“saying: “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, Be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”” Rev. 7:12
These magnificent qualities are then said to be “to our God.” As it is the Lamb who is on the throne (v. 7:9), then it is an explicit reference to the deity of Jesus Christ. Only a heretic, and the world is full of heretics, can deny that this is the intent of the words. Jesus Christ is fully God, and He is fully man. And He is so “forever and ever.” The Greek reads, “to the ages of the ages.” It is a superlative way of multiplying the thought, just as in the English “forever and ever.” It will never end, it will continue on unabated, and the qualities are the property of Him in this eternal stream of existence. The words then finish with the word they began with – “Amen.” So it is, and so it shall be.
By grace through faith in Him we are eternally joined with the Lord Jesus, identified with His righteousness; in union with Him and a member of His body. Whatever we do in word and in deed (no matter what it is) let us do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and in total dependence upon Him.
Let us remember that we are witnesses of His grace and His chosen representatives on earth. May all we do in word or deed be done in His name – giving praise and thanksgiving to God the Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Prayer
Great and awesome and powerful God – You alone are worthy of our highest praise and honor. Forgive us when we fail to give it to You, and help us never to exalt a part of Your creation above You. All things are from You, and therefore, to You alone belongs the deepest stirring of our souls, expressed in worship and praise. Amen.