The 7 Seals of Revelation

Ryan and I have been at the Bible Time and related projects since late 1997. At first the project centered on the Bible Time website, but the materials and scope kept growing. We're now running a collection of websites, each driven by some specific discovery that we found along the way.

Recently, we were looking at the 5th chapter of the book of Revelation, and realized that much of what we cover overlaps the various ways that the Bible has been sealed.

To understand just how profound that claim is, first review the text of Revelation chapter 5:

66 Revelation 5:1-14 1ܘܚܙܝܬ ܥܠ ܝܡܝܢܗ ܕܗܘ ܕܝܬܒ ܥܠ ܟܘܪܤܝܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܪܫܝܡ ܡܢ ܠܓܘ ܘܡܢ ܠܒܪ ܘܛܒܝܥ ܛܒܥܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܀ 2ܘܚܙܝܬ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܕܡܟܪܙ ܒܩܠܐ ܪܡܐ ܡܢ ܫܘܐ ܠܡܦܬܚ ܟܬܒܐ ܘܠܡܫܪܐ ܛܒܥܘܗܝ ܀ 3ܘܠܝܬ ܕܐܬܡܨܝ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܠܬܚܬ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܠܡܦܬܚ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܘܠܡܫܪܐ ܛܒܥܘܗܝ ܘܠܡܚܙܝܗ ܀ 4ܘܒܟܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܤܓܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܕܐܫܬܟܚ ܕܫܘܐ ܠܡܦܬܚ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܘܠܡܫܪܐ ܛܒܥܘܗܝ ܀ 5ܘܚܕ ܡܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܠܐ ܬܒܟܐ ܗܐ ܙܟܐ ܐܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܥܩܪܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܢܦܬܚ ܟܬܒܐ ܘܛܒܥܘܗܝ ܀ 6ܘܚܙܝܬ ܒܡܨܥܬ ܟܘܪܤܝܐ ܘܕܐܪܒܥ ܚܝܘܢ ܘܕܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܐܡ ܐܝܟ ܢܟܝܤܐ ܘܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܩܪܢܬܐ ܫܒܥ ܘܥܝܢܐ ܫܒܥ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܫܒܥ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܫܬܕܪܢ ܠܟܠܗ ܐܪܥܐ ܀ 7ܘܐܬܐ ܘܢܤܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܗܘ ܕܝܬܒ ܥܠ ܟܘܪܤܝܐ ܀ 8ܘܟܕ ܫܩܠܗ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܐܪܒܥ ܚܝܘܢ ܘܥܤܪܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥܐ ܩܫܝܫܝܢ ܢܦܠܘ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܕܐܡܪܐ ܟܕ ܐܝܬ ܠܟܠܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܩܝܬܪܐ ܘܙܒܘܪܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܕܡܠܝܐ ܒܤܡܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܀ 9ܕܡܫܒܚܝܢ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܫܘܝܬ ܗܘ ܠܡܤܒܝܘܗܝ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܘܠܡܫܪܐ ܛܒܥܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܕܐܬܢܟܤܬ ܘܙܒܢܬܢ ܒܕܡܟ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܘܥܡܡܐ ܘܐܡܘܬܐ ܀ 10ܘܥܒܕܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܢ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܟܗܢܐ ܘܡܠܟܐ ܘܢܡܠܟܘܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܀ 11ܘܚܙܝܬ ܘܫܡܥܬ ܐܝܟ ܩܠܐ ܕܡܠܐܟܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܚܕܪܝ ܟܘܪܤܝܐ ܘܕܚܝܘܬܐ ܘܕܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܢܝܢܗܘܢ ܪܒܘ ܪܒܘܢ ܘܐܠܦ ܐܠܦܝܢ ܀ 12ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܒܩܠܐ ܪܡܐ ܫܘܝܬ ܗܘ ܐܡܪܐ ܢܟܝܤܐ ܠܡܤܒ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܥܘܬܪܐ ܘܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܥܘܫܢܐ ܘܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܀ 13ܘܟܠ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܘܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܕܠܬܚܬ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܕܒܝܡܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ ܘܟܠ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܘܫܡܥܬ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܕܝܬܒ ܥܠ ܟܘܪܤܝܐ ܘܠܐܡܪܐ ܕܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܘܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܐܘܚܕܢܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܀ 14ܘܐܪܒܥ ܚܝܘܢ ܕܐܡܪܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܢܦܠܘ ܘܤܓܕܘ ܀ (SYP)

