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Revelation 5

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Revelation 5 . 1

1 Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.CRevelation 5:1-5TOSKRevelation 5:1

Revelation 5 . 2

2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”CRevelation 5:1-5TOSKRevelation 5:2

Revelation 5 . 3

3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.CRevelation 5:1-5TOSKRevelation 5:3

Revelation 5 . 4

4 And I began to weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.CRevelation 5:1-5TOSKRevelation 5:4

Revelation 5 . 5

5 Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals."IPGenesis 49:9 · Isaiah 11:1, 10 · Zechariah 6:12-13CRevelation 5:1-5TOSKRevelation 5:5TTJudah's Scepter (Until Shiloh Comes) · David (The King After God's Own Heart) · Davidic Kingdom (Messianic Reign) · Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring) · Righteous Branch (Messianic Sprout)

Revelation 5 . 6

6 Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.IPExodus 12:3 · Isaiah 53:7 · Zechariah 3:9 · Zechariah 12:10 · Isaiah 11:2CRevelation 4:9-5:14TOSKRevelation 5:6TTBrazen Altar (Place of Sacrifice) · Passover (Christ Our Passover Lamb)LTSacrifice and Atonement

Revelation 5 . 7

7 And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne.CRevelation 4:9-5:14TOSKRevelation 5:7

Revelation 5 . 8

8 When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.CRevelation 4:9-5:14TOSKRevelation 5:8TTAltar of Incense (Christ's Intercession) · Meat-Offering (Tribute and Thanksgiving) · Pleasing Aroma (Divine Acceptance and Propitiation)

Revelation 5 . 9

9 And they sang a new song: "Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.IPGenesis 1:28CRevelation 4:9-5:14TOSKRevelation 5:9TTBoaz (Kinsman-Redeemer) · Church as Israel (New Covenant People) · Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space) · Gentile Inclusion (Light to the Nations) · Isaiah (Suffering Servant Messenger) · Kingdom of Priests and Holy Nation · Rahab and Jericho (Faith Saves Gentiles) · Rejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory) · Sacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice) · Samuel (Prophet-Priest-Judge) · Suffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement) · The Singing Sufferer (Christ the Choir Master)LTSacrifice and Atonement

Revelation 5 . 10

10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth."IPDaniel 7:22, 27 · Exodus 19:6CRevelation 4:9-5:14TOSKRevelation 5:10TTKingdom of Priests and Holy Nation · Levites (Substitutionary Service)

Revelation 5 . 11

11 Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.IPDaniel 7:10 · Daniel 7:14CRevelation 4:9-5:14TOSKRevelation 5:11

Revelation 5 . 12

12 In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”IPIsaiah 53:7CRevelation 4:9-5:14TOSKRevelation 5:12TTWisdom and Foolishness of the CrossLTWisdom

Revelation 5 . 13

13 And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”CRevelation 4:9-5:14TOSKRevelation 5:13

Revelation 5 . 14

14 And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.CRevelation 4:9-5:14TOSKRevelation 5:14

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Intertextuality Pairs

Allusions Revelation 5:10 → Daniel 7:22, 27, Revelation 5:10 → Exodus 19:6, Revelation 5:11 → Daniel 7:10, Revelation 5:11-14 → Daniel 7:14, Revelation 5:5 → Genesis 49:9, Revelation 5:5 → Isaiah 11:1, 10, Revelation 5:6 → Exodus 12:3, Revelation 5:6 → Isaiah 53:7, Revelation 5:6 → Zechariah 3:9

Echoes Revelation 5:12 → Isaiah 53:7, Revelation 5:5-10 → Zechariah 6:12-13, Revelation 5:6 → Isaiah 11:2, Revelation 5:6 → Zechariah 12:10, Revelation 5:9-10 → Genesis 1:28

Trajectories

Altar of Incense (Christ's Intercession), Boaz (Kinsman-Redeemer), Brazen Altar (Place of Sacrifice), Church as Israel (New Covenant People), David (The King After God's Own Heart), Davidic Kingdom (Messianic Reign), Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space), Gentile Inclusion (Light to the Nations), Isaiah (Suffering Servant Messenger), Judah's Scepter (Until Shiloh Comes), Kingdom of Priests and Holy Nation, Levites (Substitutionary Service), Meat-Offering (Tribute and Thanksgiving), Passover (Christ Our Passover Lamb), Pleasing Aroma (Divine Acceptance and Propitiation), Rahab and Jericho (Faith Saves Gentiles), Rejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory), Righteous Branch (Messianic Sprout), Sacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice), Samuel (Prophet-Priest-Judge), Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring), Suffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement), Wisdom and Foolishness of the Cross, The Singing Sufferer (Christ the Choir Master)

Longitudinal Themes

Sacrifice and Atonement, Wisdom

Chiasms

Shaped Revelation 4:9–5:14, Revelation 5:1–5