7And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-14)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…
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