66 Revelation 5:1-14 1And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. 2And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 4And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. 5And 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. 6And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 7And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. 8And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 11And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 14And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.(KJV)

66 Revelation 5:1-14 1And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with 7 seals. 2And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 4And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. 5And 1 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 7 seals thereof. 6And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the 4 beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having 7 horns and 7 eyes, which are the 7 Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 7And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. 8And when he had taken the book, the 4 beasts and 24 elders fell down before the Lamb, having every 1 of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 11And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was 10000 times 10000, and 1000s of 1000s; 12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 14And the 4 beasts said, Amen. And the 24 elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.(KJV/NC)

66 Revelation 5:1-14 1And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back, close sealed with seven seals. 2And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3And no one in the heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look thereon. 4And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to look thereon: 5and one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not; behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath overcome to open the book and the seven seals thereof. 6And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth. 7And he came, and he taketh it out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne. 8And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9And they sing a new song, saying,

Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou was slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, 10and madest them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon earth.

11And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12saying with a great voice,

Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might and honor, and glory, and blessing.

13And every created thing which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things are in them, heard I saying,

Unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the dominion, for ever and ever.

14And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and worshipped.(ASV)

66 Revelation 5:1-14 1AND I saw on the right hand of him who sat on the throne a book, written within and on the back and sealed with seven seals. 2Then I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book and to loose the seals thereof? 3And no man in heaven above nor on earth neither under the earth was able to open the book, neither to look on it. 4And I wept exceedingly because no man was found worthy to open the book, neither to look on it. 5And one of the elders said to me, Weep not; behold the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Scion of David, has prevailed and he will open the book and the seven seals thereof.

6¶ And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 7And he came and took the book from the right hand of him who sat upon the throne. 8And as he took the book, the four animals and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, and everyone of them had a harp and a cup of gold full of incense, and these were the prayers of the saints. 9And they sang new praise saying. Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof; for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation; 10And hast made them for our God kings and priests; and they shall reign on the earth. 11And I looked, and I heard as it were the voice of many angels round about the throne and the animals and the elders; and their number was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, 12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing. 13And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and all that are in the sea and all that are in them, I heard saying, To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and dominion for ever and ever. 14And the four animals said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him who lives for ever and ever. (LAM)

66 Revelation 5:1-14 1And I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals; 2and I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?" 3And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, 4and I wept much that no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to into into it. 5Then one of the elders said to me, "Weep not; lo, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals."

6And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders, I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth; 7and he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. 8And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and with golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints; 9and they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy art thou to take the scroll and to open its seals, for thou wast slain and by thy blood didst ransom men for God from every tribe and tongue and people and nation, 10and hast made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on earth." 11Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!" 13And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all therein, saying, "To him who sits upon the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might for ever and ever!" 14And the four living creatures said, "Amen!" and the elders fell down and worshiped.(RSV)

66 Revelation 5:1-14 1Then 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. 2And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?" 3But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. 4I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. 5Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals."

6Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7He came and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. 8And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. 10You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."

11Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12In a loud voice they sang: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!"

13Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!" 14The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped.(NIV)

66 Revelation 5:1-14 1I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a book written inside and outside, sealed shut with seven seals. 2I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, 'Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?' 3No one in heaven above, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look in it. 4And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to look in it. 5One of the elders said to me, 'Don't weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome; he who opens the book and its seven seals.' 6I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth. 7Then he came, and he took it out of the right hand of him who sat on the throne. 8Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9They sang a new song, saying,

'You are worthy to take the book,
And to open its seals:

For you were killed,
And bought us for God with your blood,
Out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,

10And made them kings and priests to our God,
And they reign on earth.'

11I saw, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands; 12saying with a loud voice, 'Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!'

