Revelation 5:7

5:7 Then ¹  he came and took the scroll ²  from the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne,

Revelation 6:14

6:14 The sky ³  was split apart ⁴  like a scroll being rolled up, ⁵  and every mountain and island was moved from its place.

Revelation 8:4

8:4 The ⁶  smoke coming from the incense, ⁷  along with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand.

[5:7]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[5:7]  ² tn The words “the scroll” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[6:14]  ³ tn Or “The heavens were.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) can mean either “heaven” or “sky.”

[6:14]  ⁴ tn BDAG 125 s.v. ἀποχωρίζω states, “ὁ οὐρανὸς ἀπεχωρίσθη the sky was split Rv 6:14.” Although L&N 79.120 gives the meaning “the sky disappeared like a rolled-up scroll” here, a scroll that is rolled up does not “disappear,” and such a translation could be difficult for modern readers to understand.

[6:14]  ⁵ tn On this term BDAG 317 s.v. ἑλίσσω states, “ὡς βιβλίον ἑλισσόμενον like a scroll that is rolled up…Rv 6:14.”

[8:4]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[8:4]  ⁶ tn The expression τῶν θυμιαμάτων (twn qumiamatwn) is taken as a “genitive of producer,” i.e., the noun in the genitive produces the head noun.