320# 启5:8–10.当他拿书卷的时候，四活物和二十四位长老，就俯伏在羔羊面前，各拿着竖琴和盛满了香的金炉，就是众圣徒的祈祷。他们唱新歌，说，你配拿书卷并打开其印；因为你曾被杀，用自己的血从各支派、舌头、人民、民族中救赎我们归于神；又叫我们成为君王和祭司，归于我们的神；我们要在地上掌权。
“当他拿书卷的时候”表示承认主的人身是神性，它拥有全能和全知之后(321节)；“四活物和二十四位长老，就俯伏在羔羊面前”表示高层天堂的天使承认并因此赞颂主(322节)；“各拿着竖琴”表示出于属灵真理的称谢(323节)；“和盛满了香的金炉”表示出于属灵良善的称谢(324节)；“就是众圣徒的祈祷”表示出于敬拜之物(325节)。
“他们唱新歌”表示出于内心喜乐的承认和称谢(326节)；“说，你配拿书卷并打开其印”表示主从神性人身拥有全能和全知(327节)；“因为你曾被杀，用自己的血救赎我们归于神”表示所有人与神性的分离，以及通过承认主并接受来自祂的神性真理而与神性的结合(328, 329节)；“从各支派、舌头中”表示被所有在教义和生活上处于真理的人(330节)；“人民、民族”表示属于主的属灵教会和属天教会(331节)。
“又叫我们成为君王和祭司，归于我们的神”表示他们从主那里处于教会和天堂的真理和良善(332节)；“我们要在地上掌权”表示通过与神性良善合一的神性真理而唯独属于主的能力，以及由此而来的那些属于主的属灵和属天国度的人所拥有的能力和智慧(333节)。
320. Verses 8, 9, 10. And when he had taken the book, the four animals and the four-and-twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof; for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God in thy blood, out of every tribe and tongue, and people and nation. And thou hast made us unto our God kings and priests; and we shall reign upon the earth.
"And when he had taken the book," signifies, after the acknowledgment that the Lord's Human is Divine, and that it has omnipotence and omniscience; "the four animals and the four-and-twenty elders fell down before the Lamb," signifies, the acknowledgment, and hence the glorification, of the Lord by the angels of the higher heavens; "having every one of them harps," signifies, confession from spiritual truths; "and golden vials full of incense," signifies, confession from spiritual goods; "which are the prayers of the saints," signifies, from which is worship.
"And they sang a new song," signifies, acknowledgment and confession from joy of heart; "saying, Thou art worthy to open the book and to loose the seals thereof," signifies, that the Lord from the Divine Human has omnipotence and omniscience; "for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God in thy blood," signifies, the separation of all from the Divine, and conjunction with the Divine by the acknowledgment of Him, and the reception of Divine truth from Him; "out of every tribe and tongue," signifies, by all who are in truths as to doctrine and as to life; "and people and nation," signifies, who are of the Lord's spiritual church, and of His celestial church.
"And hast made us unto our God kings and priests," signifies, that from the Lord they are in the truths and goods of the church and heaven; "and we shall reign upon the earth," signifies, the power which belongs to the Lord alone by Divine truth united to Divine good, and hence power and wisdom to those who are of the Lord's spiritual and celestial kingdom.
320. Verses 8-10. And when He had taken the book, the four animals and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one harps, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sung a new song, saying, Worthy art Thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof; for Thou wast slain, and didst redeem us to God in Thy blood, out of every tribe and tongue, and people and nation. And Thou didst make us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign upon the earth.
8. "And when He had taken the book," signifies after the acknowledgment that the Lord's Human is Divine, and has omnipotence and omniscience (n. 321); "the four animals and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb," signifies the acknowledgment and consequent glorification of the Lord by the angels of the higher heavens (n. 322); "having everyone harps," signifies confession from spiritual truths n. 323; "and golden bowls full of incense," signifies confession from spiritual goods n. 324; "which are the prayers of the saints," signifies from which is worship n. 325.
9. "And they sung a new song" signifies acknowledgment and confession from joy of heart n. 326; "saying, Worthy art Thou to open the book and to loose the seals thereof," signifies that the Lord from the Divine Human has omnipotence and omniscience (n. 327) "for Thou wast slain, and didst redeem us to God in Thy blood," signifies separation of all from the Divine, and conjunction with the Divine by the acknowledgment of the Lord, and by reception of Divine truth from Him (n. 328, 329); "out of every tribe and tongue," signifies by all who are in truths in respect to doctrine and in respect to life (n. 330); "and people and nation," signifies who are of the Lord's spiritual church and of His celestial church (n. 331).
10. "And didst make us unto our God kings and priests," signifies that from the Lord they are in the truths and goods of the church and of heaven (n. 332); "and we shall reign upon the earth," signifies the power that belongs to the Lord alone through Divine truth united to Divine good, and power and wisdom therefrom that those have who are of the Lord's spiritual and celestial kingdoms n. 333.
320. Versus 8-10.320. "Et cum accepisset librum, quatuor Animalia et viginti quatuor seniores prociderunt coram Agno, habentes unusquisque citharas, et phialas aureas plenas suffitibus, quae sunt preces sanctorum. Et canebant canticum novum, dicentes, Dignus es accipere librum, et aperire sigilla ejus, quia occisus es, et redemisti Deo nos in sanguine tuo, es omni tribu et lingua et populo et gente: et fecisti nos Deo nostro reges et sacerdotes, et regnabimus super terra.
"8. "Et cum accepisset librum", significat post agnitionem quod Humanum Domini sit Divinum, et Illi omnipotentia et omniscientia (n. 321); "quatuor Animalia et viginti quatuor seniores prociderunt coram Agno", significat agnitionem et inde glorificationem Domini ab angelis superiorum caelorum (n. 322); "habentes unusquisque citharas", significat confessionem ex veris spiritualibus (n. 323); "et phialas aureas plenas suffitibus", significat confessionem ex bonis spiritualibus (n. 324); "quae sunt preces sanctorum", significat ex quibus cultus (n. 325).
9. "Et canebant canticum novum", significat agnitionem et confessionem ex gaudio cordis (n. 326); "dicentes, Dignus es aperire librum et solvere sigilla ejus", significat quod Domino ex Divino Humano sit omnipotentia et omniscientia (n. 327); "quia occisus es, et redemisti Deo nos in sanguine tuo", significat separationem omnium a Divino, et conjunctionem cum Divino per agnitionem Ipsius et per receptionem Divini Veri ab Ipso (n. 328, 329); "ex omni tribu et lingua", significat ad omnibus qui in veris quoad doctrinam et quoad vitam sunt (n. 330); "et populo et gente", significat qui ab ecclesia Domini spirituali et ad ecclesia Ipsius caelesti (n. 331).
10. "Et fecisti nos Deo nostro reges et sacerdotes", significat quod illi a Domino sint in veris et bonis ecclesiae et caeli (n. 332); "et regnabimus super terra", significat potentiam quae soli Domino per Divinum Verum unitum Divino Bono, et inde potentiam et sapientiam illis qui e regno Domini spirituali et caelesti sunt (n. 333).