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, wh... [ Continue Reading ]
And I saw a strong angel proclaiming in a great voice: "Who is good enough to open the roll, and to loosen its seals?" And there was no one in heaven, or on earth, or under the earth, who was able to open the roll or to look at it; and I was weeping sorely because there was no one who was found to b... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lamb came and received the roll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. When it had received the roll, the four living creatures fell before the Lamb and so did the twenty-four elders, each of whom had a harp and golden bowls laden with incenses, which are the prayers of God... [ Continue Reading ]
And I saw, and I heard the voice of many angels, who were in a circle round the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and their number was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands; and they were saying with a great voice: The Lamb, which has been slain, is worthy to recei... [ Continue Reading ]
And I heard every created creature which was in the heaven, and upon the earth, and beneath the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, saying: Blessing and honour and glory and dominion for ever and ever to him who sits upon the throne and to the Lamb. And the four living creatures said, Am... [ Continue Reading ]