13I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, 'To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!'

14The four living creatures said, 'Amen!' The elders fell down and worshiped.(WEB)

66 Revelation 5:1-14 1I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a book written inside and outside, sealed shut with seven seals. 2I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, 'Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?' 3No one in heaven above, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look in it. 4And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to look in it. 5One of the elders said to me, 'Don't weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome; he who opens the book and its seven seals.' 6I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth. 7Then he came, and he took it out of the right hand of him who sat on the throne. 8Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the holy ones. 9They sang a new song, saying,

'You are worthy to take the book,
and to open its seals:

for you were killed,
and bought us for God with your blood,
out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,

10and made us kings and priests to our God,
and we will reign on earth.'

11I saw, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands; 12saying with a loud voice, 'Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!'

13I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, 'To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!'

14The four living creatures said, 'Amen!' The elders fell down and worshiped.(WEB/HNV)

66 Revelation 5:1-14 1AND I saw on the right hand of him who sat on the throne a book, written inside and on the back and sealed with 7 seals. 2Then I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book and to loose its seals? 3And no man in heaven above, nor on earth, nor under the earth, was able to open the book, nor look on it. 4And I wept exceedingly because no man was found worthy to open the book, nor look on it. 5And one of the elders said to me, Do not weep; look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Heir of David, has prevailed and he will open the book and its 7 seals.

6And I looked, and saw, in the middle of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having 7 horns and 7 eyes, which are the 7 Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 7And he came and took the book from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. 8And as he took the book, the 4 animals and the 4 and 20 elders fell down before the Lamb, and everyone of them had a harp and a cup of gold full of incense, and these were the prayers of the saints. 9And they sang new praise saying, You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals; for you were slain and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation; 10And have made them for our God kings and priests; and they will reign on the earth.

11And I looked, and I heard as it were the voice of many angels around the throne and the animals and the elders; and their number was 10,000 times 10,000, and 1,000s of 1,000s, 12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing. 13And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and all that are in the sea and all that are in them, I heard saying, To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever. 14And the 4 animals said, Amen. And the 4 and 20 elders fell down and worshiped him who lives forever and ever. (BRB)

The passage describes a scroll that has been sealed with 7 seals. Jesus is the only one worthy to open the scroll by lifting the seals. Everyone marvels greatly and worships when the scroll is opened.

Without first opening the scroll it is hard to proove that the scroll in question is the Bible itself, but let me state without full proof, that the scroll in question here is the Bible itself. The Bible has been sealed in 7 distinct ways so that it cannot be fully understood.

The process of opening the Bible, especially the process of removing the seals, depends on a discovery of how exactly the Bible has been sealed. The process of finding the meanings of each of the seals, especially as that relates to the text of the Bible, is the process of removing the seals and thus opening the Bible to more complete understanding.

We have been blessed to have been called to work this problem, and the various websites that we've been working on these past 10 years covers the same material as these 7 seals. Of course we had no clue what we were working on until after those websites were online.

Each seal is explained in detail later in the Book of Revelation. Lets look at each and how those seals have prevented full understanding of the text.

Seal 1

66 Revelation 6:1-2 1ܘܚܙܝܬ ܟܕ ܦܬܚ ܐܡܪܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܫܒܥܐ ܛܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܡܥܬ ܠܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܒܥ ܚܝܘܢ ܕܐܡܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܩܠܐ ܕܪܥܡܐ ܬܐ ܘܚܙܝ ܀ 2ܘܫܡܥܬ ܘܚܙܝܬ ܘܗܐ ܤܘܤܝܐ ܚܘܪܐ ܘܕܝܬܒ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܩܫܬܐ ܘܐܬܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܘܢܦܩ ܙܟܝ ܘܙܟܐ ܘܕܢܙܟܐ ܀ (SYP)

66 Revelation 6:1-2 1And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. 2And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. (KJV)

66 Revelation 6:1-2 1And I saw when the Lamb opened 1 of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, 1 of the 4 beasts saying, Come and see. 2And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. (KJV/NC)

66 Revelation 6:1-2 1And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, Come. 2And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown: and he came forth conquering, and to conquer. (ASV)

