and the Lamb of God who sits upon the throne, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, amen. And so, of all of this, of the worship, they fall down before Christ, the Lamb of God, and play harps and instruments, amen. They offer up golden bowls of incense to the Lord with symbolic of prayers and believers of the saints. The very beings, the closest to God, that offered the prayers to Christ, the heavenly host of the welfare, that here, that helped through the trials, the temptations of life, even before we were delivered through them. What a precious truth. They fall down before the Lamb of God. They play harps. They offer up the golden bowls of incense to the Lord, which the symbol of prayers and the believers of the saint. And they sing a new song focused upon the worthiness of Christ. Remember, God had just held out the book of destiny and the shattering call had just pierced the air for someone worthy to step forth and to take the book. Someone was needed to open the book, to carry out the events upon earth, but no one was found worthy, not even those who surround the very throne of God, the four living creatures, the elders, that were worthy, only one person could step forward, the Lamb of God Himself, the Lord Jesus Christ. Oh man, a song that was being sung in worship and adoration and praise, a song that has never been sung before, amen. And I'm glad they praise the Lord because He was slain for man and has redeemed us. And I'm glad that they praise Him because of the universal salvation. that no person beyond his reach saves people from every tribe and language and race and nation. There is no prejudice or discrimination with Christ, no favorites, no partiality. He loves every person, male and female, poor and rich, black and white, yellow and red, ignorant and wise. Christ saves all who come from every corner of the earth that surround Christ, the throne of God. Shout for praise, the universal salvation, amen. They praise Christ because he's given believers the great gift of royalty. He makes them kings, priests, and they rule on earth, serving as Jesus Christ forever and ever as the kings and priests. And so, in verse 11, John sees and hears countless angels surrounding the throne, the living creatures, the elders, emphasizing the vast number of the angelic beings that are in worship, amen. And in verse 12, the angels declare loudly that the Lamb is worthy of receiving all power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing due to his sacrificial death. the majestic worship that Christ is in the center of that praise chorus. He's the number that is the innumerable number of what scripture is declaring as the angels begin to make it known. Their song includes seven points. They praise Christ for His power. He's omnipotent. He possesses all power. They praise Christ for His riches. He possesses the wealth to meet any need throughout the universe. Amen. They praise Him for His wisdom. He's omniscient, seeing and knowing all. He knows all about God in heaven and all about us in our world with all of His temptations and trials and everything that's been laid out. They praise Him for His strength. No one nor anything can stand against Him, not even for a moment, unless He allows it. His infinite strength, the very strength of Himself as He has to speak the word. and His Word is done. And so, I'm glad. They praise Him for honor. He's the Son of God, possessed of the very nature of God, the Eternal, the Sovereign Majesty, the Creator, the Sustainer of the universe. They praise Him for His glory, because of His spring glory and majesty of the universe. I'm glad that we look and we see That out of all of this a man His own glory is the light of heaven and they praise him for his blessing. I'm glad that because of that Amen when we look and we see that he deserves all the blessing that heaven and earth can give for he's blessed all he's given life and all the good things of life to all creatures that come from From him a man and so when we get ready as we see in verse 14 John Looks and he sees a lot of things that are happening, but I'm glad in verse 13. We look at that worship and In verse 13, that he tells us, and he says, and every creature which is in heaven and on earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea and all that are in them, heard I say, blessed in honor and glory and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne and unto the Lamb forever and ever. What is he telling us? He's saying, John hears every creature in all realms of heaven, earth, under the earth, the sea, praising God the Lamb, bestowing blessings, honor, glory, and power upon them forever. But in verse 14, the four living creatures affirm the praise with an amen, and the 24 elders fall down in worship, acknowledge the eternal reign of God and the Lamb, the majestic worship that is by the entire whole universe. Created beings sung the glorious chorus praise of all creation Every being and creature who has ever lived in both heaven and earth will break forth in one chorus of both Praise to both God and Christ. What are they going to praise God and Christ for the blessings the honor the glory and the power and all of the 24 elders of all the four living creatures all the elders that fall down and worship. I'm telling you, never have there ever been a chorus like this that has ever been seen in the glorious days of redemption, amen. Because he's worthy to rule all. What treasures will journey with us in heaven, praise God. And so, When we look at the doomsday clock, we're reminded of the urgency to align our lives with the promises of God as time progresses toward eternity. Some earthly aspects of our worship, like singing and shouting, will be present in heaven. And while others, such as the burdens of sin and sorrow, will not make the journey, if you have not yet embraced Jesus as your Savior, Now is the time to secure your place tonight in this eternal promise. As we await the fulfillment of these promises, let us live in the light of heaven's hope as we see the five treasures that will accompany us when we transition from this world to our eternal home. The joyful sound of praise, number one. The exuberance of shouting, number two. the fulfillment of satisfaction, number three. Number four, the eternal nature of salvation. And number five, the everlasting presence of our savior in heaven, the anticipation of seeing him and the ultimate glory of worship that will be with us. I'm telling you, what does the promise of singing and praising in heaven impact in our current worship practices? I hope and pray that every one of us can deepen our commitment to worship and encourage one another as we come together in the house of God. And I hope and pray that as we do this, that we are able to look at ourselves and realize that these are the things that we will treasure when we journey ourselves into the presence of heaven. These are the things that we'll always look forward to. I hope and pray that you got something out of the message, amen, because all of us have treasures that we will be able to enjoy that will journey with us when we get into heaven. Father, thank you for the wonderful message of the anticipation of heaven and the promises that will occupy us in eternity with this worshiping of our Lord. Help us to live with the urgency and the hope that is reflected in the doomsday clock to see these truths shape our daily lives. May we prepare us to enter into your presence with joy and I hope and pray Lord that those that are out there. Those that have sinned, the Bible says, for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord. But God commends his love toward us, and that while we yet sinners, Christ died for us. That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Father, you said, for whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Father, I pray, Lord, that the gift of eternal life would be received. For if someone that would confess with their mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in their heart that God raised him from the dead, Lord, I pray that there's some Christian out there that needs to get back and repent and lay aside every weight and sin that easily besets them. Lord, I know that your arms are always open to welcome us back. And now, Father, I pray for those that are seeking salvation, and I pray that they would draw them to yourself. May they confess their sins, believe in Jesus Christ, and experience the joy of a new life in you. All of this that I ask in Jesus' marvelous, mighty name. Amen. you