5:7He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.

He went and

John is totally fascinated that the Lamb, his transfigured close friend, was WORTHY to take the book. Note that "He WENT" denotes a form of presentation. Perhaps this is what Daniel is describing in Daniel 7:13-14.

TOOK the SCROLL from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.

If the Lamb was asked under what claim He could take the scroll, He could reply


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