Revelation 5 is the fifth chapter of the

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or the Apocalypse of John in the

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of the

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. The book is traditionally attributed to

John the Apostle John the Apostle ( grc, Ἰωάννης; la, Ioannes ; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ;) or Saint John the Beloved was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Generally listed as the youngest apostle, he was the son of Zebedee a ...

, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. This chapter contains the inaugural vision of the lamb on the throne in heaven.

Text

The original text was written in

Koine Greek Koine Greek (; Koine el, ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, hē koinè diálektos, the common dialect; ), also known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek or New Testament Greek, was the common supra-reg ...

. This chapter is divided into 14 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are among others: *

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(ca. AD 275; extant verses 8–9) *

Codex Sinaiticus The Codex Sinaiticus (Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), designated by siglum [Aleph] or 01 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 2 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts) ...

(330-360) *

Codex Alexandrinus The Codex Alexandrinus (London, British Library, Royal MS 1. D. V-VIII), designated by the siglum A or 02 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 4 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is a manu ...

(400-440)

Verse 1

:''I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals.'' The sealed scroll or book ( grc-x-biblical, βιβλιον, bibliov) is introduced, which will be unsealed step by step in

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and finally opened with the breach of the seventh seal in . "The idea of the book in which the decrees of the Divine government appear written occurs already in and in ". Only

Jesus Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

is proven worthy to open the scroll which contains 'God's secret plan for the coming of his kingdom on earth'.

Verse 5

:''But one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the

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, the Root of

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals."'' Cross reference: Isaiah 11:10

Verse 6

:''And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.'' The Lamb appeared to be Slain Look the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the Cosmos/World..John 1:29 Was wounded by US to forever wear those scars…Zec 13:6 The seven Horns Reflecting the perfection of Power He had/has…Lam 2:3 The seven Eyes The perfection of the spiritual eyesight/wisdom of our Lord who is the ONLY ONE that can loose the seals because He gained victory for US and the Spirit of God was upon Him…Luke 4:18

Verse 11

:''Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands,''

Verse 12

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:''saying with a loud voice:'' :: ''“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain'' :: ''To receive power and riches and wisdom,'' :: ''And strength and honor and glory and blessing!”''

Verse 13

: ''And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying:'' :: ''“Blessing and honor and glory and power'' :: ''Be to Him who sits on the throne,'' :: ''And to the Lamb, forever and ever!”''

Verse 14

: ''Then the four living creatures said, “

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Uses

Music

The

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of verses 9 and 12–14 from this chapter is cited as texts in the English-language

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" by

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(HWV 56).

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References

Bibliography

External links

* King James Bible - Wikisource
English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate''Online Bible'' at GospelHall.org
(ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
Multiple bible versions at ''Bible Gateway''
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