Revelation 5:1-7

The Scroll and the Lamb

1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne h a scroll written within and on the back, i sealed with seven seals. 2 And j I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?" 3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, 4 and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. 5 And one of the elders said to me, "Weep no more; behold, k the Lion l of the tribe of Judah, m the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals."

6 And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw n a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with o seven eyes, which are p the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7 And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne.

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:9 - 10
    And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 29:11
    And the vision of all this has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed. When men give it to one who can read, saying, "Read this," he says, "I cannot, for it is sealed.
    Daniel 12:4
    But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.
  3. Cross References
    Revelation 10:1
    Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire.
    Revelation 18:21
    Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence, and will be found no more.
  4. Cross References
    Genesis 49:9
    Judah is a lion's cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down; he crouched as a lion and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?
  5. Cross References
    Hebrews 7:14
    For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.
  6. Cross References
    Revelation 22:16
    "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star."
    Isaiah 11:1
    There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
    Isaiah 11:10
    In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples - of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.
    Romans 15:12
    And again Isaiah says, "The root of Jesse will come, even he who arises to rule the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles hope.
  7. Cross References
    Revelation 5:9
    And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are y...
    Revelation 5:12
    Saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb w...
    Revelation 13:8
    And all who dwell on earth will worship it, eve...
    Isaiah 53:7
    He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he ...
    John 1:29
    The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, an...
    John 1:36
    And he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said...
    1 Peter 1:19
    But with the precious blood of Christ, like tha...
  8. Cross References
    Zechariah 3:9
    For behold, on the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with seven eyes, I will engrave its inscription, declares the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.
    Zechariah 4:10
    For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. "These seven are the eyes of the Lord, which range through the whole earth.
  9. Cross References
    Revelation 1:4
    John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne.
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