How is the scroll in Revelation 5 described?
In Revelation 5, John sees a scroll in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. It is written within and on the backside, rolled up with details on the outside, and sealed with seven seals. The term 'book' is an unfortunate translation; they used scrolls rolled up and sealed.
Les explains that the apostle John saw a scroll in the right hand of the One sitting on the throne. Les notes that 'book' is an unfortunate translation, since people in those days did not have books as we know them; they had scrolls rolled up and sealed. This scroll was written within and on the backside, and it was sealed with seven seals. Les says to picture a scroll rolled up, with details written on the outside, then sealed with seven seals. He also teaches that this imagery is an allusion to the Old Testament economy, going back to Israel, where they had the right and privilege to mortgage their property. As in the time of Ruth and Boaz, if a mortgage came due and could not be paid, they could go to a next of kin who had the funds and the willingness to pay it off, with three requirements for paying off a mortgage.
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.
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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.
What Old Testament practice is the scroll in Revelation 5 alluding to?
The seven-sealed scroll scene in Revelation 5 is an allusion to the Old Testament Israelite economy, specifically the practice of mortgaging and redeeming property.
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 is the scroll, written within and on the backside, that God holds in Revelation 5?
The scroll in Revelation 5:1, written within and on the backside, is a mortgage document, and God is holding this mortgage.