The image of the book with seven seals (Rev 5:1): the problem of the disappearance from the further narrative of the revelation

This article focuses on “the book with seven seals” (Rev 5:1). The author examines the problem of the disappearance of a meaningful image in the further narrative of the Apocalypse. There are three explanations of this fact: the first is that the book has already performed its role of the character in the Revelation; the second is that the book is the identity to ”book” in Rev 10 and the third one is that the apostle John reveals the contents of the book in the following chapters. All these opinions have an impact on the understanding of theological thought and the structure of the Apocalypse.