Chapter 5

5AndIsawupontherighthandofhimthatsatonthethroneabookwrittenwithinandonthebackside,sealedwithsevenseals.
2AndIsawamightymessengerproclaimingwithagreatvoice,Whoisworthytoopenthebook,andtoreleasethesealsthereof?
3Andnoneinheaven,norinearth,neitherundertheearth,wasabletoopenthebook,neithertolookintoit.
4AndIweptmuch,becausenonewasfoundworthytoopenthebook,neithertolookintoit.
5Andoneoftheelderssaiduntome,Weepnot:behold,theLionofthetribeofJudah,theRootofDavid,hasovercomesoastoopenthebook,andthesevensealsthereof.
6AndIbeheld,inthemidstofthethroneandofthefourcreatures,andinthemidstoftheelders,stoodaLambasifslain,havingsevenhornsandseveneyes,whicharethesevenSpiritsofGodsentforthintoalltheearth.
7Andhecameandtookoutoftherighthandofhimthatsatuponthethrone.
8Andwhenhehadtakenthebook,thefourcreaturesandfourandtwentyeldersfelldownbeforetheLamb,havingeveryoneofthemharps,andgoldenvialsfullofincense,whicharetheprayersofsaints.
9Andtheysunganewsong,saying,Youareworthytotakethebook,andtoopenthesealsthereof:foryouwereslain,andhaveredeemed[us/people]toGodbythybloodoutofeverytribe,andtongue,andpeople,andnation;
10AndhavemadethemakingdomandpriestsuntoourGod:andtheyshallreignontheearth.
11AndIbeheld,andIheardthevoiceofmanymessengersroundaboutthethroneandthecreaturesandtheelders:andthenumberofthemwastenthousandtimestenthousand,andthousandsofthousands;
12Sayingwithagreatvoice,WorthyistheLambwhowasslaintoreceivemight,andriches,andwisdom,andstrength,andhonor,andglory,andblessing.
13Andeverycreaturewhichisinheaven,andontheearth,andundertheearth,andsuchasareinthesea,andallthatareinthem,heardIsaying,Untohimwhositsuponthethrone,anduntotheLambbeblessing,andhonor,andglory,anddominionuntotheagesoftheages.
14Andthefourcreaturessaid,Amen.Andtheeldersfelldownandworshipped.