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(A) Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop crying and look! The one who is called both the ‘Lion from the Tribe of Judah’[a] and ‘King David's Great Descendant’[b] has won the victory. He will open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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  1. 5.5 ‘Lion from the Tribe of Judah’: In Genesis 49.9 the tribe of Judah is called a young lion, and King David was from Judah.
  2. 5.5 ‘King David's Great Descendant’: The Greek text has “the root of David” which is a title for the Messiah based on Isaiah 11.1,10.

Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion(A) of the tribe of Judah,(B) the Root of David,(C) has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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16 (A) I am Jesus! And I am the one who sent my angel to tell all of you these things for the churches. I am David's Great Descendant,[a] and I am also the bright morning star.[b]

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  1. 22.16 David's Great Descendant: See the note at 5.5.
  2. 22.16 the bright morning star: Probably thought of as the brightest star (see 2.27,28).

16 “I, Jesus,(A) have sent my angel(B) to give you[a] this testimony for the churches.(C) I am the Root(D) and the Offspring of David,(E) and the bright Morning Star.”(F)

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  1. Revelation 22:16 The Greek is plural.