66 Revelation 6:1-2 1I SAW when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four animals saying in a voice as of thunder, Come and see. 2And I looked and beheld a white horse, and he who sat on him had a bow, and a crown was given to him; and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. (LAM)

66 Revelation 6:1-2 1Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say, as with a voice of thunder, "Come!" 2And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and its rider had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.(RSV)

66 Revelation 6:1-2 1I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, "Come!" 2I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.(NIV)

66 Revelation 6:1-2 1I saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder, 'Come and see!' 2And behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.(WEB)

66 Revelation 6:1-2 1I saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder, 'Come and see!' 2And behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.(WEB/HNV)

66 Revelation 6:1-2 1I SAW when the Lamb opened one of the 7 seals, and I heard one of the 4 animals saying in a voice like thunder, Come and see. 2And I looked and saw a white horse, and he who sat on him had a bow, and a crown was given to him; and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. (BRB)

This is a small clue.

We read later in the book that Jesus is the one who rides the white horse conquering the world. This is part of an answer, but it does not answer the base question, how, exactly, does the text of the Bible get sealed by the actions of someone conquering?

This question is answered in part through another riddle, contained at the start of the next chapter. Here there are 12 seals, and most of the tribes of ancient Israel are listed by name. These seals are the more complete explanation of the riddle.

66 Revelation 7:1-3 1ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܗܕܐ ܚܙܝܬ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܡܠܐܟܝܢ ܩܝܡܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܒܥ ܙܘܝܬܗ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܐܚܝܕܝܢ ܠܐܪܒܥܬ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܫܒ ܪܘܚܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܥܠ ܝܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܐܝܠܢ ܀ 2ܘܚܙܝܬ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܤܠܩ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܝ ܫܡܫܐ ܘܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܚܬܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܐ ܘܩܥܐ ܒܩܠܐ ܪܡܐ ܠܐܪܒܥܐ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܐܬܝܗܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܢܗܪܘܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܝܡܐ ܀ 3ܘܐܡܪ ܠܐ ܬܗܪܘܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܝܡܐ ܘܐܦܠܐ ܠܐܝܠܢܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܚܬܘܡ ܠܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܝܬ ܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܀ (SYP)

66 Revelation 7:1-3 1And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 2And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. (KJV)

66 Revelation 7:1-3 1And after these things I saw 4 angels standing on the 4 corners of the earth, holding the 4 winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 2And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the 4 angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. (KJV/NC)

66 Revelation 7:1-3 1After his I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow on the earth, or on the sea, or upon any tree. 2And I saw another angel ascend from the sunrising, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a great voice to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we shall have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads. (ASV)

66 Revelation 7:1-3 1AND after these things, I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth nor on the sea nor on any tree. 2And I saw another angel, and he ascended from the direction of the rising sun, having the seal of the living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, 3Do not hurt the earth, neither the sea nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God upon their brows. (LAM)

66 Revelation 7:1-3 1After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree. 2Then I saw another angel ascend from the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea, 3saying, "Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God upon their foreheads." (RSV)

66 Revelation 7:1-3 1After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree. 2Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea: 3"Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God." (NIV)

66 Revelation 7:1-3 1After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, so that no wind would blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree. 2I saw another angel ascend from the sunrise, having the seal of the living God. He cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to harm the earth and the sea, 3saying, 'Don't harm the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, until we have sealed the bondservants of our God on their foreheads!' (WEB)

66 Revelation 7:1-3 1After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, so that no wind would blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree. 2I saw another angel ascend from the sunrise, having the seal of the living God. He cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to harm the earth and the sea, 3saying, 'Don't harm the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, until we have sealed the bondservants of our God on their foreheads!' (WEB/HNV)

66 Revelation 7:1-3 1AND after these things, I saw 4 angels standing on the 4 corners of the earth, holding the 4 winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth nor on the sea nor on any tree. 2And I saw another angel, and he ascended from the direction of the rising sun, having the seal of the living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the 4 angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, 3Do not hurt the earth, nor the sea nor the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their brows. (BRB)

This establishes the timing of the conquering of the earth. It is bounded by the sealing of a group on their brows.

