Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan gives us an overview of the text in Chapters 4 and 5 of the Book of Revelation. She explains the symbols and imagery used by St. John in these chapters.

In Chapter 4, we explored the worship of God the Father in eternity, and in Chapter 5, we saw the worship of Jesus, the Redeemer. There is a massive connection between the events here and the events in the Book of Exodus. We see that God worked many miracles to release His chosen people from Egypt and bring them into the wilderness where He would train them to become His people. Here they signed the covenant with God which was ratified by Moses. 

Moses was given sight of the worship in Heaven to build a tabernacle on earth; this is the pattern that is always followed to build churches - the tabernacle, the sanctuary, and the nave. In Chapter 4 of the Book of Revelation, we the liturgy in Heaven which is reflected on earth as Holy Mass. St. John was given the vision of the Book of Revelation on a Sunday, the Lord’s day. On a Sunday, we go through the Book of Revelation at Holy Mass: 

Chapter 1: We enter the presence of God on a Sunday

Chapters 2 and 3: The Word of God is preached by the priest to the church

Chapter 4: We have the Sanctus, the intercession, and the consecration 

Chapter 5: The Lamb comes to the Altar and we have the adoration of the priests and the congregation

The more we go into adoration of the Lamb, the more powerful it is! The Kingdom of God will come as it is in Heaven.

This message is given from the church to the church for the church and it's all about the church.

Bible References:

• Heb. 8:5 - According to the pattern shown at the mountain

Scripture Scholar, Frances Hogan, takes you to the world of the Apocalypse of John shown to us in the Book of Revelation written from the Greek island of Patmos. Through this podcast, we will try to understand the Book of Revelation through St. John’s warnings, the punishment that awaits, and the consolation the Lord offers to the faithful.

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