But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, (A)the Lion of the tribe of (B)Judah, (C)the Root of David, has (D)prevailed to open the scroll (E)and [a]to loose its seven seals.”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 5:5 NU, M omit to loose

The Reign of Jesse’s Offspring(A)

11 There (B)shall come forth a [a]Rod from the [b]stem of (C)Jesse,
And (D)a Branch shall [c]grow out of his roots.

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  1. Isaiah 11:1 Shoot
  2. Isaiah 11:1 stock or trunk
  3. Isaiah 11:1 be fruitful

“Behold, (A)the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and [a]prosper,
(B)And execute [b]judgment and righteousness in the [c]earth.
(C)In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel (D)will dwell safely;
Now (E)this is His name by which He will be called:

[d]THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

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  1. Jeremiah 23:5 act wisely
  2. Jeremiah 23:5 justice
  3. Jeremiah 23:5 land
  4. Jeremiah 23:6 Heb. YHWH Tsidkenu

16 (A)“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. (B)I am the Root and the Offspring of David, (C)the Bright and Morning Star.”

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12 And again, Isaiah says:

(A)“There shall be a root of Jesse;
And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles,
In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”

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14 For it is evident that (A)our Lord arose from (B)Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning [a]priesthood.

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  1. Hebrews 7:14 NU priests

10 “And(A) in that day (B)there shall be a Root of Jesse,
Who shall stand as a (C)banner to the people;
For the (D)Gentiles shall seek Him,
And His resting place shall be glorious.”

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concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who [a]was (A)born of the seed of David according to the flesh,

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  1. Romans 1:3 came

Judah is (A)a lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
(B)He [a]bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?
10 (C)The [b]scepter shall not depart from Judah,
Nor (D)a lawgiver from between his feet,
(E)Until Shiloh comes;
(F)And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.

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  1. Genesis 49:9 couches
  2. Genesis 49:10 A symbol of kingship

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

(A)Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, (B)clothed in white [a]robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads.

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  1. Revelation 4:4 NU, M robes, with crowns

16 Thus says the Lord:

“Refrain your voice from (A)weeping,
And your eyes from tears;
For your work shall be rewarded, says the Lord,
And they shall come back from the land of the enemy.

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13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in (A)white robes, and where did they come from?”

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10 (A)the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

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Introduction and Benediction

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, (A)which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must [a]shortly take place. And (B)He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,

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  1. Revelation 1:1 quickly or swiftly

13 Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”

She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”

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13 When the Lord saw her, He had (A)compassion on her and said to her, (B)“Do not weep.”

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‘He(A) bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’

(B)“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”

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28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

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52 Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, (A)“Do not weep; she is not dead, (B)but sleeping.”

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