TEXT: Revelation 5:10, “And they sang a new song, saying: You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; For You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth.”
Introduction: In the days of the Apostle John, Roman Emperors were cele-brated upon their arrival with the Latin expression vere dignus, which is translated You are worthy. Here the true Ruler of the world is honored.
1. The PRICE of redemption: “You were slain.”
2. The MEANS of redemption: “Redeemed us.”
3. The DESTINATION of redemption: “redeemed us to God.”
4. The PAYMENT of redemption: “Your blood.”
5. The SCOPE of redemption: “every tribe and tongue and people and nation.”
6. The LENGTH of redemption: “made us kings and priests to
–Mark N. Posey,
