Wrong. No verse mentioning a second search means there wasn't one. Jesus shows up after the search failed and he is instantly recognized as being worthy to open the seals and he does so right then.
It is illogical because a search wasn't needed. It's like a search party looking for a missing child, they search to find the child but fail but then the child walks out of the woods and they see him. That isn't a second search.
This has already been discussed.
You are wrong. The text does show Christ arriving after the first search ended. He ascended. Even you said so before so you are contradicting yourself.
That is the order I have presented not what you present. You claim Jesus was not worthy but this is false. He was always worthy, he just wasn't in heaven yet.
And that is what I have presented. You even argued against the showing up/arriving part yet here you are presenting it as I did.
You said:
The answer is NOT "arriving."
And also:
He ascended and "showed up" in heaven.
LOL....you are confused.
It is illogical because a search wasn't needed. It's like a search party looking for a missing child, they search to find the child but fail but then the child walks out of the woods and they see him. That isn't a second search.
This has already been discussed.
You are wrong. The text does show Christ arriving after the first search ended. He ascended. Even you said so before so you are contradicting yourself.
That is the order I have presented not what you present. You claim Jesus was not worthy but this is false. He was always worthy, he just wasn't in heaven yet.
And that is what I have presented. You even argued against the showing up/arriving part yet here you are presenting it as I did.
You said:
The answer is NOT "arriving."
And also:
He ascended and "showed up" in heaven.
LOL....you are confused.
Your answer to the question as to why He was not found in that first search was "In transit." But it seems like you have changed your mind. Now you say He WAS found in that first search but was only delayed.
Jesus shows up after the search failed and he is instantly recognized as being worthy to open the seals and he does so right then.
For example, you KNOW that just before He ascended the first time He said this:
John 20:17
Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
Question: do you NOT BELIEVE Jesus ascended here after sending Mary away? After all, it does not say He ascended, it only hints of it. Sometimes scriptures leave things out that we might wish was included. I believe there is enough information here that we can believe Jesus ascended, after sending Mary away. I think this is what took place JUST BEFORE Jesus "showed up" (your words) in the throne room.
Now, let's back up. What happened to Jesus before Mary?
John 20:1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
Luk 24:
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
8 And they remembered his words,
So we have established by scripture that backing up in time, just before Jesus ascended, He prevailed over death and rose from the dead. Why do you find it so hard to fit this gospel story into John's narrative?
5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
As I have said all along, verse five was Jesus conquering death and rising from the dead: and so becoming legally able to take the book and open the seals. John did not write what the qualifications were to open the seals, so we don't have that information. But with what John has given us, we can GUESS that written on the outside of the book was information as to who would be qualified. The seals could only be opened by a "redeemer."
9 And they sung 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 by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
How could John have made this plainer? He was worthy to open the seals because He was slain and became the redeemer. (Many men were slain but only one rose from the dead under his own power.) AGain, this verse does not mention Jesus' resurrection. Will you then deny it because John did not write it? We KNOW He rose from the dead! It was part of the redeemption process.
It is illogical because a search wasn't needed.
So what you are saying is, you don't believe John when He said "no man was found?" You don't really know why He wept much. You even hint that much could have only been seconds or minutes. Why not just believe what Jesus spoke to me: that that first search ended in failure? IT FITS THE TEXT!
You are wrong. The text does show Christ arriving after the first search ended
Keep in mind, the search parameters are "in heaven, on earth, then under the earth. John watched all three places and "no man was found." I think Jesus nailed it when He said to me that the search ended in failure. You still have not answered the question: WHY was Jesus not found BEFORE JOHN WEPT? (I reworded it!) He is GOD in human flesh! Surely the God of creation would be found worthy! The answer is, no. He was not legally able to open the seals until He PREVAILED. I can can guess the angel started a new search back in heaven that John did not see, so did not write.
Now, you say "he showed up." No, that is not scripture: HE PREVAILED. Please, explain what Jesus prevailed over. Please keep things straight: Yes, He showed up in heaven but we are talking about BEFORE His ascension when He prevailed over something to be found worthy. It was LATER when He ascended. Remember Mary? By the way, I did NOT contradict myself. You ignore time here so just rearrange to fit what you think. He as already been found worthy to open the seals because He PREVAILED - before He ascended.
You have attempted to make a very simple narrative of Christ's death, burial and resurrection into something difficult. God was only showing John that Jesus got the book into His hands when He ascended. That would have been around 32 AD.
What you do say the first seal represents?