Charles Ellicott Commentary Revelation 5:7

"And he came, and he taketh [it] out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne." — Revelation 5:7 (ASV)

And he came... — A better rendering is: And He came, and He has taken (omitting the words “the book,” and supplying instead) it (that is, the roll) out of the right hand of Him that sits upon the throne. There is a change of tense (“came,” “has taken”), which seems to be due to the rapt attention of the seer, whose narrative trembles with his own intensity of feeling.

He wept a while ago; now he no longer needs to weep. The Lamb conquered; He came; He has taken the roll. He is the wisdom of the Church; pre-eminent among all; all things will be reconciled in Him; the purpose and meaning of all life’s mysteries and sorrows will be made plain in Him. (Compare 1 Corinthians 1:24; Ephesians 1:9–10; Colossians 1:18.)