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Revelation 08 General Notes
Special concepts in this chapter
Seven seals
There is disagreement over how these seals are attached to the scroll. It would be logical if they were all side by side, but the scroll would only have revealed its contents after the last seal is broken. This is not how this chapter describes the scroll because each seal reveals a judgment. It is also commonly held that the absent seventh seal uncovers the seven trumpet judgments. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/judge and rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-apocalypticwriting)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Passive voice
The passive voice is frequently used in this chapter to hide the identity of the subject performing the action. This will be difficult to convey if the translator's language does not have a passive voice. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
Similes
The author uses many different similes. This is because he is attempting to describe the image he sees in the vision. Therefore, he compares the images in this vision to everyday things. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)