In Revelation 5.5, it is said: “Do not weep, for the lion of the tribe of Judah, the offshoot of the root of David, has overcome so that he can and its seven seals.”
Analysis :
The verb “has overcome” is central. But what does this victory mean?
It is not a military or political victory, like that of a roaring lion.
It is a victory through self-giving, revealed immediately afterward by the image of the Lamb offered in sacrifice (Revelation 5.6).
What did he overcome?
Evil and death, by giving himself.
The impossibility of access to meaning: no one was able to , but he, through his sacrifice, makes the divine plan accessible.
The logic of closed power: he does not take the scroll by force, but because he is recognized as worthy.
How did he overcome?
By humility and sacrifice, not by domination.
By becoming the Lamb standing, marked by suffering but alive and active.
In summary:
“He has overcome” means that he passed through death, that he offered his life, and that this offering gives him the moral and spiritual authority to . His victory is a victory of love over closedness, of giving over exclusion.