Chapter 5

5AndIsawintherighthandofhimthatsatonthethroneabookwrittenwithinandonthebackside,sealedwithsevenseals.
2AndIsawastrongmessengerproclaimingwithagreatvoice,Whoisworthytoopenthebook,andtoloosethesealsthereof?
3Andnoneinheaven,norinearth,neitherundertheearth,wasabletoopenthebook,neithertolookintoit.
4AndIweptmuch,becausenonewasfoundworthytoopenthebook,neithertolookintoit.
5Andoneoftheelderssaiduntome,Weepnot:behold,theLionofthetribeofJudah,theRootofDavid,hasprevailedsoastoopenthebook,andtoopenthesevensealsthereof.
6AndIbeheld,inthemidstofthethroneandofthefourbeasts,andinthemidstoftheelders,stoodaLambasithadbeenslain,havingsevenhornsandseveneyes,whicharethesevenSpiritsofGodsentforthintoalltheearth.
7Andhecameandtookthebookoutoftherighthandofhimthatsatuponthethrone.
8Andwhenhehadtakenthebook,thefourbeastsandfourandtwentyeldersfelldownbeforetheLamb,havingeveryoneofthemharps,andgoldenvialsfullofodours,whicharetheprayersofsaints.
9Andtheysunganewsong,saying,Youareworthytotakethebook,andtoopenthesealsthereof:foryouwereslain,andhaveredeemed[people]toGodbythybloodoutofeverykindred,andtongue,andpeople,andnation;
10AndhavemadethemakingdomandpriestsuntoourGod:andtheyshallreignontheearth.
11AndIbeheld,andIheardthevoiceofmanymessengersroundaboutthethroneandthebeastsandtheelders:andthenumberofthemwastenthousandtimestenthousand,andthousandsofthousands;
12Sayingwithagreatvoice,WorthyistheLambwhowasslaintoreceivemight,andriches,andwisdom,andstrength,andhonor,andglory,andblessing.
13Andeverycreaturewhichisinheaven,andontheearth,andundertheearth,andsuchasareinthesea,andallthatareinthem,heardIsaying,Blessing,andhonor,andglory,anddominion,beuntohimwhositsuponthethrone,anduntotheLambforeverandever.
14Andthefourbeastssaid,Amen.Andthefourandtwentyeldersfelldownandworshipped.