What does John see in Revelation 5:1?
John sees a scene in heaven where God the Father sits on the throne. In His right hand is a scroll written within and on the back side, sealed with seven seals. The scroll is pictured as a mortgage that Satan holds on planet earth, which God is ready to pay off.
Les explains that Revelation chapter 5 opens with John seeing a heavenly scene that is almost disturbing. In verse 1, God the Father is seated on the throne, and in His right hand is a scroll written within and on the back side, sealed with seven seals. Les teaches that this scroll represents the mortgage Satan holds on planet earth, which he acquired when Adam fell and lost his dominion. Satan has been the god of this world ever since, and the world lies in the lap of the wicked one. God now holds that mortgage, ready to be paid off, though Satan remains its real holder.
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.
More Questions
What is the scroll in Revelation 5?
The scroll sealed with seven seals in Revelation 5 is a mortgage document, similar to the kind of mortgage a Jew would use for his land.
What did the scroll in Revelation 5 look like?
The scroll John saw in Revelation 5 was written on the inside and on the back/outside, and it was sealed with seven seals.
Who is holding the scroll in Revelation 5?
God, the one sitting on the throne, is holding the mortgage, that is, the scroll, in Revelation 5.
In Revelation 5, does John describe a book or a scroll?
The King James translation says 'book,' but the object in Revelation 5 was a scroll, because books as we know them did not exist when John wrote.