Bibliography"Commentary on Revelation 5:5". BibliographyPoole, Matthew, "Commentary on Revelation 5:5". The truths taught in this verse are: (1) that the power of making disclosures, in regard to the future, is entrusted to the Messiah; and. But there seems also a reference to the deeper thought that He who is the Branch is also the Root (comp. This suits well here. 9.) Charles Schribner's Sons. For this, it was necessary to tread a long and arduous path, requiring the exercise of gigantic power. But there seems also a reference to the deeper thought that He who is the Branch is also the Root (comp. The verb is therefore to be understood absolutely (as so often in the seven Epistles to the churches), and not to be connected only with the words ‘to open,’ as if the meaning were simply that the Lamb had overcome all obstacles in the way of opening the roll. And one of the elders] A common Christian points the divine to the arch-prophet, whom for the present he thought not on. The victory of Christ in Revelation 5:5 f. follows dramatically upon the allusion in Revelation 3:21, but it is to press the sequence too far when this scene is taken to represent his arrival in heaven “just after the accomplishment of his victory” (Briggs). 1871-8. . [16] John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament (Naperville, Illinois: London: Epworth Press, n.d.), in loco. BibliographyClarke, Adam. Study the bible online using commentary on Revelation 5:5 and more! Revelation 2:27) in a messianic connotation (cf. Christ may be compared to one, because of his great strength, he being the mighty God, the able Saviour, and strong Redeemer, and protector of his church and people, and the avenger of their enemies; and because of his courage and intrepidity when he engaged with Satan, and his principalities and powers, when he bore the sins of his people, sustained his Father's wrath, and the terrors of death set themselves in array against him; and because of the fierceness of his wrath, and fury against the wicked, and for his generosity and lenity towards those that stoop unto him, and obey him. Graec. Revelation 5:10, ESV: "and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”" Revelation 5:10, KJV: "And hast … DD. 5. Root of David—(Isa 11:1, 10). The Root of David.—The Lion is also the representative of the royal house of David. one of the twenty-four elders. All Rightes Reserved, Larry Pierce, Winterbourne, Ontario.A printed copy of this work can be ordered from: The Baptist Standard Bearer, 1 Iron Oaks Dr, Paris, AR, 72855. to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof; upon it shall be set forth the figure of a young lion. "Family Bible New Testament". Jesus Christ is now the true and only King of the true Israel, "the seed of David" who sits upon David's throne exalted in the heavens. (Genesis 49:9-10; Hebrews 7:14) Further, He is called a Root of David because he is the one who fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah 11:1-16. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/cgt/revelation-5.html. Now this illustrious Person, so described. "Commentary on Revelation 5:5". BibliographyPett, Peter. Christ was to be born of this tribe, and was to be a great Conqueror. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/heg/revelation-5.html. Similarly St. Paul traces the exaltation of Christ as the outcome of His humiliation, “wherefore (i.e., in consequence of His humiliation) God also hath highly exalted Him” (Philippians 2:9). The root of David stresses someone directly descended from David, the prototype of the coming everlasting king. § 12). This use of the term would connect him in the apprehension of John with the prophecy, and would suggest to him the idea of his being a ruler, or having dominion. The designation of Christ as "the lion of the tribe of Judah" rests on Genesis 49:9. He was able to console John and bid him refrain from weeping, because there was one available who would be able to open the book. "Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges". The expression is based upon Genesis 49:9. Study Revelation 5 using Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning. ς , one ) Without doubt one of those who rose with Christ, and ascended into heaven: Matthew 27:52 . This expression occurs nowhere else in the Bible. (b) As to the other point: He is called the "Lion of the tribe of Judah," doubtless, with reference to the prophecy in Genesis 49:9 - "Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion"; and from the fact that the Messiah was of the tribe of Judah. 5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. Jesus is so called because he was the fulfillment of the great prophecy made by Jacob concerning Judah"s descendants. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bcc/revelation-5.html. 1974. 