(M22) 1 And I saw in(113) the right hand of him that sat on the throne a
book written within and on the back, close sealed with seven seals. 2 And
I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is worthy to open
the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3 And no one in the heaven, or
on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look
thereon. 4 And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the
book, or to look thereon: 5 and one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not;
behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath
overcome to open the book and the seven seals thereof.
(M23) 6 And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living
creatures, and in the midst of the elders(114), a Lamb standing, as though
it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the
seven(115) Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.
(M24) 7 And he came, and he taketh(116) _it_ out of the right hand of him
that sat on the throne. 8 And when he had taken the book, the four living
creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having
each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers
of the saints.
9 And they sing a new song, saying,
Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof:
for thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood
_men_ of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, 10 and
madest them to _be_ unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they
reign upon the earth.
(M25) 11 And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the
throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was
ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 saying
with a great voice,
Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and
riches, and wisdom, and might, and honor, and glory, and blessing.
13 And every created thing which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and
under the earth, and on the sea, and all things that are in them, heard I
saying,
Unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, _be_ the
blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the dominion, for ever
and ever(117).
14 And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and
worshipped(118).
2 The Vision of the Seven Seals (The Church’s Trial Foreshown)