This helps explain the riddle. The brow is the place on the human body that symbolizes remembering and forgetting. The brow is used in the prophecy spoken over Joseph in the last chapter of Genesis, and one of his son's, Manasseh, has a name that means to forget.

Scripture was placed on the forehead, or brow, in order to symbolize not forgetting.

Those who are sealed are those who have forgotten who they are.

Who is that?

Chapter 7 continues with a riddle, and it explains how to find the lost tribes of ancient Israel.

Not to give away the story, which is on www.bibletribes.org, the point here is that if you don't know who, or where the lost tribes of ancient Israel are now, then you cannot understand scripture itself. One aspect of our understanding of Scripture is blocked, or sealed, by our collective loss of understanding of who these tribes are today.

Why is the conquering metaphore used for seal 1? Because these tribes would be responsible for most of the warfare of planet earth for the past 2500 years. The promise to Abraham was that he would inherit the entire planet and that process began when the Israelites crossed the Jordan river and began conquering Canaan.

The process of conquering the entire world for Abraham in a military sense continued when the Israelites left ancient Israel and began conquering the rest of the world.

Knowledge of their modern identity is a seal, and it prevents understanding of full meaning of the text of the Bible, since many of the prophecies of the Bible relate to these people groups and what will happen to them, specifically, in the 4 centuries before Jesus' return.

Seal 2

66 Revelation 6:3-4 3ܘܟܕ ܦܬܚ ܛܒܥܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܫܡܥܬ ܠܚܝܘܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܕܐܡܪܐ ܬܐ ܀ 4ܘܢܦܩ ܤܘܤܝܐ ܤܘܡܩܐ ܘܠܕܝܬܒ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܬܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܠܡܤܒ ܫܠܡܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܠܚܕܕܐ ܢܢܟܤܘܢ ܘܐܬܝܗܒܬ ܠܗ ܚܪܒܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܀ (SYP)

66 Revelation 6:3-4 3And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. 4And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. (KJV)

66 Revelation 6:3-4 3And when he had opened seal 2, I heard beast 2 say, Come and see. 4And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill 1 another: and there was given unto him a great sword. (KJV/NC)

66 Revelation 6:3-4 3And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come. 4And another horse came forth, a red horse: and to him that sat thereon it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. (ASV)

66 Revelation 6:3-4 3¶ And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second animal say, Come and see. 4And there went out another horse, and it was red, and to him who sat on it was given power to take away peace from the earth, that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword. (LAM)

66 Revelation 6:3-4 3When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" 4And out came another horse, bright red; its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that men should slay one another; and he was given a great sword.(RSV)

66 Revelation 6:3-4 3When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" 4Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword.(NIV)

66 Revelation 6:3-4 3When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, 'Come!' 4Another came forth, a red horse. To him who sat on it was given power to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another. There was given to him a great sword.(WEB)

66 Revelation 6:3-4 3When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, 'Come!' 4Another came forth, a red horse. To him who sat on it was given power to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another. There was given to him a great sword.(WEB/HNV)

66 Revelation 6:3-4 3And when he opened the 2nd seal, I heard the 2nd animal say, Come and see. 4And there went out another horse, and it was red, and to him who sat on it was given power to take away peace from the earth, that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword. (BRB)

A great sword, or large sword, or fat sword?

How does a fat sword both cause death, and seal up the Bible?

There is a base idea here that the Bible, when properly understood, leads the reader to a more complete understanding of Jesus. It also prepares the reader to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. It also prepares the reader to take on an intimate, ongoing and personal relationship like the people in the Bible had themselves with Jesus.

By sealing the text, by preventing it from being readable or understandable, this multi-step process is prevented from even starting. The seal thus brings death.

In this particular seal, the main object bringing death is this fat sword.

The riddle as to how a fat sword brings death is found when we understand the word sword as used in the Bible.

