Behold the lion, of the tribe of Juda, &c. viz. Jesus Christ, who was descended from that tribe, denominated a lion on account of his great power, by which title we find him designated also in the prophecy of Jacob. (Genesis xlix. 9.) (Calmet) -- It is he who has merited by his triple victory over death, sin, and hell, the great honour of opening the book, and revealing the secrets therein contained.
Verse Revelation 5:5. _THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDA_] Jesus Christ, who sprang from this tribe, as his genealogy proves; see on Matthew 1:2; Matthew 1:3 and...
AND ONE OF THE ELDERS SAITH UNTO ME - See the notes on Revelation 4:4. No particular reason is assigned why this message was delivered by one of the elders rather than by an angel. If the elders were,...
Revelation 5:1 . Much has been written about the meaning of the book written within and on the back side, and sealed with seven seals. What the book contains is no secret whatever. Beginning with the...
REVELATION 5. THE VISION OF HEAVEN (_continued)._ Ch. 4 gives us the vision of the majesty and glory of God, ch. 5 the vision of the Lamb standing as though it had been slain. The theme of Revelation...
ONE OF THE ELDERS SAID TO ME. The twenty-four elders are first mentioned in chapter 4:4. They are mentioned in various places in Revelation.. have given at length in _The Vision of the Ages_ reasons f...
"And," continues John, "I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and read the book, neither to look thereon." The exiled apostle is filled with anxiety to penetrate the secrets of futurity...
THE ROLL IN THE HAND OF GOD (Revelation 5:1) _ 5:1 And in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne I saw a roll written on the front and on the back, and seated with seven seals._ We must...
ELDERS. See Revelation 4:4. UNTO. to. BEHOLD. App-133.:2. LION. See Genesis 49:8. OF. which is of (App-104.) TRIBE. Greek. _phule_. Same as "kindred", Revelation
_one of the elders_ It is idle to speculate which; even if it be assumed certain that the twenty-four are the Patriarchs and Apostles, they represent their federal office, not their individual charact...
Revelation 5:1-8. THE BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS...
ἈΝΟΙ͂ΞΑΙ. B2 reads ὁ�. 5. ΕἿΣ ἘΚ ΤΩ͂Ν ΠΡΕΣΒΥΤΈΡΩΝ. Cf. Revelation 7:13; Revelation 15:7; Revelation 17:1; Revelation 21
_THE BOOK OPENED BY THE LION OF JUDAH REVELATION 5:4-8:_ John wept when on one was found to open the little book. God had promised John that He would show him things that would shortly come to pass. A...
ΕΙΣ (G1520) один, ΚΛΑΊΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΚΛΑΊΩ (G2799) плакать. _Praes. imper._ с отр. ΜΉ (G3361) призывает к прекращению развивающегося действия, ΙΔΟΎ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видет...
AND ONE OF THE ELDERS SAITH, &C.— This might well be translated, _And the first of the elders;_ the first speaking in the name of all the rest. The following expression shews, that the prophesy in Gen...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 13 Text Revelation 5:1-10 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back, close sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a stro...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER V THE BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS _Text (Revelation 5:1-14)_ Introduction 1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back,...
And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. ONE OF - `one from amon...
__ Throne Section-The Scroll At the seventh trumpet they fall and worship, the tenor of their words showing that they are not included among His slaves the prophets or the saints (Rev_11:16). They h...
PREVAILED] RV 'overcome.'...
THE GLORY OF THE LAMB The Church is shown that Christ is on her side. He has overcome by suffering. Now the future is for Him and His people, and He is worshipped with the Father. 1-4. A roll of a bo...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 5 *WORSHIP OF THE *LAMB - REVELATION 5:1-14 V1 Then I saw a *scroll on the right hand of him who sat on the *throne. There were wor...
AND ONE OF THE ELDERS... — Better, _And one from among the elders saith unto me, Weep not; behold, the Lion, which is of the tribe of Judah, the Boot of David, conquered (so as) to open the roll, and...
ἀνοῖξαι … σφραγῖδας, _cf._ Dittenberger's _Sylloge Inscr. Graec._ 790 47 (first century) τὰς σφ. ἀνοιξάτω. Christ's success is due to his legitimate messianic authority as a Davidic scion (ῥίζα = shoo...
THE BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS Revelation 5:1 This “book” is a roll of papyrus or parchment, written on each side to prevent unauthorized additions. Probably it contains the history of the successive step...
In this chapter we have John's vision of the heavenly arrangement for earthly administration. The program lies in the hand of the One who sits on the throne. It is written, but sealed, and none can kn...
One of the twenty-four older men steps forward and urges John not to weep. His tears are based upon incomplete knowledge. No created being could open the seals, but there was one who could. John is to...
(5) And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the (6) Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. (5) The second p...
(4) And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. (5) And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, th...
We have already seen the bearing of the seven churches to which the Lord was pleased to send the letters contained in the second and third Chapter s. We have found, I trust, substantial reason and amp...
The Title Deed I don't know if there are men on the moon, but if there are they must be using the earth as their lunatic asylum.--George Bernard Shaw There is enough for all. The earth is a generous...
In the next Chapter we find the Lamb. A book was in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. It was counsels, wielded by His power. Who could open them and bring them forth to execution? Who had t...
