Expert: Tyler Eldred (formally known as DarkBlue) - 8/21/2008

Question
Hi, according to Bible
Who is sit on the Throne in Revelation 4:10
and who is the lamb in Revelation 5:6
and who will be the bride of Lamb ?


Answer
Hi Nick!

Thanks for asking your question. I've been glad to get for you the answers. Before I begin, I should say that often time scripture is interpreted in a "open" sort of way, in that Christians recognize God's ability to speak through scripture to different things for different occasions. In other words, just because there may be a right answer, doesn't mean that this scripture doesn't have different means and applications. That being said, there is a very clear interpretation of the figures in these passages, which I will discuss here. Also, I should say that when I interpret Revelations for meaning, I like to do it very abstractly, where it's more about the reality of God than particular events taking place (though they quite obviously may happen, exactly as described, as well). This sort of information to me is very helpful as opposed to pondering the mystery of what exactly will happen in the future and how with the things described in Revelations. But without further ado, I will answers those three questions.

1. Who is sit on the Throne in Revelation 4:10?

The one who sits on the throne seems to be God. One of the earliest things we are told in the story is that the location is in heaven. Since Heaven by definition has God as King, and King's usually sit ona Throne, and no other Throne is described, we can take the one in the throne to be God. To complement the glory and majesty of God, there is description of precious stones and jewels. To complement the power and greatness of God there is lightning, thunder, and earthquakes. The strange creatures in this passage are similar to the cherubim in Ezekiel 10:20 and the seraphim in Isaiah 6:2, such as they are likely to be angels. If they are angels, then we can trust that they are correct in referring to the one on the throne as "the Lord God almighty" and "Lord our God." The angels refer to Him and "He who was, and who is, and who is to come" indicating the eternal nature of God and they say He "created all things" out of His will, identifying Him as Creator and Ruler of Creation, and Source of All That is Good. I've read a footnote online that suggests that the reason why the narrator does not decide to describe and indentify the one who is enthroned is out of extreme reverence.

2. Who is the lamb in Revelation 5:6?

The Lamb seems to refer to Jesus. The status of the Lamb must be above that of the angels and creation, if they all worship Him, as it says in the passage. To be at that level seems to be at the level of God. Since one of the elders call the Lamb "the lion of the tribe of Judah" and "the root of David," this seems to indicate Jesus because Jesus is a descendant of Judah and David (Matthew 1) and in fact that "the root of Jesse" (also an ancestor of Jesus) is a term in Isaiah 11 used to refer to the Messiah. The title "Lamb" was frequently used to indicated Jesus as Messiah, in Old Testament prophecy (Isaiah 53: 7), the Gospel (John 1: 29), and New Testament letters (1 Peter 1: 19). Finally, we are told that the blood of the Lamb "purchased you for God," and during the last supper Jesus says that His blood "will be shed on behalf of man for the forgiveness of sins," and offers Himself as food, while usually a lamb is customary to have for a Passover meal.

3. Who will be the bride of Lamb?

If we take Jesus to be the Lamb, then the bride of the Lamb will be those who are to unite with God in heaven. During marriage, as it says in Genesis 2, "the two become one." Heaven is defined as the place where that unity will take place. Thus is follows that the bride is all those who will be united with Him. There are two wedding related parables on this theme, located at Matthew 22:1-14 and Matthew 25:1-13, and countless others on conditions for entering the Kingdom of Heaven. Three sections that I find particularly good for understanding who enters the kingdom of heaven are Matthew 5-7, Matthew 19:16-30, and John 14-15.

Thank you Nick, I hope that information was helpful to you, and I am glad to be of service to you.