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 deed. The contents of such documents were written in detail on the inside and summarized briefly on the outside; they were then sealed with seven seals. The scroll John sees could symbolize a will to be opened so that its directions could be carried out, or it could symbolize God’s covenant with mankind. If so, the covenant curses that will happen are because of mankind’s covenant breaking. In a broader sense, the scroll contains God’s purposes for history, but its seven seals prevent the full disclosure and enactment of its contents.

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