He had taken (ελαβεν). Here John drops back to the narrative tense (the second aorist active indicative of λαμβανω), not the past …

And when he had taken the book, the four beasts, etc. The acts of adoration here described as rendered by the four living creatures and th…

And when he had taken... — Better, And when He took the roll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell …

The Lamb’s act calls forth three hymns of praise (vv.9, 12, 13) from the living creatures and elders. John sees them fall down in worship before th…

And when he had taken the book
The Vulgate Latin version reads, "when he had opened the book", very wrongly; for the…

It is a source of joy to all the world to see that God deals with people in grace and mercy through the Redeemer. He governs the world, not merely …