the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Revelation 5:1
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Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the one sitting on the throne. The scroll had writing on both sides and was kept closed with seven seals.
And I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals;
And I sawe in the right honde of him that sat in ye trone a boke written with in and on the backside sealyd with vii. seales.
I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a book written within and on the back, sealed shut with seven seals.
I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.
Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One sitting on the throne. The scroll had writing on both sides and was kept closed with seven seals.
And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written inside and on the back, sealed close with seven seals.
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.
I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a book written within and on the back, sealed shut with seven seals.
And I saw in the right-hand of him that sat upon the throne a book written within and without, sealed with seven seals.
And I saw lying in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written on both sides and closely sealed with seven seals.
And Y say in the riythond of the sittere on the trone, a book writun with ynne and with out, and seelid with seuene seelis.
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.
Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
In the right hand of the one sitting on the throne I saw a scroll that had writing on the inside and on the outside. And it was sealed in seven places.
I saw in the right hand of Him who was seated on the throne a scroll written on the inside and on the back, closed and 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, close sealed with seven seals.
And I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the high seat, a book with writing inside it and on the back, shut with seven stamps of wax.
Next I saw in the right hand of the One sitting on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals;
And I saw on the right hand of him that sat upon the throne a book, written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals.
Then I saw in the right hand of the one who sits on the throne a scroll written on the inside and on the outside, sealed with seven seals.Isaiah 29:11; Ezekiel 2:9-10; Daniel 12:4;">[xr]
AND I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a writing which was written within and on the back, and sealed [fn] with seven seals. [fn]
And I saw, at the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a book, which was written within and on the back side, and which was sealed with seven seals.
And I saw in ye right hand of him that sate on the Throne, a booke written within, & on the backeside, sealed with seuen seales.
Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the one who was sitting on the throne. There was writing on the inside and the outside of the scroll, and it was sealed with seven seals.
I saw a book in the right hand of the One Who sat on the a throne. It had writing on the inside and on the back side. It was locked with seven locks.
Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll written on the inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals;
Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals.
And I saw in the right hand of him that sate vpon the throne, a Booke written within, and on the backside, sealed with seuen seales.
AND I saw on the right hand of him who sat on the throne a book, written within and on the back and sealed with seven seals.
And I saw, in the right hand of him that sat on the throne, a book, written within and without, sealed with seven seals.
And I sawe in the right hande of hym that sate on the throne, a booke written within, and on the backe syde, sealed with seuen seales.
I saw a scroll in the right hand of the one who sits on the throne; it was covered with writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides, 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 backside, sealed with seven seals.
And I saw in the right hand of the one who is seated on the throne a scroll, written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.
And I saw on the right of the One sitting on the throne a scroll having been written within and on the back, having been sealed with seven seals.
And I saw upon the right hand of Him who is sitting upon the throne a scroll, written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals;
And I sawe in the right hode of him, that sat in the trone, a boke wrytten with in & on the backside, sealed with seue seales.
And I saw in the right hand of him that sate on the throne, A BOOK written within and on the backside, sealed with seven SEALS.
I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One Seated on the Throne. It was written on both sides, fastened with seven seals. I also saw a powerful Angel, calling out in a voice like thunder, "Is there anyone who can open the scroll, who can break its seals?"
Then I saw in the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne a scroll written on the front and back and sealed with seven seals.
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.
Then the one on the throne had a scroll in his right hand. It was sealed with seven seals and had writing on the inside and out from what I could tell.
