Revelation 5:1

And I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll, with writing inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals.

Revised King James New Testament

In The King James Version

And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

In Context

2And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the scroll, and to break its seals?

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Cross References

Revelation 5:7And he came and took the scroll out of the right hand of him who sat upon the throne.

Revelation 6:1Then I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder, Come.

Revelation 10:8And the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again, and said, Go and take the little scroll which is open in the hand of the angel who stands upon the sea and upon the earth.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 5:1

In the foregoing chapter the prophetical scene was opened, in the sight and hearing of the apostle, and he had a sight of God the Creator and ruler of the world, and the great King of the church. He saw God on the throne of glory and government, surrounded with his holy ones, and receiving their adorations. Now the counsels and decrees of God are set before the apostle, as in a book, which God held in his right hand; and this book is represented, I. As sealed in the hand of God, ver. 1-9 . II. As taken into the… Read the whole commentary →

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