Here, I. The apostle beholds this book taken into the hands of the Lord Jesus Christ, in order to its being unsealed and opened by him. Here Christ is described, 1. By his place and station: In the midst of the throne, and of the four beasts, and of the elders . He was on the same throne with the Father; he was nearer to him than either the elders or ministers of the churches. Christ, as man and M...