Les Feldick Bible Study

Who came and took the scroll from God's right hand in Revelation 5?

The Lamb, identified as the Lion of the tribe of Judah and Jesus the Christ, came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him that sat upon the throne. He is the one who takes the scroll in Revelation 5:7, as the context states.

Les explains that the Lamb, identified as the Lion of the tribe of Judah and Jesus the Christ, came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. He then anticipates the question of why this is pictured as a mortgage, something that must be paid off. To answer, he goes back to Genesis 1, where Adam was given dominion over the earth under God. When Adam sinned, he lost that dominion, and Satan picked it up. This context underscores the significance of the Lamb taking the scroll.

Revelation 5:7

And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.