5. "Commentary on Revelation 5:5". Spiritual Meaning of REVELATION 5:10 previous - next - text - summary - Revelation - BM Home - Full Page. It especially harmonizes with this view, that one of the elders, therefore one of those who have in themselves experienced the fruit of Christ’s victory, and with complete clearness know the entire meaning of this victory, directs the weeping John to the Lion of the tribe of Judah; not as though this elder had observed that Christ meanwhile had besought the enthroned God for permission to open the book, and had obtained it,(1891) but because the elder has the blessed assurance that the exalted Christ, since he is Lord and King of his kingdom, is also the Mediator of all revelation. The following expression shews, that the prophesy in Genesis 49:9-10 concerning Judea, was fulfilled in a more sublime sense in Christ the Son of God; and, at the same time, points out his genealogy according to the flesh. As such, therefore, it would be appropriate that the power of breaking these seals should be committed to him. Ver. Heinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. “‘ The mystery of God’ does not mean something which cannot be understood or explained. Renewal 1960. Compare these two brought together, Matthew 22:42-45. Compare Genesis 49:10. 1952. hath prevailed; or overcome all difficulties, being one of worth and value, of great authority and ability: to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof; and deliver out all the prophecies in it, and fulfil them; and this through the merits of his blood, and in consequence of his sufferings and death: hence, in the next verse, he is represented as a lamb as it had been slain; and the four living creatures, and the four and twenty elders, put his worthiness to take the book, and open it, upon his having been slain, and having redeemed them by his blood, Revelation 5:9. One of the elders(1877) stills the weeping of John, by showing him Christ as the one able to open the book. "Commentary on Revelation 5:5". XLV. Then one of the elders. & xiii. BibliographyEllicott, Charles John. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/revelation-5.html. So the Jews sayF6Raya Mehimna in Zohar in Exod. weep not; cease sorrowing, do not be cast down, nor despair; behold the lion of the tribe of Judah; by whom is meant Christ, who, according to the flesh, was to come of the tribe of Judah; and certain it is, that our Lord sprang from thence: and he is said to be the lion of that tribe, in allusion to the prophecy concerning Judah in Genesis 49:9, where he is said to be a lion, an old lion stooping down and couching, and on whose standard was the figure of a lion. prevailed — Greek, “conquered”: absolutely, as elsewhere (Revelation 3:21): gained the victory: His past victory over all the powers of darkness entitles Him now to open the book. Revelation 5:5. Christ’s victory (won upon earth, which is an argument that the whole of the context is Christian) has this consequence that He can “open.” The well supported variant ὁ ἀνοίγων is grammatically easier and less effective—both presumptions in favour of the text. 1765. The Root of David; see note to chap Revelation 22:16. Author: E. Swedenborg (1688-1772). The connection is against this, as the conquering is immediately joined to the opening: he has overcome to open, or in opening. BibliographyBeza, Theodore. Copyright StatementThese files are a derivative of an electronic edition prepared from text scanned by Woodside Bible Fellowship.This expanded edition of the Jameison-Faussett-Brown Commentary is in the public domain and may be freely used and distributed. III. 7. Hence He is called not merely Son of David, but also David. For his heroical spirit. Christ may be compared to one, because of his great strength, he being the mighty God, the able Saviour, and strong Redeemer, and protector of his church and people, and the avenger of their enemies; and because of his courage and intrepidity when he engaged with Satan, and his principalities and powers, when he bore the sins of his people, sustained his Father's wrath, and the terrors of death set themselves in array against him; and because of the fierceness of his wrath, and fury against the wicked, and for his generosity and lenity towards those that stoop unto him, and obey him. See Hebrews 7:13-14. And one of the elders spake to me: Weep not; behold the lion, who is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has overcome to take the book, and to break its seven seals. BibliographyEdwards, Justin. "Commentary on Revelation 5:5". "The Bible Study New Testament". And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 1896. hath prevailed; or overcome all difficulties, being one of worth and value, of great authority and ability: to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof; and deliver out all the prophecies in it, and fulfil them; and this through the merits of his blood, and in consequence of his sufferings and death: hence, in the next verse, he is represented as a lamb as it had been slain; and the four living creatures, and the four and twenty elders, put his worthiness to take the book, and open it, upon his having been slain, and having redeemed them by his blood, Revelation 5:9. Grot.,(1878) Vitr., C. a Lap., Beng., Eichh., Heinr., Ew., etc., regarded(1879) the ἐνίκησεν in immediate combination with the ἀνοῖξαι, κ. τ. λ., so that the latter appears as an object to the conception ἐνίκησεν. BibliographyVincent, Marvin R. DD. The 'elder' is, according to some (in Lyra), Matthew. The lion is the king of beasts, the monarch of the