Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And 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.

The lion

General references

Bible References

Weep

Luke 7:13
And when the Lord saw her, He was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Do not weep.
Luke 8:52
And they were all weeping and bewailing her: but He said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
Luke 23:28
Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
John 20:13
And they said to her, Woman, why dost thou weep? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid Him.

The lion

Hebrews 7:14
For it is evident that our Lord sprang from Judah, as to which tribe Moses spake nothing about the priesthood.

The root

Revelation 22:16
I Jesus have sent my messenger to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am both the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star.
Romans 1:3
who was of the seed of David according to the flesh,
Romans 15:12
And again Esaias saith, "There shall be a root of Jesse, and one that shall rise to rule over the Gentiles: in Him shall the Gentiles trust."

Hath

Revelation 1:1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto Him, to shew to his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and He sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John,
Revelation 6:1
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard one of the four animate beings saying, as with a voice of thunder, Come and see.

General references

Revelation 11:16
And the four and twenty elders, who sat before God on their thrones, fell on their faces, and worshipped God,