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And lo!
Omit.
In the midst of
Not on the throne, but perhaps in the space in the center of which is the throne, and which is surrounded by the twenty-four elders.
A Lamb (ἀρνίον)
The diminutive, very frequent in Revelation, and once in the Gospel of John (Joh 21:15). Nowhere else in the New Testament. Compare Isa 53:7; Joh 1:29, Joh 1:36. Christ had just been spoken of as a lion. He now appears as a lamb. Some interpreters emphasize the idea of gentleness, others that of sacrifice.
Slain (ἐσφαγμένον)
The verb indicates violence, butchery. See on 1Jo 3:12. It is also the sacrificial word. Exo 12:6.
Stood (ἑστηκὸς)
Rev., more correctly, standing. Though slaughtered the lamb stands. Christ, though slain, is risen and living.
Seven horns and seven eyes
See remarks on the Apocalyptic imagery, Rev 1:16. The horn is the emblem of might. See 1Sa 2:10; 1Ki 22:11; Psa 112:9; Dan 7:7, Dan 7:20 sqq.; Luk 1:69. Compare Mat 28:18. The eyes represent the discerning Spirit of God in its operation upon all created things.
Sent forth (ἀπεσταλμένα)
See on Mar 3:14.