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1In the right hand of the one sitting on the throne I saw a scroll that had writing on the inside and on the outside. And it was sealed in seven places.[#Ez 2.9,10; Is 29.11.; #5.1 A roll of paper or special leather used for writing on. Sometimes a scroll would be sealed on the outside with one or more pieces of wax.]
2I saw a mighty angel ask with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?”
3No one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.
4I cried hard because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.
5Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop crying and look! The one who is called both the ‘Lion from the Tribe of Judah’ and ‘King David's Great Descendant’ has won the victory. He will open the scroll and its seven seals.”[#Gn 49.9; Is 11.1,10.; #5.5 In Genesis 49.9 the tribe of Judah is called a young lion, and King David was from Judah.; #5.5 The Greek text has “the root of David” which is a title for the Messiah based on Isaiah 11.1,10.]
6Then I looked and saw a Lamb standing in the center of the throne surrounded by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb looked as if it had once been killed. It had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God, sent out to all the earth.[#Is 53.7; Zec 4.10.; #5.6 Some manuscripts have “the spirits.”]
7The Lamb went over and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who sat on the throne.
8After he had taken it, the four living creatures and the 24 elders knelt down before him. Each of them had a harp and a gold bowl full of incense, which are the prayers of God's people.[#Ps 141.2.; #5.8 A material that produces a sweet smell when burned. Sometimes it is a symbol for the prayers of God's people.]
9Then they sang a new song,[#Ps 33.3; 98.1; Is 42.10.]
“You are worthy
to receive the scroll
and open its seals,
because you were killed.
And with your own blood
you bought for God
people from every tribe,
language, nation, and race.
10You let them become kings[#Ex 19.6; Rev 1.6.]
and serve God as priests,
and they will rule on earth.”
11As I looked, I heard the voices of a large number of angels around the throne and the voices of the living creatures and of the elders. There were millions and millions of them,[#Dn 7.10.]
12and they were saying in a loud voice,
“The Lamb who was killed
is worthy to receive power,
riches, wisdom, strength,
honor, glory, and praise.”
13Then I heard all beings in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and in the sea offer praise. Together, all of them were saying,
“Praise, honor, glory,
and strength
forever and ever
to the one who sits
on the throne
and to the Lamb!”
14The four living creatures said “Amen,” while the elders knelt down and worshiped.