forest, and thus becomes an emblem of one of kingly authority and of power (see the notes on Revelation 4:7), and as such the appellation is used in this place. And as lion is a warlike image, so hath prevailed, is military: literally, hath conquered, to break the seals. Much more is said. As the Lamb, He had the moral right to receive it. to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof; Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament, Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges, [Note: See David J. MacLeod, "The Lion Who Is a Lamb: An Exposition of, Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament. i.e. Isaiah 11:10); He is the one who was David’s Lord (Matthew 22:41-45), and “the true source and ground of all power” to David and David’s tribe, and of all who looked to Him, and not to themselves, for strength. [Note: See David J. MacLeod, "The Lion Who Is a Lamb: An Exposition of Revelation 5:1-7 ," Bibliotheca Sacra164:655 (July-September2007):323-40.]. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah - This undoubtedly refers to the Lord Jesus; and the points needful to be explained are, why he is called a Lion, and why be is spoken of as the Lion of the tribe of Judah: (a) As to the first: This appellation is not elsewhere given to the Messiah, but it is not difficult to see its propriety as used in this place. There is one, he declares, who in spite of all this silence, not only will prevail, but hath prevailed to open and loose book and seals. He must have faced every test on earth and have come through it, successful and unscathed. From the testimony yielded by this to Christ, out of rich experience consolation first comes to the fainting Seer, and a fainting church on earth, and then also from the action of Christ himself. It was the symbol of strength, courage, and sovereignty. This expression would connect him directly with David, the great and glorious monarch of Israel, and as having a right to occupy his throne. BibliographyGill, John. And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. AR 283. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain. (Genesis xlix. (b) As to the other point: He is called the “Lion of the tribe of Judah,” doubtless, with reference to the prophecy in Genesis 49:9 - “Judah is a lion‘s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion”; and from the fact that the Messiah was of the tribe of Judah. REVELATION 5:5 “the Lion of the tribe of Judah” KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT. Revelation 5:5 Biblia Paralela Revelation 5:5 Chinese Bible Revelation 5:5 French Bible Revelation 5:5 German Bible Alphabetical: able and as behold book David Do elders from has He is its Judah Lion me not of one open overcome Root said scroll seals See seven so Stop that the Then to tribe triumphed weep weeping NT Prophecy: Revelation 5:5 … BibliographyNicol, W. Robertson, M.A., L.L.D. Revelation 22:16; Isaiah 11:1; Isaiah 11:10, where however we have the Root of Jesse. : i. e. the branch or sucker come up from the ancient root, and so representing it: not, as Calov., al., the Divine root which brought forth David,—to which Vitringa also approaches very near:—for the evident design here is to set forth Christ as sprung from the tribe of Judah and lineage of David, and His victory as His exaltation through suffering, Revelation 5:6), conquered (as De W. well remarks, this word needs no comparison with any Hebrew usage to explain it (so Vitringa: “vox Hebræa זכה circa recentiora tempora reip. "Commentary on Revelation 5:5". David was the first "lion of the tribe of Judah," although not so-called in Scripture; but Christ, David's greater Son, became the true Lion. "Commentary on Revelation 5:5". The presbyter represents the … Root of David - (Isaiah 11:1; Isaiah 11:10.) phule. enikēsen- refers to such a conflict or struggle, properly meaning to come off victor, to overcome, to conquer, to subdue; and the idea here is, that his power to do this, or the reason why he does this, is the result of a conflict in which he was a victor. A twofold description is then given of Him of whom ‘Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write’ (John 1:45), the one part taken from the law, the other from the prophets. BibliographyAlford, Henry. to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof; for leave to open the book, and loose the seals thereof; i.e. "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". It was one of the members of the Christian church, who was near the throne of God, had communion with him, and knowledge of his will, who in this visionary way is represented as comforting John under his sorrow and concern, and giving him information: and sometimes persons of superior abilities may receive instruction from meaner persons, as did Apollos from Aquila and Priscilla: the same said unto John. Revelation 5:5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Hath prevailed - By the merit of his incarnation, passion, and death. 