Revelation 5:6

Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The seer reports a vision to the reader, immediately after an elder declares that the Lion of Judah has triumphed to open the scroll. This vision occurs before the Lamb comes and takes the scroll from the right hand of the One on the throne.

The words — ἰδοὺ (idou), “behold,” marks the sudden visible appearance of the Lamb. μεσῳ (mesō), “midst,” places him at the center of the throne, not beside it.

The thread — The seven eyes recall Zechariah’s seven eyes of the LORD scanning the whole earth (Zechariah 4:10; Zechariah 3:9). The Lamb title also connects to John’s identification of Jesus as the Lamb of God (John 1:29).

Why it lands — It asks the reader to see the slain Lamb as the enthroned agent of God’s judgment and salvation, not as a defeated victim. He is the one who can open the scroll, and his seven eyes mean nothing in the earth escapes his knowledge.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And 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.

Cross-references

Zechariah 4:10 For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”
Zechariah 3:9 See the stone I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave on it an inscription, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.
John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
Revelation 5:12 In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
John 1:36 When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
Revelation 13:8 And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
Daniel 7:14 And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
Revelation 1:4 John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits before His throne,
1 Peter 1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.