Revelation 5:1

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. IN, [ epi (G1909)] - '(lying) upon the right hand,' etc.: upon His open right hand lay the book. On God's part there was no withholding of His future purposes in the book: the obstacle to unsealing it is stated, Revelation 5:3 (Alford). BOOK - rather, as the ancient form of books, and the writing on the back side require, 'a roll.' The writing on the back implies completeness, so that nothing needs to be added (Revelation 22:18). The roll, 'the title deed of man's inheritance' (DeBurgh), redeemed b...

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 to be revealed. The designs and methods of Divine Providence, toward the church and the world, are stated, fixed, and made a matter of record. The counsels of God are altogether hidden from the eye and understanding of the creature. The several parts are not unsealed and opened at once, but after each other, till the whole mystery of God's counsel and conduct is finished in the world. The creatures cannot open it, nor read it; the Lord only can do so. Those who see most of God, are most desirous to see more; and those who have seen his glory, desire to know his will. But even good men may be too eager and hasty to look into the mysteries of the Divine conduct. Such desires, if not soon answe...

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 living creatures and the_ _twenty-four elders_, 9, 10. _And afterwards of an innumerable multitude, who acknowledge_ _that they were redeemed to God by his blood_, 11, 12. _And then, of the whole creation, who ascribe blessing, honour,_ _glory, and power to God and the Lamb for ever_, 13, 14. NOTES ON CHAP. V. Verse...

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 book or roll seems to have been so held in his hand that John could see its shape, and see distinctly how it was written and sealed. A BOOK - βιβλίον biblion This word is properly a diminutive of the word commonly rendered “book” (βίβλος biblos), and would strictly mean a small book, or a book of diminutive size - a tablet, or a letter (Liddell and Scott, Lexicon). It is used, however, to denote a book of any size - a roll, scroll, or volume; and is thus used:...

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. Revelation 4:1. relates the revelation of the glory of the Triune God (see on Revelation 4:2) surrounded by his Church and creation. The glory of Jesus Christ, the Lamb, is now set forth, since he is the only One worthy to receive and declare to his Church the mystery contained in the sealed book. IN THE RIGHT HAND; _upon the right hand _(ἐπί)_. _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 the Syriac and Arabic versions render it, lying by, or near his right hand; though according to Revelation 5:7, the book appears to have been in his right hand, as our version, and others render it: A BOOK WRITTEN WITHIN, AND ON THE BACKSIDE, SEALED WITH SEVEN SEALS: this book was very much like Ezekiel's roll, Ezekiel 2:9; which was written פנים ואחור, "within" and "without", before and behind, and indeed it was in the form of a roll: the manner of writings in those times was on sheets of parch

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 sixth chapter the seals are opened and after they are all broken the contents of the book are made known. The book contains the judgments for this earth preceding His coming in power and glory and the beginning of His reign. It is, therefore, the book of the righteous judgments of God, preceding the glorious manifestation of the King of Kings. Revelation 5:4 . John receives the answer to the question the strong angel had proclaimed. One of the elders told him, “Behold the lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has prevailed to open the book, and the seven seals thereof.” No further co

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 4 is the creative power of God: the theme of Revelation 5 the redemptive power of Christ. REVELATION 5:1. A BOOK: _ i.e._ the book of destiny, containing the secrets of the future, probably in the form of a papyrus roll, sealed with seven seals for the sake of security. The imagery is taken from Ezekiel 2:9. [The view that the book is the book of destiny is probably correct. Huschke, followed by Zahn, J. Weiss, and Clemen, takes it to be a will. Seven witnesses would attest a will, each affixing his seal. Before the will could be executed the seals had to be broken; hence failure to break

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._ -- Revelation 5:13. TIME AND PLACE. --Patmos, on the Lord's day, as in the preceding lesson. HELPFUL READINGS. -- Ezekiel 2:9 to 3:3; Revelation, chap. 4; Isaiah 53:7-9; Revelation 14:1-3. LESSON ANALYSIS. --1. The Retinue Around the Throne; 2. The Sealed Book; 3. The Lamb who takes the Book; 4. The Doxology of the Universe. INTRODUCTION. The first chapter of Revelation is. visi

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 try to visualize the picture which John is drawing. It is taken from the vision of Ezekiel: "And, when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me; and lo, a written scroll was in it; and he spread it before me; and it had writing on the front and on the back; and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe" (Ezekiel 2:9-10). We must note that it was a roll and not a book which was in the hand of God. In the ancient world, down to the second century A.D., the form of literary work was the roll, not the book. The roll was made of papyrus, manufacture