3, 4. , that, "of Messiah, the son of David, who comes forth from Judah, is it said, Genesis 49:9, "Judah is a lion's whelp";'. "[17] It appears to be an inert factor in the vision. Though they were in heaven, they were deeply interested in all that pertained to the welfare of the church, and they had been permitted to understand what as yet was unknown to him, that the power of opening the mysterious volume which contained the revelation of the future was entrusted particularly to the Messiah. And one of the elders said unto me. But Cluver judges that this, as far as it respects Jacob, is uncertain. The Ethiopic version reads, "one of these elders"; that is, one of the four and twenty elders that were round about the throne; not the first of the four and twenty books of the Old Testament; nor the patriarch Jacob, because of the prophecy concerning Shiloh, Judah's son, which … Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. "Commentary on Revelation 5:5". Possibly there is an allusion to the original bearing of the O.T. "George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/revelation-5.html. And one from among the elders saith unto me, Weep not; behold, the Lion, which is of the tribe of Judah, the Boot of David, conquered (so as) to open the roll, and the seven seals thereof. 1832. The elders round God's throne know better than John, still in the flesh, Christ's far-reaching power. The lion is the king of beasts, the monarch of the forest, and thus becomes an emblem of one of kingly authority and of power (see the notes on Revelation 4:7), and as such the appellation is used in this place. BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. "Commentary on Revelation 5:5". The truths taught in this verse are: The Lion that is of the tribe of Judah ... John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament, Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary, the Lion which is from the tribe of Judah, Heinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. For by this alone was Christ worthy to open the book. I do not think we are at all concerned to inquire who is here meant by. There is one who can break those seals, and who can unroll that volume and read what is recorded there. To open the book, and loose the seven seals thereof, signifies to know the states of life of all in the heavens and on the earth, and to judge everyone according to his state, as in (n. 258, 259). This part contains first a history of the way God prepared John to understand this revelation, in this verse. "They have Moses and the prophets," saith Abraham, Luke 16:29; "To the law and to the testimony," Isaiah 8:20. & xi. One of the elders said unto me, weep not The Root of David.—The Lion is also the representative of the royal house of David. As chapter 5 opens, a scroll with writing on both front and back and sealed with seven seals is introduced, shown in the right hand of the Father. The latter conception is correct, because the former combination of the ἐνίκησεν with the inf. Revelation 5:5. Christ shall open the book, and loose the seals of it, who is here expressed under a double character: 1. Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. & xi. Mark 12:35 with John 8:42); the prophets have described Him as the Branch, which would spring from the ancient stock (Isaiah 11:1; Zechariah 6:12). Corresponding to the ἰδού is the καὶ εὶδον, κ. τ. λ., Revelation 5:6; there John directs his look to the Lamb, to whom the elders had pointed him. : “As a Lamb in his passion, so a Lion in his resurrection; since by this he manifested his fortitude in conquering death, and crushing the head of the infernal serpent (Genesis 3:15; Hosea 13:14; Romans 1:4).” Cf. "Commentary on Revelation 5:5". Same word as "overcome" in Rev 2and Rev 3. In the same sense, the designation ἡ ῥίζα δαυἶδ(1887) represents him as a sprout growing from the root of David with fresh, triumphant power. on Revelation 22:16). https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rwp/revelation-5.html. [Note: See on the Infi. BibliographyIce, Rhoderick D. "Commentary on Revelation 5:5". Revelation 5:5. εἷς, one) Without doubt one of those who rose with Christ, and ascended into heaven: Matthew 27:52. He ‘overcame.’ He is the Archetype and Forerunner of all them that ‘overcome.’ He conquered sin, death, the devil—all the foes of God and man. "Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament". 1859. (Gerhard.). The margin expresses undoubtedly the meaning. "E.W. John claims that Jesus is the legitimate messiah, whose power to unfold God’s redeeming purpose rests upon his victorious inauguration of that purpose. Gen.: the lion, as victorious: from the tribe of Judah, as the Messiah of promise, sprung from among the brethren of the Seer, and so carrying more comfort to him), the root of David (from ref. And one from among the elders saith unto me, Weep not, behold the Lion, which is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, overcame, to open the roll and the seven seals thereof. Secondly, the revelation of the Son himself, to Re 5:6,7. And one of the elders saith unto me - See the notes on Revelation 4:4. The presbyter represents the whole church of the completely righteous. See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. Scripture: Revelation 5:5, Matthew 24:9 Denomination: Pentecostal Summary: I learned this meaning of Rev 5 and the seals when one of the leaders of “Intercessors for Africa” at the commencement of one of the conferences raised a prayer point from that scripture in the 90s. [17] Robert H. Mounce, The Book of Revelation (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. "Lightnings," by reason of the flash which strikes the eyes, signify … These Elders represent the triumphant Church, which knows by happy experience the blessedness of her victory. We must remember that John is here describing a vision, and that part of it which is but introductive to the material parts of it. He had in his vision seen a book in the right hand of God the Father, sitting upon his throne of glory; he had heard an angel proclaiming: If any were worthy, he should open the book, and loose the seals. 