As though the second movement in a symphony, the celebration in the eschatological temple of God continues, with a reading of a scroll. Typically, in a Jewish synagogue liturgy, the seals on a Torah scroll are broken so that God’s Word may be read to the whole congregation. However, this scroll in the right hand of the enthroned Creator cannot be opened or read (5:1). Even a being as powerful as the angel with the great voice must ask, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” (5:2). The silence that follows (5:3) and the godly lament of John (5:4; cf. Ezra 10:1, 6; Neh. 1:3–6) demonstrate that no living creature can read or execute the contents of the scroll. Since there is writing on the inside and the back (5:1), the scroll type is undoubtedly an opistograph (“written on …