And 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.
Ver. 1. In the right hand] Gr. On, or at the right hand. There it lay ready, but none could make aught of it, till the Lamb took it, not only at, but out of the Father's right hand, and opened it, Revelation 5:7 .
A book written] This book of the Revelation, which till the Son of man had received his heavenly Father to show unto his servants, neither they nor he (as Son of man) knew (so much at least) of that day and hour of his second coming.
And on the back side] As lacking room within. Like that of the poet,
" Scriptus et in tergo, necdum finitus Orestes. "
(Juven. Sat. 1.)
Sealed with seven seals] To note the great secrecy and gradual discovery of the divine counsels.