Revelation 5:1-10
Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll
written on the inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals; and I saw
a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the
scroll and break its seals?" And no one in heaven or on earth or under
the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. And I began to
weep bitterly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to
look into it. Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. See, the
Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he
can open the scroll and its seven seals."
Then I saw between the throne and the four living creatures and among the
elders a Lamb standing as if it had been slaughtered, having seven horns
and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the
earth. He went and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who was
seated on the throne. When he had taken the scroll, the four living
creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each holding a
harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the
saints. They sing a new song:
"You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for God
saints from every tribe and language and people and nation;
you have made them to be a kingdom and priests serving our God,
and they will reign on earth."
