The Book with Seven Seals1 I saw° Iin the right° hand° of Him who asat° on the throne° a IIbbook° written° inside° and on the back°, csealed° up with seven° seals°. 2 And I saw° a astrong° angel° proclaiming° with a loud° voice°, “Who° is worthy° to open° the Ibook° and to break° its seals°?” 3 And no° one° ain heaven° or° on the earth° or° under° the earth° was able° to open° the Ibook° or° to look° into it. 4 Then° I [began] to weep° greatly° because° no° one° was found° worthy° to open° the Ibook° or° to look° into it; 5 and one° of the elders° *said° to me, “Stop° weeping°; behold°, the aLion° that is bfrom the tribe° of Judah°, the cRoot° of David°, has overcome° so as to open° the Ibook° and its seven° seals°.” [1] ILit upon IIOr scroll aRv 4:9; 5:7, 13 bEzk 2:9, 10 cIs 29:11; Dn 12:4
[2] IOr scroll aRv 10:1; 18:21 [3] IOr scroll aPhp 2:10; Rv 5:13 [4] IOr scroll [5] IOr scroll aGn 49:9 bHe 7:14 cIs 11:1, 10; Ro 15:12; Rv 22:16 6 ¶ And I saw° Ibetween°° the throne° (with the four° living° creatures°) and athe elders° a bLamb° standing°, as if° cslain°, having° seven° dhorns° and eseven° eyes°, which° are fthe seven° Spirits° of God°, sent° out into all° the earth°.
7 And He came° and took° athe book out of the right° hand° of Him who asat° on the throne°.
8 When° He had taken° the Ibook°, the afour° living° creatures° and the btwenty-four°° elders° cfell° down° before° the dLamb°, each° one° holding° a eharp° and fgolden° bowls° full° of incense°, which° are the gprayers° of the IIsaints°.
9 And they *sang° a anew° song°, saying°, [6] ILit in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders aRv 4:4; 5:8, 14 bJn 1:29; Rv 5:8, 12f; 13:8 cRv 5:9, 12; 13:8 dDn 8:3f eZc 3:9; 4:10 fRv 1:4
[7] aRv 5:1 [8] IOr scroll IIOr holy ones aRv 4:6; 5:6, 11, 14 bRv 4:4; 5:14 cRv 4:10 dJn 1:29; Rv 5:6, 12f; 13:8 eRv 14:2; 15:2 fRv 15:7 gPs 141:2; Rv 8:3f [9] IOr scroll aPs 33:3; 40:3; 98:1; 149:1; Is 42:10; Rv 14:3; 15:3 bRv 4:11 cRv 5:6, 12; 13:8 d1Co 6:20; Rv 14:3f eDn 3:4; 5:19; Rv 7:9; 10:11; 11:9; 13:7; 14:6; 17:15 [10] aRv 1:6 bRv 3:21; 20:4 Angels Exalt the Lamb11 ¶ Then° I looked°, and I heard° the voice° of many° angels° aaround° the throne° and the bliving° creatures° and the celders°; and the number° of them was dmyriads° of myriads°, and thousands° of thousands°,
12 saying° with a loud° voice°, [11] aRv 4:4 bRv 4:6; 5:6, 8, 14 cRv 4:4; 5:6, 14 dDn 7:10; He 12:22; Jde 14; Rv 9:16
[12] aRv 1:6; 4:11; 5:9 bJn 1:29; Rv 5:6, 13; 13:8 [13] aPhp 2:10; Rv 5:3 bRv 5:1 cJn 1:29; Rv 5:6, 12f; 13:8 dRo 11:36; Rv 1:6 [14] aRv 4:6; 5:6, 8, 11 b1Co 14:16; Rv 7:12; 19:4 cRv 4:4; 5:6, 8 dRv 4:10 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
The book sealed with seven seals:1 ¶ Andº I sawºª inº the² right handº of him that satºª onº the² throneº a bookº writtenºª withinº andº on the backside,º sealedºª with sevenº seals.º 2 Andº I sawºª a strongº angelº proclaimingºª with a loudº voice,º Whoº isºª worthyº to openºª the² book,º andº to looseºª the² sealsº thereof?¹² 3 Andº no manº inº heaven,º norº inº earth,º neitherº underº the² earth,º was ableºª to openºª the² book,º neitherº to lookºª thereon.º 4 Andº Iº weptºª much,º becauseº no manº was foundºª worthyº to openºª andº to readºª the² book,º neitherº to lookºª thereon.º 5 Andº oneº ofº the² eldersº saithºª unto me,º Weepºª not:º behold,ºª the² Lionº² ofº¹ª the² tribeº of Juda,º the² Rootº of David,º hath prevailedºª to openºª the² book,º andº to looseºª the² sevenº sealsº thereof.¹² 6 Andº I beheld,ºª and,º lo,ºª inº the midstº of the² throneº andº of the² fourº beasts,º andº inº the midstº of the² elders,º stoodºª a Lambº asº it had been slain,ºª havingºª sevenº hornsº andº sevenº eyes,º whichº areºª the² sevenº Spiritsº of Godº sent forthºª intoº allº the² earth.º 7 Andº he cameºª andº tookºª the² bookº out ofº the² right handº of him that satºª uponº the² throne.º 8 Andº whenº he had takenºª the² book,º the² fourº beastsº andº four¹ [and] twentyº² eldersº fell downºª beforeº the² Lamb,º havingºª every one of themº harps,º andº goldenº vialsº fullºª of odours,º whichº areºª the² prayersº of saints.º [1] Is 8:16; 29:11; 34:16; Ezk 2:9; Dn 8:26; 12:4; Rv 4:3; 6:1; 10:2, 8.
