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Revelation 5 — Sermon Preparation
The Lamb alone is found worthy to open the sealed scroll, and all of heaven bursts into worship at his exaltation. Below is a research summary for Revelation 5, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- Greek words / lemmas
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Revelation 5 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| βιβλίον | biblíon | G975 | 7 | bill, book, scroll, writing |
| θρόνος | thrónos | G2362 | 5 | seat, throne |
| πρεσβύτερος | presbýteros | G4245 | 5 | elder, old |
| ἀνοίγω | anoígō | G455 | 5 | open |
| γῆ | gē | G1093 | 6 | country, earth, ground, land |
| σφραγίς | sphragís | G4973 | 4 | seal |
| ἑπτά | heptá | G2033 | 5 | seven |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Revelation 5, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In the foregoing chapter the prophetical scene was opened, in the sight and hearing of the apostle, and he had a sight of God the Creator and ruler of the world, and the great King of the church. He saw God on the throne of glory and government, surrounded with his holy ones, and receiving their adorations. Now the counsels and decrees of God are set before the apostle, as in a book, which God held in his right hand; and this book is represented, I. As sealed in the hand of God, ver. 1-9. II. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 6 (Acts to Revelation), on Revelation 5:1–25 (Public Domain)
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