harp and gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of the holy ones. 9They sang a new hymn: “Worthy are you to receive the scroll and to break open its seals, for you were slain and with your blood you purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue, people and nation. 10You made them a kingdom and priests for our God, and they will reign on earth.” OT: Exod 12:6; 19:6; Ps 141:2; Isa 53:7; Zech 3:9; 4:10 NT: John 1:29; 1 Pet 2:4–5, 9 Catechism: Christ exalted in heaven, 662–64,