[2] Ps 103:20; Is 29:11; 41:22; Rv 5:5. [3] Is 40:13; 41:28; Ro 11:34; Rv 5:13. [4] Dn 12:8; Rv 4:1. [5] Gn 49:9; Nu 24:9; Is 11:1, 10; Jr 23:5; 31:16; Lk 7:13; 8:52; 23:28; Jn 20:13; Ro 1:3; 15:12; He 7:14; Rv 1:1; 4:4, 10; 6:1; 7:13; 22:16. [6] 1S 2:10; 2Ch 16:9; Is 53:7; Dn 7:14; Mi 4:13; Hab 3:4; Zc 3:9; 4:10; Lk 1:69; Jn 1:29, 36; Ac 8:32; Php 2:9; 1P 1:19; Rv 4:4, 5; 5:9, 12; 6:16; 7:9; 12:11; 13:8; 17:14; 21:23; 22:1, 3. [7] Rv 4:2; 5:1. [8] Ps 33:2; 43:4; 81:2; 141:2; 150:3; Jn 5:23; Ro 14:10; Php 2:9; He 1:6; Rv 4:4, 8, 10; 5:14; 7:10; 8:3; 14:2; 15:2, 7; 19:4. which only the Lamb that was slain is worthy to open.9 Andº they sungºª a newº song,º saying,ºª Thou artºª worthyº to takeºª the² book,º andº to openºª the² sealsº thereof:¹² forº thou wast slain,ºª andº hast redeemedºª usº to Godº byº thyº bloodº out ofº everyº kindred,º andº tongue,º andº people,º andº nation;º 10 Andº hast madeºª usº unto ourº Godº kingsº andº priests:º andº we shall reignºª onº the² earth.º 11 Andº I beheld,ºª andº I heardºª the voiceº of manyº angelsº round aboutº the² throneº andº the² beastsº andº the² elders:º andº the² numberº of themº wasºª ten thousand¹ times ten thousand,º andº thousands¹ of thousands;º [9] Ps 33:3; 40:3; 96:1; 98:1; 144:9; 149:1; Is 42:10; Dn 4:1; 6:25; Mt 20:28; 26:28; Mk 16:15; Ac 20:28; Ro 3:24; 1Co 6:20; 7:23; Ep 1:7; Col 1:14, 23; Tit 2:14; He 11:14; 1P 1:18; 2P 2:1; 1Jn 1:7; 2:2; Rv 4:11; 5:2, 6, 12; 7:9, 10; 11:9; 13:8; 14:3, 4, 6.
[10] Ex 19:6; Dn 7:18, 27; 1P 2:5; Rv 1:6; 20:6; 22:5. [11] Dt 33:2; 1K 22:19; 2K 6:16; Ps 68:17; 103:20; 148:2; Dn 7:10; He 12:22; Rv 4:4, 6, 9; 7:11; 19:6. Therefore the elders praise him, having confessed that he redeemed them with his blood.12 Sayingºª with a loudº voice,º Worthyº isºª the² Lambº that was slainºª to receiveºª power,º andº riches,º andº wisdom,º andº strength,º andº honour,º andº glory,º andº blessing.º 13 Andº everyº creatureº whichº isºª inº heaven,º andº onº the² earth,º andº underº the² earth,º andº such asº areºª inº the² sea,º andº allº that² are inº them,º heard² I¹ª saying,ºª Blessing,º andº honour,º andº glory,º andº power,º [be] unto him that sittethºª uponº the² throne,º andº unto the² Lambº for¹ ever¹ and ever.º² 14 Andº the² fourº beastsº said,ºª Amen.º Andº the² four¹ [and] twentyº² eldersº fell downºª andº worshippedºª him that livethºª for¹ ever¹ and ever.º² [12] Zc 13:7; Mt 28:18; Jn 3:35; 17:2; 2Co 8:9; Php 2:9; 1Ti 1:17; Rv 4:11; 5:9; 7:12; 19:1.
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