10; Ezekiel 19:11-12; Ezekiel 19:14); hence the combination with the idea of “sceptre” ( ἐνίκησεν, cf. finds the lion-like character of Christ displayed also in the call of the Gentiles. The elders in heaven round God‘s throne know better than John, still in the flesh, the far-reaching power of Christ. Dittenberger’s Sylloge Inscr. Jacob described his son as “a lion’s whelp” (Genesis 49:9); the standard of Judah in the Israelitish encampment is said to have been a lion. Same as "kindred", Revelation 5:9. prevailed. The explanation is divided into two parts. The truths taught in this verse are: (1)that the power of making disclosures, in regard to the future, is entrusted to the Messiah; and. And one of the elders spake to me: Weep not; behold the lion, who is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has overcome to take the book, and to break its seven seals . The Lion of the tribe of Juda; Christ, who sprung from the tribe of Judah, and unites in himself the attributes of the lion and the lamb. The enemies that were first to be conquered, before the book could be opened, are indicated in Revelation 5:9. In Genesis 49:9-10 this lion is predicted and Hebrews 7:14 tells us that Christ came from the tribe of Juda. For his principality; the lion is the king of beasts. 2014. tribe. "Commentary on Revelation 5:5". receptissima fuit hoc usu ut significaverit mereri, dignum esse, haberi vel censeri: imo etiam simpliciter obtinere, nancisci provinciam v. munus administrandum.” And so the majority of Commentators, as E. V., “hath prevailed to open:” most of all Ewald, “Messiam a Deo veniam hanc petiisse et impetrasse”), but is simply to be taken as standing in its proper sense in a pregnant construction. 1887. The overcoming is taken here by some in the weaker sense of getting, or attaining. The scroll had writing in it and on its back. BibliographyBengel, Johann Albrecht. Hath prevailed; literally, hath conquered. "Commentary on Revelation 5:5". For the excellency of his strength. Revelation 3:21). 1999. This scroll is sealed seven times over, and written on both sides. And one from among the elders saith unto me, Weep not, behold the Lion, which is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, overcame, to open the roll and the seven seals thereof. (f) Raya Mehimna in Zohar in Exod. Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". But the conquering cannot be understood here directly of Christ's victory over sin, the devil, and the world. Compare Genesis 49:10. Revelation 4:4. Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! .” The right to open the roll is thus made to turn, as we noticed before, not merely on the divine Sonship of our Lord, but upon His victory: He conquered, and so opens the secret purposes of God to His Church. The root of David; in like manner is Christ called the root of Jesse in Isaiah 11:10; and the meaning either is, that he is a branch that springs out of the roots of Jesse and David, is David's son and offspring, according to his human nature; see Revelation 22:16; or that he is David's Lord, according to his divine nature: and the metaphor of a root well agrees with him as Mediator, he being hidden out of sight, and unknown to a natural man; and may denote his meanness in his state of humiliation, when he was as a root out of a dry ground; and because he is the root from whence all the elect of God spring, in whom they have their being, and by whom they are bore and supported, and from whom are derived to them all the blessings of grace, all their spiritual life, holiness, fruitfulness, and perseverance. Thirdly, the events of this revelation in the rest of the chapter. Revelation 5:5. He is at once "the branch" and "the root" of David, David's Son and David's Lord, the Lamb slain, therefore the Lion of Juda: about to reign over Israel, and thence over the whole earth. Revelation 5:5. ἀνοῖξαι … σφραγῖδας, cf. To get what Revelation 5:5 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity. (2)that this, so far as he is concerned, is the result of a conflict or struggle on his part. The opening of the book requires someone very special. So A, Vulgate, Coptic, Origen; but B, 'he that openeth' - i:e., whose office is to open. All other rights reserved. 3. Some distinguish the two phrases, as if Christ were said to grow from the obscure Jesse in reference to the time of His humiliation, from the kingly David in reference to His exaltation. 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