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Revelation 5:1
And I saw in the right hand of Him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back side, sealed with seven seals.
And I saw in the right hand of Him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back side, sealed with seven seals.
CHAPTER V. _The book sealed with seven seals, which no being in heaven or_ _earth could open_, 1-3. _Is at last opened by the Lion of the tribe of Judah_, 4-8. _He receives the praises of the four...
AND I SAW IN THE RIGHT HAND OF HIM THAT SAT ON THE THRONE - Of God, Revelation 4:3. His form is not described there, nor is there any intimation of it here except the mention of his.” right hand.” The...
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...
In chap. IV. John has described his vision of the throne of God as seen through the open door of heaven. The object of that scene was not primarily to reveal the glory of him who sat upon the throne,...
WORSHIPING GOD AND THE LAMB.-- Revelation 5:1-14. GOLDEN TEXT. --_ Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, forever and ever._ -- Revela...
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...
SAW. App-133. IN. upon. Greek. _epi_. App-101. SAT. See Revelation 4:2. BOOK. See Revelation 1:11. BACKSIDE. back. Like. papyrus sheet. SEALED. having been sealed up. Greek. _katasphragizo,_ inten...
The Book with Seven Seals. Chap. 5 Revelation 5:1-8 1. _in the right hand_ Lit. ON THE RIGHT HAND lying on the open palm. _a book_ i.e. a roll: the ordinary meaning for the equivalent words in all a...
Revelation 5:1-8. THE BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS...
ἜΣΩΘΕΝ ΚΑῚ ὌΠΙΣΘΕΝ. With A; א reads ἔμπροσθεν καὶ ὄπισθεν: Orig. in different places is quoted for this reading, for ἔσωθεν καὶ ἔξωθεν the reading of B2P Hipp[183] And[184], and for the text. [183] S...
_THE BOOK SEALED WITH SEVEN SEALS REVELATION 5:1-3:_ In Revelation five John's attention is on scroll held by the enthroned Lord. The scroll was unusual in that it was written on both sides. It was fu...
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AND I SAW IN THE RIGHT HAND, &C.— Future events are supposed by St. John, as well as by Daniel and other prophets, in a beautiful figure, to be registered in a _book,_ for the greater certainty of the...
_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,...
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...
And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. IN, [ epi (G1909)] - '(lying) upon the right hand,' etc.: upon His open...
__ 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...
5:1 sat (g-11) Or 'that sits.' It is the present tense, and is really a title, 'the sitter on the throne.'...
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 I SAW IN THE RIGHT HAND... — Better, _And I saw on_ (not “in;” the roll lay on the open palm of the hand) _the right hand of Him that sitteth upon the throne a book written within and behind, fast...
The central idea of this sealed roll or doomsday book lying open on the divine hand (_cf._ Blau, _Studien zur alt-heb. Buchwesen_, 36 f., E. J. Goodspeed, _Journ. Bibl. Lit._ 1903, 70 74) is reproduce...
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...
The Father is pictured holding a scroll in his right hand. McCord says, of the scroll, that it "apparently held the answer to man's urgent need." It is a full revelation since the scroll in written on...
And (1) I saw in the (2) right hand of him that sat on the throne (3) a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. (1) A passing to the second principal cause, which is the Son...
_A book written within and without. [1] Books were their skin, membranes, or parchments, and when written on both sides part of the writing appeared, though they were rolled up. --- Sealed with seven...
(1) And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. (2) And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is wor...
CONTENTS The preceding chapter, having in Vision opened Heaven; this prosecutes the same Subject, in describing what took place, when the Hymn of the Church had celebrated the Lord's Glory. Here is a...
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 I SAW ON THE RIGHT HAND OF HIM THAT SAT ON THE THRONE,.... Of this throne, and who it was that sat upon it, Revelation 4:2; and who had "in" his right hand, or "at", or "upon" his right hand, as...
And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. Ver. 1. _In the right hand_] Gr. On, or at the right hand. There it lay r...
_And I saw_ (This is a continuation of the same vision;) _in the right hand of him that sat on the throne_ The emblem of his all-ruling power; _a book_ Which he held openly, in order to give it to him...
A BOOK; a scroll, written on both sides to denote the fulness of its contents, rolled up and sealed with seven seals. Compare Ezekiel 2:9-10. The successive opening of the seals represents the gradual...
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...
_ 1 And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals._ A. GOD IS HOLDING A BOOK. This book (scroll) is important. B. IT HAS WR...
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...
REVELATION CHAPTER 5 REVELATION 5:1 The book sealed with seven seals, which no man is worthy to open. REVELATION 5:4,5 John weeping thereat is comforted. REVELATION 5:6,7 The Lamb that was slain tak
Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews And one of the elders said unto me, Weep not; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the bo...
Revelation 5:1 And G2532 saw G1492 (G5627) in G1909 right G1188 sat G2521 (G5740) on G1909 throne...
‘And I saw on the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll written on the inside and on the outside, close sealed with seven seals.' The fact that the scroll is sealed demonstrates its great,...
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...
Revelation 5:1. The book beheld by the Seer is on, not ‘in' (comp. chap. Revelation 20:1) THE RIGHT HAND OF HIM THAT SAT ON THE THRONE, and it shall be opened for the inspection of all His saints (com...
IN THE RIGHT HAND (επ την δεξιαν). "Upon the right hand" (επ, not εν), the open palm. Anthropomorphic language drawn from Ezekiel 2:9.A BOOK (βιβλιον). Diminutive of βιβλος, but no longer so used...
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...
SCROLL. This is symbolic of God's Eternal Plan - his purpose for the total Universe throughout history. [Books in ancient times, were made by gluing together pages to form a sheet many feet in length....
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 5:1 A SCROLL WRITTEN WITHIN AND ON THE BACK is like the scroll given to Ezekiel (Ezekiel 2:9). This scroll resembles a Roman will or contract de
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....
CHAPTER 5 - THE LAMB IS FOUND TO BE WORTHY Under the Mosaic law, land cannot be taken from God's people permanently. In ancient Israel, under the law when land was sold, the losses were written down i...
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...
Daniel 12:4; Daniel 8:26; Ezekiel 2:10; Ezekiel 2:9; Isaiah 29:11;...
In [ε π ι]. Lit., on. The book or roll lay upon the open hand. A Book [β ι β λ ι ο ν]. See on Matthew 19:7; Mark 10:4; Luke 4:17. Compare Ezekiel 2:9;...
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 I saw — This is a continuation of the same narrative. In the right hand — The emblem of his all — ruling power. He held it openly, in order to give it to him that was worthy. It is scarce needful...
In this chapter we have. continuation of the vision recorded in the former chapter; there St. John saw. throne set in heaven and. person sitting upon that throne in majesty and great glory, representi...