The word, "sword," is a symbol. It is defined in Ephesians

52 Ephesians 6:17 17ܘܤܝܡܘ ܤܢܘܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܘܐܚܘܕܘ ܤܝܦܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀ (SYP)

52 Ephesians 6:17 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: (KJV)

52 Ephesians 6:17 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: (KJV/NC)

52 Ephesians 6:17 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: (ASV)

52 Ephesians 6:17 17Put on the helmet of salvation and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; (LAM)

52 Ephesians 6:17 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. (RSV)

52 Ephesians 6:17 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. (NIV)

52 Ephesians 6:17 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; (WEB)

52 Ephesians 6:17 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the spoken word of God; (WEB/HNV)

52 Ephesians 6:17 17Put on the helmet of salvation and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; (BRB)

The admonition in Ephesians is to pray, at all times, using the sword which is the word of God. The phrase "word of God" is a loaded term and has a double meaning. It is both Jesus, and the words he speaks to each of us, and the written word, the Bible. These are the 2 sides to this double edged sword.

So, in this seal, a fat sword, kills. How so?

How so when this is a seal over the text of the Bible itself? If a sword is the Bible itself, then a seal over the bible is a fat sword, or a fat Bible.

What is a deadly, or killing fat Bible?

The issue is given clear text as nearly the last thought in the entire Bible:

66 Revelation 22:18 18ܡܤܗܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܫܡܥ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܢܒܝܘܬܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܕܢܤܝܡ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܢܤܝܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܟܬܝܒܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܀ (SYP)

66 Revelation 22:18 18For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: (KJV)

66 Revelation 22:18 18For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: (KJV/NC)

66 Revelation 22:18 18I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book: (ASV)

66 Revelation 22:18 18I testify to every man who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add to these things, God shall add to him the plagues that are written in this book; (LAM)

66 Revelation 22:18 18I warn every one who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if any one adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, (RSV)

66 Revelation 22:18

66 Revelation 22:18 18I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to them, may God add to him the plagues which are written in this book. (WEB)

66 Revelation 22:18 18I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to them, may God add to him the plagues which are written in this book. (WEB/HNV)

66 Revelation 22:18 18I testify to every man who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man will add to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; (BRB)

Adding to the words of the Bible, to the sword, makes it fat and makes it deadly.

How are fat Bible's produced? By adding text.

This brings on curses to those who add the text and it brings death to readers.

It is curious that we've been called to work on an audited Bible Translation (at www.opensourcebibleproject.org) and we have strugged greatly with how to publish a Bible that is not fat. We're leaning towards calling the typical preface and translators notes as added words, and deadly.

It is also curious that we've had to study the question of what books properly make up the canon. What, exactly, is the Bible? We answered this question by answering a related question. By ordering the books, we find there is no way to add books beyond the 66 books found in the standard Protestant Bible. (See www.bookorderbible.org for more.)

What are fat Bibles? Here are some examples:

  • Extra books This includes the Apochrapha and other ancient books that were considered for canon, or which have been dug up and promoted recently as missing parts of the canon. These are attempts at fattening the canon, turning it into a form that is deadly.

  • Extended Canon Any additional canon-like works such as the Book of Mormon for Mormons. It also includes the works of E. G. White for many members of the 7th day Adventists. These are other examples of successful attempts at fattening the canon and making it deadly.

  • Study Bibles There was a time when my only Bible was a study Bible. I wanted to learn what the Bible said and this was a popular way. Problem, though, as I've come to learn the text of the Bible much better, is that the notes in study Bible's are often grossly wrong. Study Bible projects add text to the Bible while the editors often do not understand the Bible's original text.

    Instead of putting their words in a seperate work, they are printed on each page, which makes the total of their contribution look small, but in fact these are the popular protestant evangelical forms of fat, deadly, Bibles.

Spiritual death comes when people add words to the text of the Bible, and mix those words up with God's words.

The teaching gifts generally involve explaining the Bible to others. Moses, Ezra, and many others down through history have done this. The problem comes when anyone does something that a new believer will confuse with the text of the Bible itself. When this happens the sword has been made fat and kills.

