The Seals storyline in The Book of Revelation

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Rev. 5:8-9

Rev. 5:8
"And when he had taken the book, (When Jesus resurrected himself)
the four beasts (Technically however, only two of the four beasts fall down,)
and four and twenty elders (The twenty four elders is anther metaphorical name for the 144,000)
fell down before the Lamb, (fell down before the Savior, God Almighty, Rev. 1:8)
having every one of them harps, (Rev. 14:2, the harps are the saints of God)
and golden vials full of odours, (Rev. 15:7, the judgment upon the world)
which are the prayers of saints." (Rev. 6:10, the prayers of the saints to avenge their murders)

Rev. 5:9
"And they sung a new song, saying,
a) Thou art worthy to take the book, (To take authority of the resurrection of saints)
b) and to open the seals thereof: (To justify the saints of the seven millennia qualifying for salvation in Christ)
c) for thou wast slain, (Rev. 5:5)
b) and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood (Rev. 1:5)
a) out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;"

 

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Rev. 5:10-12

Rev. 5:10
And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. (Rev. 1:5-6)

Rev. 5:11
And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

Keep in mind that the angel of Rev. 1:1 is showing John the revelation. And this part of the revelation in Chapter Five is showing the the before, during, and after the atonement / resurrection of Jesus Christ. In other words, the events of Chapter Five are two thousand years ago being used as a type for the shadow in the tribulation. But more interesting is that John would have participated in the type just as he participates in the shadow.

a) And I (John) beheld,
b) and I (John) heard the voice of many angels round about the throne (Remember that round about the throne are the 144,000, Rev. 4:4)
c) and the beasts CENTER (Rev. 4:7)
b) and the elders: (Rev. 5:6, Rev. 4:4)
a) and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; (The actual number is 144,000 as demonstrated in Rev. 14:1)

So while John is being shown a vision, he was also a participant in the actual events. Just exactly how that was done, I do not know.

Rev. 5:12
Saying with a loud voice, (Here we see the angel of Rev. 1:1 was there at the celebration. He is the one with the loud voice and one of the beasts noted in item "c" above. To the gathering of the saints he states:
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing."

This was the Savior's victory celebration. And it is being used as a type for the Rev. 15 shadow.

1) The victory celebration took place after the atonement
2) The victory celebration is shown to John in the revelation as a type
3) The victory celebration will take place in the tribulation as the shadow of the type