I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that sat: Revelation 4:3
a book: Revelation 10:2, Revelation 10:8-11, Isaiah 34:16, Ezekiel 2:9, Ezekiel 2:10
sealed: Revelation 6:1, Isaiah 8:16, Isaiah 29:11, Daniel 8:26, Daniel 12:4-9
Reciprocal: Exodus 32:15 - written Joshua 6:4 - seven times Ezra 6:1 - rolls Isaiah 6:1 - sitting Isaiah 48:6 - showed Jeremiah 36:2 - a roll Zechariah 5:1 - roll Revelation 4:2 - and one Revelation 5:7 - out Revelation 8:1 - And Revelation 21:5 - that sat Revelation 22:10 - Seal
Cross-References
These are the geneses of the heavens and the earth when they were created, - in the day when Yahweh God made earth and heavens.
and Methuselah lived, after he begat Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, - and begat sons and daughters;
and all the days of Methuselah were, nine hundred and sixty-nine years, - and he died.
These, are the generations of Noah, Noah, was, a righteous man blameless, in his generations, - with God, did Noah walk.
Now, these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and there were born to them sons after the flood.
Adam, Seth, Enosh:
Only, see, this, have I found, That God made man upright, but, they, have sought out many devices.
Yet remember thy Creator, in the days of thy vigour, - or ever come in, the days of discomfort, and the years arrive, in which thou shalt say - I have, in them, no pleasure;
The Lineage Roll of Jesus Christ, - Son of David, Son of Abraham.
For, a man, indeed, ought not to be veiling his head, being, the image and glory of God, - but, the woman, is the glory of man;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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,
:-; 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 parchment, which, when finished, were rolled up in the form of a cylinder; hence a book is called a "volume". This book seems to have consisted of seven rolls, to which was annexed seven seals; and there being not room enough within, contrary to the common way of writing, some things were written upon the backside of the outermost roll; and such writings were by the ancients called "Opistographi": and the word is used by them sometimes for very prolix writings b. By this book some understand the Scriptures of the Old Testament, which were written in rolls; see Hebrews 10:5; and which came out of the right hand of God, and were given forth by him; and being written within, and on the backside, may denote the fulness of them, they containing a variety of matter, useful and profitable, for different purposes; or else the literal and mystical, or spiritual meaning of some parts of them: or, as others think, the more clear explanation of the books of the Old Testament, by those of the New Testament; and its being sealed may signify the authenticity of those writings, having the seal of God's truth, and the impress of his wisdom, power, and goodness on them; and also the hidden sense and meaning of them, they being, especially in the prophetic and spiritual part of them, a sealed book to natural men, and of which Christ is the truest and best interpreter; but then this book was opened, and looked into, and read, and, in some measure, understood, even by the Old Testament saints, and had been before this time expounded by Christ, concerning himself; yea, he had opened the understandings of his disciples to understand those Scriptures, and had counted them, and others, worthy to open and explain this book to others, and had sent them into all the world for this purpose; and for the same reasons it cannot be understood of the Gospel published to Jews and Gentiles, the one within, and the other without; rather therefore the book of God's decrees is here meant, which respects all creatures, and all occurrences and events in the whole world, from the beginning to the end of time; and so Ezekiel's roll, according to the Targum on Ezekiel 2:10; which was written before and behind, signified that which was מן שרויא, "from the beginning", and which
דעתיד למהוי בסופא, "shall be in the end", or hereafter. This book God holds "in [his] right hand", as the rule and measure of all he does, and of the government of the world, and which he constantly fulfils and executes; and its being written "within and without" may denote the perfection and comprehensiveness of it, it reaching to all creatures and things, even the most minute; and its being "sealed" shows the certainty of its fulfilment, and the secrecy and hiddenness of it, until accomplished; though it seems best of all to understand it of that part of God's decrees relating to the church and world, particularly the Roman empire, which from henceforward, to the end of time, was to be fulfilled; and so is no other than the book of the Revelation itself, exhibited in the following scenes and visions; and this may be truly said to be in the right hand of God, and from thence taken by the Lamb, it being the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, Revelation 1:1; and may be said to be written, both "within and on the backside", to show that it contains a large account of things, a long train of events to be accomplished; as also to signify, that it regards the church, and the members of it, who are those that are within, in the several ages of time, and the world, or those that are without; for this book prophecy regards both the state of the Roman empire, and of the Christian church; and its being "sealed" shows the authenticity, certainty, and also the obscurity of what was contained therein; and with "seven" seals, with respect to the seven periods of time, in which the prophecies in it are to be fulfilled.
