Unsealing the Scroll

At the close of his visions, an angel commanded Daniel “ to close the words and seal the book until the season of the end .” In contrast, in the Book of Revelation , the “ Sealed Scroll ” is unsealed from the Book’s first paragraph, revealing its contents for all to see. Daniel was told to “ seal the Scroll ,” but John was commanded NOT to seal it. The verbal parallels are deliberate and telling. The image informs us that the time of fulfillment has arrived.