启五9~10 他们唱新歌，说，你配拿书卷，配揭开它的七印，因为你曾被杀，用自己的血从各支派、各方言、各民族、各邦国中，买了人来归与神，又叫他们成为国度，作祭司，归与我们的神；他们要在地上执掌王权。

　　在启示录五章九至十节，我们看见长老们向着羔羊唱赞美的新歌。……这里的歌是新的，因为他们所赞美的羔羊，是刚被杀的。这新歌赞美羔羊是配，因为……在全宇宙中，除了那得胜的狮子，救赎的羔羊基督之外，没有一位配揭开神经纶的奥秘。祂是得胜的狮子，为神击败了撒但；又是救赎的羔羊，为我们除去了罪。唯有祂够资格揭开神经纶的奥秘，并且把它执行出来（启示录生命读经，二七七页）。

　　Rev. 5:9-10 And they sing a new song, saying: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, for You were slain and have purchased for God by Your blood men out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made them a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign on the earth.

　　In Revelation 5:9-10 we see the elders singing a new song of praise to the Lamb…The song here is new because the Lamb whom it praises had just been slain. This new song praises the worthiness of the Lamb…In the whole universe no one is worthy to open the mystery of God's economy but Christ, the overcoming Lion and the redeeming Lamb. As the overcoming Lion, He has defeated Satan for God, and as the redeeming Lamb, He has put away sin for us. He is the only One qualified to unveil and carry out the mystery of God's economy. (Life-study of Revelation, p. 224)

　　我们的救主是羔羊也是狮子。这一位配展开那书卷；除祂以外，宇宙中再没有一位，配揭开神经纶的秘密和奥秘。只有狮子羔羊配，因为祂完成了救赎，并且胜过了撒但。祂已经将神的权柄带到地上，祂是犹大支派中得胜的狮子，又是为神所拣选的人成功了完全救赎的羔羊。因此，祂完全有资格和地位，揭开神经纶的奥秘。……大多数基督徒不认识祂配揭开神经纶之秘密的七印。主在这方面的配，是宇宙性的，是无法测量的。当然，基督配得我们的赞美，甚至配得着我们的一生。即使如此，我们还必须看见，根据启示录五章，基督的配是在于配揭开神经纶的秘密。宇宙本是一个奥秘，是科学家所无法解明的；

　　他们完全不知道宇宙的意义和目的，因为这对他们乃是一个秘密。但基督配揭开这秘密，因为祂配揭开神经纶的七印。

　　书卷是羊皮或别的材料作的，因为是卷起来的，所以很难断定究竟有多长。启示录五章里的书卷，有永远那么长，只有基督配展开这卷有永远那么长的书卷。……我们需要永世，才能把其中的一切看完。我们在新耶路撒冷的时候，还要把这书卷一直读下去。直到永远，我们都要说，“现在我多看到一些东西了。”……到永世的时候，我们会说，“主〔展开书卷所带给我们〕的惊奇是永远的，虽然我们如今在永世里了，仍然还看不到尽头。”

　　基督从神得了权柄，治理整个宇宙（1、6~7）。基督是诸天之上并地上万国的真正治理者。在马太二十八章十八节，主告诉门徒说，天上地上所有的权柄，都赐给祂了。在启示录五章，基督是神的羔羊，站在四活物和众长老之中。坐在宝座上的那一位，手握着用七印封严的书卷。神坐在宝座上握着这书卷，就是祂在整个宇宙中治理的时间表。这书卷如同“时间表”，列明从基督升天到新耶路撒冷所要发生的事。封闭这书卷的七印，事实上就是书卷的内容。这七印乃是宇宙的七个秘密，就是神经纶的奥秘。基督这位狮子羔羊够资格展开这书卷，就是揭开神经纶的奥秘，并将它完成。这指明基督是得着权柄治理整个宇宙的那一位。我们都必须敬拜基督是治理者，是那在诸天之上治理一切，为着完成神经纶的一位（新约总论第十四册，一六六至一六七页）。

　　参读：启示录生命读经，第二篇。

　　Our Savior is the Lamb as well as the Lion. This One is worthy to open the scroll. Apart from Him, no one in the universe is worthy to open the secret, the mystery, of God's economy. But the Lion-Lamb is worthy because He has accomplished redemption and has won the victory over Satan. As the One who has brought God's authority to the earth, He is the victorious, overcoming Lion of the tribe of Judah and the Lamb who has accomplished a full redemption for God's chosen people. Therefore, He is completely qualified and positioned to open the mystery of God's economy…Most Christians fail to realize that He is worthy to open the seals of the secret of God's economy. This aspect of the Lord's worthiness is universal and immeasurable. Of course, Christ is worthy of our praises; He is worthy even of our lives. Nevertheless, we must realize that, according to Revelation 5, Christ's worthiness is a matter of His being qualified to open the secret of God's economy. The universe is a mystery which the scientists cannot unravel. They simply do not know the meaning or the purpose of the universe because it is a secret kept from them. But Christ is worthy to open this secret, for He is worthy to open the seals of God's economy.

　　A scroll is a roll of parchment paper or other material. Because a scroll is rolled up, it is difficult to determine just how long it is. The scroll in Revelation 5 is eternally long. Only Christ is worthy to open this eternally-long scroll…We will need eternity to see all that is included in it. When we are in the New Jerusalem, we will still be reading the contents of the scroll. For eternity we will say, “Now I see something more.”…When we are in eternity, we may say, “The Lord's surprise [of the opening of the scroll] is eternal. Although we are now in eternity, we still cannot see the end.”

　　Christ has received from God the authority to administrate the entire universe (vv. 1, 6-7). Christ is the real Administrator of the heavens and all the nations on earth. In Matthew 28:18 the Lord told the disciples that all authority had been given to Him in heaven and on earth. In Revelation 5 Christ as the Lamb of God was standing in the midst of the four living creatures and the elders. The One who was sitting on the throne was holding a scroll sealed with seven seals. God was sitting on the throne holding this scroll, the schedule of His administration in the entire universe. This scroll is like a timetable of what will take place from the ascension of Christ to the New Jerusalem. The seven seals with which the scroll is sealed are actually its contents. These seven seals are the seven secrets of the universe, which are the mystery of God's economy. Christ as the Lion-Lamb is qualified to open the scroll, that is, to open the mystery of God's economy and to carry it out. This indicates that Christ is the One who has received the authority to administrate the entire universe. We all must worship Christ as the Administrator, as the One in the heavens administering all things for the fulfillment of God's economy. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4252-4253)

　　Further Reading: Life-study of Revelation, msg. 2