Revelation 5
5
1I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a book written inside and outside, sealed shut with seven seals. 2I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?” 3No one in heaven above, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book or to look in it. 4Then I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look in it. 5One of the elders said to me, “Don’t weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome: he who opens the book and its seven seals.”
6I saw in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth. 7Then he came, and he took it out of the right hand of him who sat on the throne. 8Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9They sang a new song, saying,
“You are worthy to take the book
and to open its seals,
for you were killed,
and bought us for God with your blood
out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
10and made us kings and priests to our God;
and we will reign on the earth.”
11I looked, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders. The number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands, 12saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!”
13I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!”#5:13 TR omits “Amen!”
14The four living creatures said, “Amen!” Then the#5:14 TR adds “twenty-four” elders fell down and worshiped.#5:14 TR adds “the one living forever and ever”
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Revelation 5
5
The Scroll and the Lamb
1Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne #Ezek. 2:9, 10 a scroll written within and on the back, #Isa. 29:11; Dan. 12:4sealed with seven seals. 2And #[ch. 10:1; 18:21]I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” 3And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, 4and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. 5And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, #Gen. 49:9 the Lion #Heb. 7:14 of the tribe of Judah, #ch. 22:16; Isa. 11:1, 10; Rom. 15:12the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
6And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw #ver. 9, 12; ch. 13:8; Isa. 53:7; John 1:29, 36; 1 Pet. 1:19 a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with #Zech. 3:9; 4:10 seven eyes, which are #See ch. 1:4the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. 8And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders #See ch. 4:10 fell down before the Lamb, #ch. 14:2; 15:2 each holding a harp, and #[ch. 15:7] golden bowls full of incense, #ch. 8:3, 4; Ps. 141:2which are the prayers of the saints. 9And they sang #ch. 14:3; See Ps. 33:3 a new song, saying,
“Worthy are you to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
for #ver. 6 you were slain, and by your blood #ch. 14:3, 4; See 2 Pet. 2:1 you ransomed people for God
from #ch. 7:9; 11:9; 14:6; See Dan. 3:4every tribe and language and people and nation,
10and you have made them #See ch. 1:6a kingdom and priests to our God,
and they shall reign on the earth.”
11Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering #Dan. 7:10; [Heb. 12:22]myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12saying with a loud voice,
# ch. 4:11 “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”
13And I heard #Ps. 145:21; 150:6every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,
“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”
14And the four living creatures #ch. 7:12; 19:4 said, “Amen!” and the elders #ver. 8; See ch. 4:10fell down and worshiped.
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