WHO IS WORTHY TO OPEN THE SCROLL?

Then I saw the Hand of Him

Who Sat on the Throne

A Scroll with Writing on Both Sides

And Sealed with Seven Seals.

2 and I saw a Mighty Angel

Proclaiming in a Loud Voice,

“WHO IS WORTHY

To Break the Seals and Open the Scroll?”

3 BUT NO ONE

In Heaven or on Earth

Or under the Earth could Open the Scroll

Or even Look inside it.

4 I WEPT AND WEPT

Because No One was Found

Who was Worthy to Open the Scroll

Or Look inside.

5 Then one of the Elders said to me,

“DO NOT WEEP!

See, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah,

The Root of David,

HAS TRIUMPHED.

He is Able to Open the Scroll

And its Seven Seals.”

6 Then I saw a Lamb,

Looking as if it had been Slain,

Standing at the Center of the Throne,

Encircled by the Four Living Creatures

And the Elders.

The Lamb had Seven Horns and Seven eyes,

Which are the Seven Spirits of God

Sent Out into All the Earth.

7 He went and Took the Scroll

From the Right Hand of Him

Who Sat on the Throne.

8 And when He had Taken it,

The Four Living Creatures

And the Twenty-Four Elders

FELL DOWN BEFORE THE LAMB.

Each One had a Harp

And they were Holding Golden Bowls

Full of Incense,

Which are the Prayers of God’s People.

9 And they Sang a New Song, Saying:

“You are Worthy to Take the Scroll

And to Open its Seals,

BECAUSE YOU WERE SLAIN,

And with Your Blood

YOU PURCHASED FOR GOD

Persons from Every Tribe

And Language and People and Nation.

10 You have made them to be a Kingdom

And Priests to Serve our God,

And they will Reign on the Earth.

(Revelation 5:1-10, NIV)