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Revelation 5:8 KJV
Revelation · chapter 5 · verse 8
And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.Revelation 5:8 · King James Version
Revelation 5:8 in context
6And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
7And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
8And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
Commentary
Cross references
- Psalms 141:2
- Revelation 8:3-4
- Philippians 2:9-11
- Revelation 4:10
- Revelation 5:14
- Psalms 33:2
- Revelation 4:4
- Revelation 7:10-12
Key words (Strong's)
- beastszōona living being, an animal, brute, beastG2226 →
- twentyeikositwentyG1501 →
- elderspresbyteroselder, of age,, the elder of two people, advanced in life, an elder, a senior…G4245 →
- beforeenōpionin the presence of, before, of occupied place in that place which is before, or over…G1799 →
- havingechōto haveG2192 →
- takenlambanōto take, to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it, to…G2983 →
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Here, I. The apostle beholds this book taken into the hands of the Lord Jesus Christ, in order to its being unsealed and opened by him. Here Christ is described, 1. By his place and station: In the midst of the throne, and of the four beasts, and of the elders. He was on the same throne with the Father;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-14