After these things, John saw a door standing open in heaven. The first voice which he had heard in Rev. 1:10 (the loud trumpet voice) said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.” These things refer to the things of Rev. 2-3 ... in reference to 1:19, the things which are (the present church age).
Immediately, John was in a heightened state of spiritual awareness and he saw a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.
The four living creatures continuously worshipped the One who sits on the throne, saying,
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.”
Whenever the four living creatures gave glory to God, the 24 elders joined in ... falling down and laying their crowns before the throne, saying,
“Worthy are You, our Lord and our God,
to receive glory and honor and power;
for You created all things,
and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”
Then John saw the One sitting on the throne had a scroll in his right hand. The scroll had writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. But no one in heaven and on earth was found worthy to break the seals and open the scroll. John was distraught and began to weep (5:1-4).
One of the elders said to John, “Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the scroll and its seven seals.” But instead a a lion, John saw a Lamb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and seven eyes. The Lamb came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One who sits on the throne (5:5-7).
Rev. 5:7 symbolizes a transfer of authority from the One who sits on the throne to the Lamb to reveal the future and to execute judgment (cf., John 5:22; Rev. 19:11; 22:12). And at the end when He had put all His enemies in subjection, He will hand over the kingdom to the Father (1 Cor. 15:24-28).
The Father has given all judgment to the Son who will come to judge the secrets of all men ... no one will escape His judgment.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,
so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body,
according to what he has done, whether good or bad. (2 Cor. 5:10)
Now if any man builds on the foundation
with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
each man’s work will become evident;
for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire,
and the fire itself will test the quality of each man’s work (1 Cor. 3:12-13)
We all are busy with work and activities. Can what you do pass the test of fire? If not, what will you do?