AND ONE OF THE ELDERS SAID UNTO ME,.... The Ethiopic version reads, "one of these elders"; that is, one of the four and twenty elders that were round about the throne; not the first of the four and tw...
And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. Ver. 5. _And one of the...
_And I wept much_ Being greatly affected with the thought that no being whatsoever was to be found able to understand, reveal, and accomplish the divine counsels, fearing they would still remain conce...
THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDA; Christ, who sprung from the tribe of Judah, and unites in himself the attributes of the lion and the lamb. THE ROOT OF DAVID; see note to chap Revelation 22:16. HATH PR...
AND ONE OF THE ELDERS SAITH UNTO ME, WEEP NOT; BEHOLD, THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDA, THE ROOT OF DAVID, HATH PREVAILED TO OPEN THE BOOK AND TO LOOSE THE SEVEN SEALS THEREOF....
The Lamb that was slain:...
NONE FOUND WORTHY TO OPEN THE BOOK OF JUDGMENT In the right hand of the Sovereign Ruler is seen a book sealed with seven seals, written on the inside and on the back (v. 1). It is the book of God's ju...
_ 5 But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.”_ A. An elder points to t...
1-7 The apostle saw in the hand of Him that sat upon the throne, a roll of parchments in the form usual in those times, and sealed with seven seals. This represented the secret purposes of God about...
We must remember that John is here describing a vision, and that part of it which is but introductive to the material parts of it. He had in his vision seen a book in the right hand of God the Father,...
Five Books in Reply to Marcion Did bear a lion:[88] Hippolytus Dogmatical and Historical Fragments 6. Now, as our Lord Jesus Christ, who is also God, was prophesied of under the figure of a lion,[2...
Revelation 5:5 But G2532 one G1520 of G1537 elders G4245 said G3004 (G5719) me G3427 not G3361 weep...
‘And one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. See, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah (Genesis 49:9), the Root of David (Isaiah 11:1), he has overcome so as to be able to open the book and break...
Revelation 5:5. AND ONE FROM AMONG THE ELDERS SAITH UNTO ME, WEEP NOT, BEHOLD THE LION, WHICH IS OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH, THE ROOT OF DAVID, OVERCAME, TO OPEN THE ROLL AND THE SEVEN SEALS THEREOF. The w...
The vision upon which we enter in this chapter is beheld in the same circumstances as that of chap. 4, and is closely connected with it. The special revelation of the Apocalypse does not yet begin, an...
ONE OF THE ELDERS (εις εκ των πρεσβυτερων). "One from among the elders" of Revelation 4:4; Revelation 4:10 (εκ with the ablative 8 times in the Apocalypse, 12 in the Fourth Gospel, 10 in rest of the...
CONTENTS: Vision of the seven sealed books. Christ seen in His Kingly character. Angels, elders and living creatures exalt the Lamb who is King. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, John, strong angel, elders, f...
Revelation 5:1. _I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne, a book,_ a large staff, with seven sheets of parchment written on both sides, and at the last coil of each parchment, a seal was...
THEN ONE OF THE ELDERS. Not an angel, but an elder (Revelation 4:4), speaks the good news! LOOK! Jesus Christ has won the victory! He is the "Lion from Judah's tribe" (Genesis 49:9-10); and "the great...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 5:5 THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH echoes Jacob’s blessing on Judah (Genesis 49:8). In the OT, the Messiah was the branch that would grow from
John sees in the hand of him that sat on the throne a book, or rather a roll, written within and on the back side and sealed with seven seals. The book in the hand of God corresponds with the first ch...
THE OPENER OF THE SEALED BOOK _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ HAVING duly conserved the honour of the one and only Lord God Almighty, attention can be again fixed on the ministry of the Living Christ...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 5:1 AND I SAW. As in Revelation 4:1, this phrase introduces a new incident in the vision. That which had been witnessed remained, but a further development now takes place....
_5 AND ONE OF THE ELDERS SAITH UNTO ME, WEEP NOT: BEHOLD, THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDA, THE ROOT OF DAVID, HATH PREVAILED TO OPEN THE BOOK, AND TO LOOSE THE SEVEN SEALS THEREOF._ One of the elders te...
And I saw in the right hand of him that sat upon the throne a scroll that had writing both within and on the backside, and it was sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a l...
Genesis 49:10; Genesis 49:9; Hebrews 7:14; Isaiah 11:1; Isaiah 11:10;...
Of the elders [ε κ τ ω ν π ρ ε σ β υ τ ε ρ ω ν]. Strictly, from among the elders. The Lion. See Genesis 49:9. The Root of David. See on Nazarene, Matthew 2:23. Hath prevailed [ε ν ι κ η σ ε ν]. Or...
THE LAMB IN REVELATION Revelation 5:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We remember from Exodus 12:1, how that lamb had to be kept up from the tenth to the fourteenth day, and how it had to be slain at the going d...
And one of the elders — Probably one of those who rose with Christ, and afterwards ascended into heaven. Perhaps one of the patriarchs. Some think it was Jacob, from whose prophecy the name of Lion is...
Will Jesus come again as a lion or a lamb? PROBLEM: In this prophecy, Jesus is depicted as a Lion, the king of beasts. This fits with the fact that He will come as King to reign over all the earth (R...