273. [verse 7] 'And He came and took the book out of the right hand of the One sitting upon the throne' signifies that the Lord as to His Divine Human is the Word, and that He is this out of His Divine Itself, and that on this account He is going to effect the judgment out of the Divine Human. Here it is quite plain that 'the One sitting upon the throne' and 'the Lamb' are one Person, and that by 'the One sitting upon the throne' is understood His Divine from which [are all things], and by 'the Lamb' His Divine Human for in the preceding verse it is said that he saw 'a Lamb standing in the midst of the throne', and in this that 'He took the book' from 'the One sitting upon the throne'. That the Lord is going to make the judgment out of His Divine Human, because He is the Word, is established from these passages:-
Then shall they see the sign of the Son of Man; and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with vigor (virtus) and glory Matt. xxiv 30.
When the Son of Man shall sit upon His throne He is going to judge the twelve tribes of Israel Matt. xix 28.
The Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father, and then He shall make a return to each one according to his deeds Matt. xvi 27.
Watch always, that you may be accounted worthy to stand before the Son of Man Luke xxi 36.
In such an hour as you think not, the Son of Man comes Matt. xxiv 44.
The Father does not judge anyone, but has given all judgment to the Son, because He is the Son of Man John v [22,] 27.
'The Son of Man' is the Lord as to the Divine Human, and this is 'the Word', which 'was God' and 'was made flesh' (John 5,14).
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