Category: Sealed Scroll

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The Little Scroll – (Rev 10:1–11)

David R Maas

The last plague failed to produce repentance by the “inhabitants of the earth”; their hearts are now harder than ever.  Something else is needed to complete “the mystery of God.” The rest of the “second woe” is concerned with this new direction.

Rather than another plague, John sees “another angel” who commissions him to prophesy to the nations and kings of the earth. This results in the measuring of the Sanctuary, the ministry of the Two Witnesses, and leads into the seventh seal. Continue reading “The Little Scroll – (Rev 10:1–11)” →

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The Throne, Sealed Scroll and the Lamb (Rev 4:1 – 5:14)

David R Maas

The scene recorded in chapters 4 and 5 is the theological center of Revelation and sets the stage for all that follows.  Through paradoxical victory, the sacrificial Lamb is crowned sovereign over the Cosmos. The declaration of the Lamb’s victory leads into the opening of the seven seals, which continues into chapter 8. It is the Lamb who takes the scroll and begins to break open each of its seals. Continue reading “The Throne, Sealed Scroll and the Lamb (Rev 4:1 – 5:14)” →