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Then he came, and he took it out of the right hand of him who sat on the throne.
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A Symbolic Action
Commentators address the strange image of a lamb taking a scroll. Most conclude this is symbolic language, not a literal description. Like John the Baptist calling Jesus the "Lamb of God," the vision emphasizes Christ's sacrificial character and redemptive work, rather than suggesting a literal animal form is performing the action.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he came and took the book out of the right hand (Revelation 5:7), and so on. It was as if it belonged to Him by virtue of …
He taketh (ειληφεν). Perfect active indicative of λαμβανω, not used for the aorist (cf. ηλθεν, he came), but vivid dramatic pictur…
19th Century
Anglican
And he came... — A better rendering is: And He came, and He has taken (omitting the words “the book,” and supplying inste…
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Next the Lamb acts: “He came and took the scroll.” Thus, symbolically, the one on the throne authorizes the slain messianic King to execute his pla…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he came He drew nigh to the throne of God, he engaged his heart to approach unto him, and came up even to his se…
The apostle saw in the hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll, in the form usual in those times, sealed with seven seals. This represented the …
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