“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”  Revelation 4:11

And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, 10 and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”  Revelation 5:9-10

1. The Environment for Worship: Holiness: Revelation 4:6-11, Isaiah 6:1-3, Galatians 5:22-23

Holiness in Worship is: Beautiful, Powerful, Purifying

2. The Emphasis of Worship: God

a. The emphasis of worship in heaven is our Sovereign Creator God in His work of creation Rev. 4:11, Rom. 11:33-36, Gen. 3:20-22

b. The emphasis of worship in heaven is our Sovereign Savior in His work of re-creation (redemption) Rev. 5:9, 11-14. Luke 1:46-55

TODAY

3. The Characteristics in True Worshippers

a. Worshippers in heaven and earth are informed

– Worship is knowledge-based before it is experiential: John 4:22, Acts 17:22-23

1. God is Holy: Rev. 4:8, Matt. 6:9

2. God is Eternal: Rev. 4:8-10, Ps. 90:1-2

3. God is Knowable: Rev. 4:11, Eph. 1:11

4. God is Just: Rev. 5:9, Rom. 3:21-26

5. God is Love: Rev. 5:9, 1 John 4:7-9

– Worship flows from an informed mind building affection in the heart by the exercise of the will: Proverbs 2:1-6, Habakkuk 3:17-18