b Vid. Alex. ab Alex. Genial. Dier. l. 2. c. 30. & Salmuth in Panciroll. rer. Memorab. par. 1. tit. 42. p. 145.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne - Of God, Revelation 4:3-4. 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:
(a)To denote the Pentateuch, or the Mosaic law, Hebrews 9:19; Hebrews 10:7;
(b)The book of life, Revelation 17:8; Revelation 20:12; Revelation 21:27;
(c)Epistles which were also rolled up, Revelation 1:11;
(d)Documents, as a bill of divorce, Matthew 19:7; Mark 10:4.
When it is the express design to speak of a small book, another word is used (βιβλαρίδιον biblaridion), Revelation 10:2, Revelation 10:8-10. The book or roll referred to here was what contained the revelation in the subsequent chapters, to the end of the description of the opening of the seventh seal - for the communication that was to be made was all included in the seven seals; and to conceive of the size of the book, therefore, we are only to reflect on the amount of parchment that would naturally be written over by the communications here made. The form of the book was undoubtedly that of a scroll or roll; for that was the usual form of books among the ancients, and such a volume could be more easily sealed with a number of seals, in the manner here described, than a volume in the form in which books are made now. On the ancient form of books, see the notes on Luke 4:17. The engraving in Job 19:0, will furnish an additional illustration of their form.
Written within and on the back side - Greek, “within and behind.” It was customary to write only on one side of the paper or vellum, for the sake of convenience in reading the volume as it was unrolled. If, as sometimes was the case, the book was in the same form as books are now - of leaves bound together - then it was usual to write on beth sides of the leaf, as both sides of a page are printed now. But in the other form it was a very uncommon thing to write on both sides of the parchment, and was never done unless there was a scarcity of writing material; or unless there was an amount of matter beyond what was anticipated; or unless something had been omitted. It is not necessary to suppose that John saw both sides of the parchment as it was held in the hand of him that sat on the throne. That it was written on the back side he would naturally see, and, as the book was sealed, he would infer that it was written in the usual manner on the inside.
Sealed with seven seals - On the ancient manner of sealing, see the notes on Matthew 27:66; compare the notes on Job 38:14. The fact that there were seven seals - an unusual number in fastening a volume - would naturally attract the attention of John, though it might not occur to him at once that there was anything significant in the number. It is not stated in what manner the seals were attached to the volume, but it is clear that they were so attached that each seal closed one part of the volume, and that when one was broken and the portion which that was designed to fasten was unrolled, a second would be come to, which it would be necessary to break in order to read the next portion. The outer seal would indeed bind the whole; but when that was broken it would not give access to the whole volume unless each successive seal were broken. May it not have been intended by this arrangement to suggest the idea that the whole future is unknown to us, and that the disclosure of any one portion, though necessary if the whole would be known, does not disclose all, but leaves seal after seal still unbroken, and that they are all to be broken one after another if we would know all? How these were arranged, John does not say. All that is necessary to be supposed is, that the seven seals were put successively upon the margin of the volume as it was rolled up, so that each opening would extend only as far as the next seal, when the unrolling would be arrested. Anyone, by rolling up a sheet of paper, could so fasten it with pins, or with a succession of seals, as to represent this with sufficient accuracy.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
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 Revelation 5:1. A book written within and on the back side — That is, the book was full of solemn contents within, but it was sealed; and on the back side was a superscription indicating its contents. It was a labelled book, or one written on each side of the skin, which was not usual.
Sealed with seven seals. — As seven is a number of perfection, it may mean that the book was so sealed that the seals could neither be counterfeited nor broken; i.e., the matter of the book was so obscure and enigmatical and the work it enjoined and the facts it predicted so difficult and stupendous, that they could neither be known nor performed by human wisdom or power.
