The Lion of the Tribe of Judah

Revelation 5:

5 And one of the elders said to me, Do not weep; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so that He may open the scroll and its seven seals.

6 And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures and in the midst of the elders a Lamb standing as having just been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into gall the earth.

These days in my locality, I have been weeping inwardly, as there seems to be a lot of hindrances in carrying out the Lord's work. There are invisible restraints as far as the gospel of the kingdom is concerned; some hidden attacks directly or indirectly to the saints and a kind of struggling in moving forward. Everyday, my weeping prayer is for the Lord to gain us fully and break through into every saints to live an overcoming life for the normal, healthy and proper practice of the church life. The kind of attacks I sensed are to numb us and dislodge our functions in the Body. Though this sounds negative, this has really helped me to go before the Lord, turn to Him and trust in Him for all things. The harder the forward move seems to be, the dearer and even more, my time with the Lord is. At times, I, in despair of the situation, just look to the Lord and weep.

This morning the Lord encouraged me very much by what He is: the Lion of the Tribe of Judah! like, John, I was quite desperate, and was weeping, and as John saw, I saw this wonderful all-inclusive Christ: the Lion of the Tribe of Judah!He as the Lion is the Victor! He has seven horns and seven eyes!  And comforted me, "Do not weep".

Recovery Version, Revelation 5:6 Note 4 Horns signify strength in fighting (Deut. 33:17). Christ is the redeeming Lamb, yet He has horns for fighting. He is the fighting Redeemer. His fighting is complete (perfect and complete) in God's move, as signified by the number seven. 

Christ has seven horns for fighting and His fighting is perfect and complete signified by the seven horns. Hallelujah! He is the Victor, and in Him I am Victor and in Him, the church is victorious! I cease to see the weakness of the saints and my own, my eyes are now on the Lion of the tribe of Judah! 

Recovery Version, Revelation 5:6 Note 5 Eyes are for observing and searching. Christ as the redeeming Lamb has seven observing and searching eyes for executing God's judgment upon the universe to fulfill God's eternal purpose, which will consummate in the building up of the New Jerusalem. Therefore, in Zech. 3:9 He is prophesied as the stone, the topstone (Zech. 4:7, lit.) with seven eyes for God's building. These seven eyes are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth, and they run to and fro through the whole earth (Zech. 4:10).

By His seven Spirits, Christ carries out God's universal administration; His seven burning and searching eyes are for executing God's judgement upon the universe to fulfill God's eternal purpose. And they are also for transfusing all that Christ is into our being so that we may become the same as He is for God's building. He also removes all the hindrances, and is carrying out all administrative works  to fulfill God's purpose.

What a revelation! Having enjoyed this truth, I am no more discouraged! The Lion of the tribe of Judah is in the church and with the church! Satan may plunder, or at least attempt to plunder, the flock of God, however, the all-inclusive Christ is the head of the church, even of which I am a member, and has overcome the him, the devil! No more fear, no more discouragement; continue to enjoy this Christ, the Lion of the tribe of Judah!