12. saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” This majestic choir proclaims what we might call the second stanza of the new song. It too acknowledges the worthiness of the Lamb who was slain, and therefore the appropriateness of worshipping him. New is this stanza’s recognition of the Lamb’s worthiness to receive the sevenfold listing of power (ability), wealth (riches), wisdom (knowledge and how
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