Gary Hampton Commentaries
Revelation 5:7
From the fact that He appeared newly slain and that he sat down on the throne, we conclude Jesus took the scroll after his death and resurrection. (Acts 2:22-36; Hebrews 2:8-9; Psalms 110:1-7)
From the fact that He appeared newly slain and that he sat down on the throne, we conclude Jesus took the scroll after his death and resurrection. (Acts 2:22-36; Hebrews 2:8-9; Psalms 110:1-7)
Verse Revelation 5:7. _HE CAME AND TOOK THE BOOK_] This verse may be properly explained by John, John 1:18. _No man hath seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, which_ _is in the bosom of the Fat...
AND HE CAME AND TOOK THE BOOK OUT OF THE RIGHT HAND ... - As if it pertained to him by virtue of rank or office. There is a difficulty here, arising from the incongruity of what is said of a lamb, whi...
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...
WHEN HE HAD TAKEN THE BOOK. The action of this chapter is wonderfully dramatic. Now the Lamb takes the sealed book and as soon as this is done the "Four beasts and the four and twenty elders fell dow...
"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...
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-fou...
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...
TOOK. hath taken. THE BOOK. The texts read "it". OUT OF. App-104. UPON. App-104....
Revelation 5:1-8. THE BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS...
ΕἼΛΗΦΕΝ. B2 adds τὴν; Text. Rec[199] τὸ βιβλίον with 1 and all Latin authorities. [199] Rec. Textus Receptus as printed by Scrivener. 7. ΚΑῚ ἮΛΘΕΝ ΚΑῚ ΕἼΛΗΦΕΝ. The absence of an object for εἴληφεν is...
_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...
ΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064) приходить, ΕΪΛΗΦΕΝ _perf. ind. act. от_ ΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ (G2983) принимать, брать. Это не аористический perf., здесь он выражает драматическое действие в настоящем (К...
DISCOURSE: 2507 THE BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS OPENED BY JESUS CHRIST Revelation 5:6. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb...
AND HE CAME AND TOOK THE BOOK,— Daubuz understands the delivering of this book into the hands of Christ, as an act of inauguration or investiture into his regal power and authority, as mediatorial Kin...
_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 he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. The book lay on the open hand of Him that sat on the throne, for any to take who was found worthy (Alford). The...
__ 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...
5:7 sat (g-15) 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 HE CAME... — Better, _And He came, and He has taken_ (omit the words “the book,” and supply) _it (i.e.,_ the roll) _out of the right hand of Him that sitteth upon the throne._ There is a change of...
A realistic symbol of the idea conveyed in John 3:35; John 12:49, etc....
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...
(8) And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. (8) The fact of Christ the Mediator: that he comes to open it. That he opened it is first expressed (Revelatio...
He....took the book, [3]... and when he had opened it, or was about to open it, (in the Greek is only, he took it: which was a sign that he would open it)... the four and twenty ancients fell down bef...
(6) And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven...
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 SEVENFOLD OFFICES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT_ ‘The Seven Spirits of God.’ Revelation 5:6 That ‘the Seven Spirits of God’ are the Holy Ghost is evident by the use of the same expression in the first ch...
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 HE CAME,.... He drew nigh to the throne of God, he engaged his heart to approach unto him, and came up even to his seat, which a mere creature, without a Mediator, cannot do: AND TOOK THE BOOK OU...
And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. Ver. 7. _And he came and took_] As Mediator he took it, as God he gave it. All things are delivered unto him of th...
_And I beheld, and lo_, &c. Upon this I observed, in my vision, a new representation; _in_, or _on, the midst of the throne and of the four_ living creatures Within the circle which they made round hi...
AND HE CAME AND TOOK THE BOOK OUT OF THE RIGHT HAND OF HIM THAT SAT UPON THE THRONE. The flood of tears which John's love for the Church had caused him to weep was soon stopped: And one of the elders...
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...
_ 7 Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne._ A. Jesus takes the book out of the hand of God. B. Only Jesus could reveal its content....
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...
This Lamb with seven horns and seven eyes, having been slain, and having prevailed with his Father to open this book, mentioned REVELATION 5:1, of all the secrets, counsels, and purposes of God relati...
Revelation 5:7 Then G2532 came G2064 (G5627) and G2532 took G2983 (G5758) scroll G975 of G1537 hand...
‘And he came and took the scroll out of the right hand of him who sat on the throne. And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty four elders fell down before the Lamb, e...
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 5:7. AND HE CAME, AND HE hath TAKEN IT OUT OF THE RIGHT HAND OF HIM THAT SAT UPON THE THRONE. The change of tense is worthy of observation, for it is impossible to agree with those who urge...
HE TAKETH (ειληφεν). Perfect active indicative of λαμβανω, not used for the aorist (cf. ηλθεν, he came), but vivid dramatic picture of the actual scene, "he has taken it....
CAME Compare (Daniel 7:13); (Daniel 7:14). The two visions are identical; the Revelation adding that which was hidden from Daniel, that the kings and priests of the church-age are to be associated w...
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...
THE LAMB WENT AND TOOK THE SCROLL. The sovereignty of both heaven and earth is given into his hands! [_See Hebrews 1:2;_ Philippians 2:6-11.] AS HE DID SO. As he takes the scroll and is made King of C...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 5:6 The conquering Lion now appears as a LAMB STANDING, AS... SLAIN. Jesus, God’s servant, was led like a lamb to slaughter. He took on himself the sins of others and ach...
This Lion-lamb came and took the book from the hand of him who sat upon the throne; and the heavenly beings fell down before the Lamb with harps and golden vials full of odors which are the prayers of...
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....
_6 AND I BEHELD, AND, LO, IN THE MIDST OF THE THRONE AND OF THE FOUR BEASTS, AND IN THE MIDST OF THE ELDERS, STOOD A LAMB AS IT HAD BEEN SLAIN, HAVING SEVEN HORNS AND SEVEN EYES, WHICH ARE THE SEVEN S...
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...
Revelation 4:2; Revelation 4:3; Revelation 5:1...
Took [ε ι λ η φ ε ν]. Lit., hath taken. The perfect, alternating with the aorist, is graphic....
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 he came — Here was "Ask of me," Psalms 2:8, fulfilled in the most glorious manner. And took — it is one state of exaltation that reaches from our Lord's ascension to his coming in glory. Yet this...