Seal 3

66 Revelation 6:5-6 5ܘܟܕ ܐܬܦܬܚ ܛܒܥܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܫܡܥܬ ܠܚܝܘܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܕܐܡܪܐ ܬܐ ܘܗܐ ܤܘܤܝܐ ܐܘܟܡܐ ܘܕܝܬܒ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܝܬ ܡܐܤܬܐ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܀ 6ܘܫܡܥܬ ܩܠܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܩܒܐ ܕܚܛܐ ܒܕܝܢܪܐ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܩܒܝܢ ܕܤܥܪܐ ܒܕܝܢܪܐ ܘܠܚܡܪܐ ܘܠܡܫܚܐ ܠܐ ܬܗܪ ܀ (SYP)

66 Revelation 6:5-6 5And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. (KJV)

66 Revelation 6:5-6 5And when he had opened seal 3, I heard beast 3 say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6And I heard a voice in the midst of the 4 beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and 3 measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. (KJV/NC)

66 Revelation 6:5-6 5And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come. And I saw, and behold, a black horse; and he that sat thereon had a balance in his hand. 6And I heard as it were a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, A measure of wheat for a shilling, and three measures of barley for a shilling; and the oil and the wine hurt thou not. (ASV)

66 Revelation 6:5-6 5And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third animal say, Come and see. And behold, I saw a black horse; and he who sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four animals say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see that you do not damage the oil and the wine. (LAM)

66 Revelation 6:5-6 5When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" And I saw, and behold, a black horse, and its rider had a balance in his hand; 6and I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; but do not harm oil and wine!"(RSV)

66 Revelation 6:5-6 5When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. 6Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's wages, and three quarts of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!"(NIV)

66 Revelation 6:5-6 5When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, 'Come and see!' And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand. 6I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, 'A choenix of wheat for a denarius, and three choenix of barley for a denarius! Don't damage the oil and the wine!'(WEB)

66 Revelation 6:5-6 5When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, 'Come and see!' And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand. 6I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, 'A choenix of wheat for a denarius, and three choenix of barley for a denarius! Don't damage the oil and the wine!'(WEB/HNV)

66 Revelation 6:5-6 5And when he had opened the 3rd seal, I heard the 3rd animal say, Come and see. And look, I saw a black horse; and he who sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6And I heard a voice in the middle of the 4 animals say, A measure of wheat for a denarius, and 3 measures of barley for a denarius; and see that you do not damage the oil and the wine. (BRB)

Famine in the normal sense causes food to become very expensive and thus not available to everyone. People die in famines for this reason.

Curiuosly, instead of discussing this idea through price, the passage uses a device, a balance, which is a way to measure and relate 2 equal but different objects, in this case food to weight. Or even more precisely food to price.

In the normal case, the non-famine case, the balance is equal, there are to sides of equal weight, and the buyer is satisfied with the transaction, so too is the seller. The balance is level when people are being fed satisfactorily.

In the famine case there is an imbalance, and the buyer is not satisfied, there is not enough food.

Remember, this is one of the seals that is placed over the Bible so that its meaning is lost and the reader cannot understand the text.

The idea of 2 objects, being compared through a device, or being "weighed" is an idea that shows up frequently in the Bible. All matters are to be established on the testimony of 2 or more witnesses. This idea shows up most clearly here:

45 Philippians 3:1 1ܡܟܝܠ ܐܚܝ ܚܕܘ ܒܡܪܢ ܗܢܝܢ ܟܕ ܗܢܝܢ ܕܐܟܬܘܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܡܐܢܐ ܠܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܟܘܢ ܡܙܗܪܢ ܀ (SYP)

45 Philippians 3:1 1Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.(KJV)

45 Philippians 3:1 1Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.(KJV/NC)

45 Philippians 3:1 1Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not irksome, but for you it is safe. (ASV)

45 Philippians 3:1 1HENCEFORTH, my brethren, rejoice in our Lord. It does not bother me to write the same things to you, because they enlighten you. (LAM)

45 Philippians 3:1 1Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is not irksome to me, and is safe for you.(RSV)

45 Philippians 3:1 1Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.(NIV)

45 Philippians 3:1 1Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not tiresome, but for you it is safe. (WEB)

45 Philippians 3:1 1Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not tiresome, but for you it is safe. (WEB/HNV)

45 Philippians 3:1 1FROM now on, my brothers, rejoice in our Lord. It does not bother me to write the same things to you, because they enlighten you. (BRB)