A Book Sealed with Seven Seals Revelation 5:1

John the apostle saw “four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that lives for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne saying, You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for you have created all things, and for your pleasure they are and were created”, and in chapter five and verse one of Revelation John “saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written” where we read:

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.

The verse reads, “And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within ...” John began with the words, “and I saw” which means “and John perceived, looked upon, discerned, noticed and discovered” “in the right hand”which means “in the right hand which represents honor or authority” “of him” which refers to “of God” “that sat on the throne” or “who was seated, occupied and dwelt upon the chair of state which has a footstool and hence power belonging to Christ” “a book” which means “a small scroll or written document” “written within” or “that had letters delineated or formed inside of the book”. John shared how he noticed writing within a “scroll” in God's “right hand” as He sat upon His “throne”.

The verse continues, “.. and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.” John continued with the words, “and on the backside” which means “on the back of the little book or scroll”, “sealed” which means “closed or coverd up” “with seven seals” or “with seven signet inscriptions or impressions by which anything is confirmed, proved and authenticated”. John noticed that the book had “seven seals” or “signet impressions” on the outside that were meant to prevent anyone except the authorized person from opening it.

When we consider John's words in this verse, we can imagine this “book” or “scroll” within God's hand as He sat upon His “throne”. This was an important “scroll” as it was “sealed” “seven” times to insure that no one except the one authorized to open it would do so. Often “scrolls” of this type were rolled up and “sealed” by using melted wax which was dripped over the final crease and a “signet ring” would be pressed into it which indicated the owner of the document. The “scroll” John saw had “seven” “signet seals” which is the number of completion or perfection, and we shall see God's desire for every person to receive the benefit of this important document. All who receive His Son Jesus as their personal “Savior and Lord” shall benefit through this important document.

Next time John shares how he, “saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book...”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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