Revelation 5:9 Meaning and Explanation
“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;”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →They sing a new song to the Lamb: He is worthy because He was slain and by His blood redeemed people from every nation.
What Does Revelation 5:9 Mean?
Heaven breaks into a new song, the kind of song sung when something unprecedented has happened. The singers declare the Lamb worthy to take the scroll, and they ground that worthiness in His sacrifice: He was slain, and by His blood He purchased people back to God.
Notice the breadth of His redeeming. Out of every kindred, tongue, people, and nation, the Lamb has gathered a people for God. No language is too distant, no nation too far. The cross reaches every corner of the human family. The new song celebrates a love that crosses every border and makes the scattered peoples of earth into one redeemed company.
Revelation 5:9 in the Original Language
agorazo (ἀγοράζω), 'redeemed' -- to buy in the marketplace, to purchase and so make one's own.
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What does Revelation 5:9 mean?
They sing a new song to the Lamb: He is worthy because He was slain and by His blood redeemed people from every nation.