I saw in the right hand of Him who was aseated on the throne a bscroll written on the inside and on the back, closed and csealed with seven seals. Is 29:11; Ezek 2:9, 10; Dan 12:4Rev 4:9; 5:7, 13Ezek 2:9, 10Is 29:11; Dan 12:4 2 And I saw a astrong angel announcing with a loud voice, “Who is worthy having the authority and virtue to open the scroll and to 1break its seals?”When the seals are broken, the consummation of history, focused in the judgments, is unveiled.Rev 10:1; 18:21 3 And no one ain heaven or on earth or under the earth in Hades, the realm of the dead was able to open the scroll or look into it.Phil 2:10; Rev 5:13 4 And I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look into it. 5 Then one of the twenty-four elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look closely, the aLion bof the tribe of Judah, the cRoot of David, has overcome and conquered! He can open the scroll and break its seven seals.” Gen 49:9, 10; Is 11:1, 10; Rev 22:16Gen 49:9Heb 7:14Is 11:1, 10; Rom 15:12; Rev 22:16
6 And there 1between the throne (with the four living creatures) and among athe elders I saw a bLamb standing, bearing scars and wounds as though it had been cslain, with seven dhorns and with eseven eyes , which are 2fthe seven Spirits of God who have been sent on duty into all the earth. Is 53:7; Zech 3:8, 9; 4:10The Lamb is Jesus Christ, who stands “between,” in other words both as one with God upon the throne and as one with humanity around the throne.See note 1:4.Rev 4:4; 5:8, 14John 1:29; Rev 5:8, 12f; 13:8Rev 5:9, 12; 13:8Dan 8:3fZech 3:9; 4:10Rev 1:4 7 And He came and 1took athe scroll from the right hand of Him who bsat on the throne.Lit has taken. This is the Greek perfect tense, which John sometimes uses to emphasize the lasting significance of an action or event.Rev 5:1 8 And when He had taken the scroll, the afour living creatures and the btwenty-four elders cfell down before the dLamb , each one holding a eharp and fgolden bowls full of fragrant incense, which are the gprayers of the saints .Rev 4:6; 5:6, 11, 14Rev 4:4; 5:14Rev 4:10John 1:29; Rev 5:6, 12f; 13:8Rev 14:2; 15:2Rev 15:7Ps 141:2; Rev 8:3f 9 And they sang a anew song of glorious redemption, saying,“bWorthy and deserving are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were cslain , and with Your blood You dpurchased people for God from eevery tribe and language and people and nation. Ps 33:3Ps 33:3; 40:3; 98:1; 149:1; Is 42:10; Rev 14:3; 15:3Rev 4:11Rev 5:6, 12; 13:81 Cor 6:20; Rev 14:3fDan 3:4; 5:19; Rev 7:9; 10:11; 11:9; 13:7; 14:6; 17:15
11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels aaround the throne and the voice of the bliving creatures and the celders; and they numbered dmyriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands , Dan 7:10Rev 4:4Rev 4:6; 5:6, 8, 14Rev 4:4; 5:6, 14Dan 7:10; Heb 12:22; Jude 14; Rev 9:16 12 saying in a loud voice,“aWorthy and deserving is the bLamb that was csacrificed to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.”Rev 1:6; 4:11; 5:9John 1:29; Rev 5:6, 13; 13:8 13 And I heard aevery created thing that is in heaven or on earth or under the earth in Hades, the realm of the dead or on the sea, and everything that is in them, saying together,“To Him who bsits on the throne, and to the cLamb , be dblessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.” Dan 7:13, 14Phil 2:10; Rev 5:3Rev 5:1John 1:29; Rev 5:6, 12f; 13:8Rom 11:36; Rev 1:6 14 And the afour living creatures kept saying, “bAmen.” And the celders dfell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.Rev 4:6; 5:6, 8, 111 Cor 14:16; Rev 7:12; 19:4Rev 4:4; 5:6, 8Rev 4:10