The Lion, the Lamb and the Scroll
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(This chapter explains the meaning of suffering, martyrdom, and the importance of the Jews and of Jesus for human history.)
Then I saw in the right hand of the one who sat on the throne (the Lord God Almighty)
a scroll. (The scroll symbolizes the fact that God keeps a record of everything that happens, has happened and will happen in the world. This scroll also includes the purpose and meaning of historical events.)
It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals. (Human beings cannot understand the hidden meaning of history as long as these seals are there.)
(2) And I saw a mighty angel asking in a loud voice, "Who deserves to break the seals and open the scroll?" (fulfil the purpose of history and make it known.)
(3) But there was nobody in heaven or on earth or under the earth who could open the scroll or even look inside. (People have been unable to discover the hidden meaning of life and of history for the past 4 million years, even though they have tried hard.)
(4) And I shed many tears because nobody was found who deserved to open the scroll or look inside. (Life seems to be meaningless beyond death, history seems to have no direction, and all the human suffering throughout history seems to have no purpose. This situation has caused many people to become depressed and act in a destructive way.)
(5) Then one of the elders said to me, "Don't cry! Look the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has won. 
(With the rise of the British Lion-Empire Jews began to establish their world dominance. After its transformation to the Anglo-American dominated "Global Economy" and "International Community" Jewish world power is at its all-time high. They are God's chosen people to rule the world with money and carry out his purpose in good and in bad until the End of this Age, see 7:4, 14:1, Genesis 49:8-10.)
He will open the scroll and its seven seals." (It is the destruction unleashed by the Lions that has a crucial importance in transforming our world to create a better life in the New Age. And it was also Jewish prophets: Jesus, John, Isaiah, etc., who have revealed the meaning of history.)
(6) Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if he had been murdered. (This Lamb does not only symbolize Jesus but any innocent victim of wrongful persecution and prosecution, of exploitation, violence, crime and war and today especially of poverty. Historically Jesus was one of the most important of these victims.)
He was standing in the centre of the throne, (Innocent victims of institutionalized crime like Jesus have a special relationship with divine power. As we will soon see, they form a force of punishment, revenge and destruction.)
surrounded by the four living creatures (These four living creatures are the spirits of the four elements. Innocent victims of institutionalized crime like Jesus have a special influence on these elemental spirits, particularly the spirit of fire meaning destruction.)
and the elders. (These elders are spirits superior to human beings and inferior to God.)
He had seven horns (horn is the symbol of power, seven the number of occult forces, particularly destructive ones used in black magic. Innocent victims of institutionalized crime like Jesus have powers that work secretly in a way unexplainable to most people.)
and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God (So-called "evil" spirits that bring destruction to promote the necessary change, see 4:5, 8:2, 12:10.)
that have been sent throughout the earth. (We will soon meet these destructive spirits: six of the seven seals, the 7 angels with the 7 trumpets and the 7 bowls of God's anger symbolize disasters and scourges that make people suffer these days, see 3:1.)
(7) He came and took the scroll (it is the mechanism of suffering and retribution, which reveals the divine purpose of history and destroys what needs to be destroyed in order to promote change.)
from the right hand (The right hand symbolizes powerful action.)
of the one who was sitting on the throne. (Lord God Almighty)
(8) When he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. (See above verse 6.)
Each of them had a harp and they had golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. (These saints are also innocent victims who have formed a destructive force of retribution. In 6:10 they urge God to take revenge, in 8:3 the incense symbolizing a major disaster is thrown on the earth and in 15:7 and chapter 16 we see bowls again as a collection of man-made disasters and divine punishment.)
(9) And they sang a new song: (Singing a new song symbolizes unknown ideas and a new way of thinking, see 14:3.)
"You deserve to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were murdered, and with your blood you won men for God from every tribe, language, people and nation. (There is one good thing you can say about the murder of Jesus on the cross: without that murder, he and his ideas would probably be forgotten by now. It was through this murder that Jesus' brand of Judaism became the most widespread religion on earth. Other martyrs have reinforced this effect and have taught us that there are worse things in life than death, see 7:14.)
(10) You have made them a kingdom and priests for our God, and they will rule over the earth." (The example set by Jesus and other martyrs will be crucial for politicians who will create a new way of life in the New Age. Eventually they will rule the world according to divine morals and principles pronounced by Jesus and other prophets, see 1:6.)
(11) Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, millions of them. They surrounded the throne, the living creatures and the elders. (12) In a loud voice they said, "The Lamb, who was murdered, deserves to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and praise!" (13) Then I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying, "To the one who sits on the throne and to the Lamb will be praise, honour, glory and power, for ever and ever!" (14) The four living creatures said, "Amen". And the elders fell down and worshipped.