The Lamb Takes the Scroll

And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne (A)a scroll written inside and on the back, (B)sealed with seven seals.

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The Scroll and the Lamb

Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne(A) a scroll with writing on both sides(B) and sealed(C) with seven seals.

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Now when I looked, there was (A)a hand stretched out to me; and behold, (B)a scroll of a book was in it. 10 Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe.

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Then I looked, and I saw a hand(A) stretched out to me. In it was a scroll,(B) 10 which he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.(C)

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11 The whole vision has become to you like the words of a [a]book (A)that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is literate, saying, “Read this, please.”

(B)And he says, “I cannot, for it is sealed.”

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  1. Isaiah 29:11 scroll

11 For you this whole vision(A) is nothing but words sealed(B) in a scroll. And if you give the scroll to someone who can read, and say, “Read this, please,” they will answer, “I can’t; it is sealed.”

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Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand (A)of Him who sat on the throne.

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He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.(A)

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He had a little book open in his hand. (A)And he set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land,

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He was holding a little scroll,(A) which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land,(B)

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First Seal: The Conqueror

Now (A)I saw when the Lamb opened one of the [a]seals; and I heard (B)one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.”

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  1. Revelation 6:1 NU, M seven seals

The Seals

I watched as the Lamb(A) opened the first of the seven seals.(B) Then I heard one of the four living creatures(C) say in a voice like thunder,(D) “Come!”

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“But you, Daniel, (A)shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall (B)run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”

Then I, Daniel, looked; and there stood two others, one on this riverbank and the other on that (C)riverbank. And one said to the man clothed in (D)linen, who was above the waters of the river, (E)“How long shall the fulfillment of these wonders be?

Then I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he (F)held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by Him (G)who lives forever, (H)that it shall be for a time, times, and half a time; (I)and when the power of (J)the holy people has been completely shattered, all these things shall be finished.

Although I heard, I did not understand. Then I said, “My lord, what shall be the end of these things?

And he said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

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But you, Daniel, roll up and seal(A) the words of the scroll until the time of the end.(B) Many will go here and there(C) to increase knowledge.”

Then I, Daniel, looked, and there before me stood two others, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank.(D) One of them said to the man clothed in linen,(E) who was above the waters of the river, “How long will it be before these astonishing things are fulfilled?”(F)

The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, lifted his right hand(G) and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by him who lives forever,(H) saying, “It will be for a time, times and half a time.[a](I) When the power of the holy people(J) has been finally broken, all these things will be completed.(K)

I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will the outcome of all this be?”

He replied, “Go your way, Daniel, because the words are rolled up and sealed(L) until the time of the end.(M)

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  1. Daniel 12:7 Or a year, two years and half a year

13 And (A)every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying:

(B)“Blessing and honor and glory and power
Be to Him (C)who sits on the throne,
And to the Lamb, forever and [a]ever!”

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  1. Revelation 5:13 M adds Amen

13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth(A) and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:

“To him who sits on the throne(B) and to the Lamb(C)
    be praise and honor and glory and power,
for ever and ever!”(D)

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John Eats the Little Book

Then the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, “Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the earth.”

So I went to the angel and said to him, “Give me the little book.”

And he said to me, (A)“Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”

10 Then I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, (B)and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, (C)my stomach became bitter. 11 And [a]he said to me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings.”

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  1. Revelation 10:11 NU, M they

Then the voice that I had heard from heaven(A) spoke to me once more: “Go, take the scroll(B) that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”

So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but ‘in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.’[a](C) 10 I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth,(D) but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. 11 Then I was told, “You must prophesy(E) again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.”(F)

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  1. Revelation 10:9 Ezek. 3:3

[a]And He who sat there was (A)like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; (B)and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.

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  1. Revelation 4:3 M omits And He who sat there was, making the following a description of the throne.

And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper(A) and ruby.(B) A rainbow(C) that shone like an emerald(D) encircled the throne.

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16 Bind up the testimony,
Seal the law among my disciples.

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16 Bind up this testimony of warning(A)
    and seal(B) up God’s instruction among my disciples.

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26 “And the vision of the evenings and mornings
Which was told is true;
(A)Therefore seal up the vision,
For it refers to many days in the future.

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26 “The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true,(A) but seal(B) up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”(C)

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16 “Search from (A)the book of the Lord, and read:
Not one of these shall fail;
Not one shall lack her mate.
For My mouth has commanded it, and His Spirit has gathered them.

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16 Look in the scroll(A) of the Lord and read:

None of these will be missing,(B)
    not one will lack her mate.
For it is his mouth(C) that has given the order,(D)
    and his Spirit will gather them together.

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