神宝座所在之处充满了出人意料之外的事物。看过所有在神宝座四围的人和活物后，约翰的注意力现在转移到一册书卷上。
书卷是在神的右手中的，这表示它对神和对所有受造物都很重要，这卷书独特之处是它里外都写着字，昔日神写在石版上的律法也是用这种形式写成的（出埃及记 32:15）。
另一个令人惊讶之处，就是用来封严书卷的数目。一个印已经足以封密它、不让人看到内容的了；然而，这书卷竟然用了七个印封严！
而最令人惊讶的，乃是它需要找一个特别的人－一个“配”得上的人－来“展开那书卷，揭开那七印”。可是，经文却说，在天上、地上、或世界任何角落，都没有人配去展开那书卷－甚至连偷偷瞥看也不可以。
神要向我们启示一个有力、独一无二的故事，那书卷需要找那位唯一、配得上、和独特的人，来展开和讲述它的故事。
那位可以揭开七印和启示故事的内容的，也坐在众宝座中的宝座之上。
主啊，你的话语充满奇妙和令人惊讶的事，你的故事往往超越我们所能想像的，我们感谢你！求你预备我们的意念和心灵，迎接你为我们安排的前路。奉耶稣祈求，阿们。
启示录 5:1-3
1我看见坐宝座的右手中有书卷，里外都写着字，用七印封严了。
2我又看见一位大力的天使大声宣传说：“有谁配展开那书卷，揭开那七印呢？”
3在天上、地上、地底下，没有能展开、能观看那书卷的。
“Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals.” - Revelation 5:1
God’s throne room is full of surprises. Having seen all the people and creatures surrounding God’s throne and giving constant praise, John is now drawn to focus on a scroll.
The scroll is in God’s right hand, which means it is important to God and all of creation. This scroll is also unusual in that it has writing on both sides. The words of God’s law on stone tablets were written that way too (Exodus 32:15).
Also surprising is the number of seals used to keep the scroll closed. One seal would have been enough to keep it closed from view. But this scroll has seven seals!
Most surprising is that it will require someone special—someone “worthy”—to “break the seals and open the scroll.” But the text says that no one in heaven, on earth, or anywhere in creation is worthy to open the scroll—or even to peek inside it.
God has a powerful, one-of-a-kind story to reveal. It will take someone unique, worthy, and special to open this book and tell its story.
The only One to be able to break the seals and reveal the story’s contents also sits on the throne of all thrones.
Your Word is full of amazing surprises, Lord. There is always more to your story than we might suppose. Thank you! Prepare our minds and hearts for what you have in store for us next. In Jesus, Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
