The Mystery of the Seven Sealed Book

…for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse. (Est 8:8)

And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. (Rev 5:2-3)

The Lamb of God, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, was the only one in all creation deemed worthy to open this awesome book sealed with seven seals and held in the Father’s own hand. But why was the book guarded in such a manner? Who were the contents of the book being hidden from? Who else but satan? The seven sealed book represents a hidden mystery that satan could not be allowed to see until Christ had completed His mission.

And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. (Rev 5:9-10)

Until the resurrection of Christ, satan was ignorant of the fact that Jesus had come, not to persuade men back to God as he supposed, but to pay the sin debt for all mankind so that God, Himself, could dwell in intimate fellowship with His children as Kings and Priests on the Earth. Had satan known this, he never would have allowed the crucifixion to take place much less participated in it.

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. (1Co 2:7-8)

Because satan knew nothing of God’s plan for mankind’s redemption, he acted according to his own nature and became the instrument of his own crushing defeat by torturing Christ to death on a Roman cross.

In Revelation chapter 5 the rejoicing in Heaven is over the fact that Christ’s finished work now makes it impossible for satan to frustrate the will of God concerning the marriage of His Son to His Bride and their promised reign over the whole Earth which, until the cross, was the legal property of satan by default.

Thus we see that the seven sealed book is an allegory for the truths concealed in the old testament and spoken as a mystery by the prophets who wrote of a Kingdom of Priests and of the coming marriage of the Lamb to His spotless bride.

Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. (Act 3:24)