Rev 5:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Rev 5:1-14: 5:1-14 John introduces the Lamb, Jesus Christ, the central figure of Revelation and God’s chosen agent for accomplishing his purposes. 5:1 The scroll , like a dramatic script, details God’s plan for the world (Ps 139:16 ). • The right hand represents God’s gracious authority and power (see Rev 1:17 , 20 ). • The writing on the inside and the outside means that God’s plans for history are full and complete. • sealed with seven seals: God has put his purposes for history in an impermeable safe (Isa 29:11-12 ; Dan 8:26 ). His purposes will be completed only when the seals are broken (see Rev 5:4 ).

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‏ Revelation of John 5:1

Summary for Rev 5:1-14: 5:1-14 ^a John introduces the Lamb, Jesus Christ, the central figure of Revelation and God’s chosen agent for accomplishing his purposes. 5:1 ^b The scroll, like a dramatic script, details God’s plan for the world (Ps 139:16 ^c).

• The right hand represents God’s gracious authority and power (see Rev 1:17 ^d, 20 ^e).

• The writing on the inside and the outside means that God’s plans for history are full and complete.

• sealed with seven seals: God has put his purposes for history in an impermeable safe (Isa 29:11-12 ^f; Dan 8:26 ^g). His purposes will be completed only when the seals are broken (see Rev 5:4 ^h).