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(4) "And I wept much because no man was found
worthy to open and to read the book, neither
to look thereon. 15) "And one of the elders said unto me, Weep
not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda... hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose
the seven seals thereof. (6) "And I beheld in the midst of the throne and
of the four beasts and in the midst of the
elders stood a lamb. (7) "And he came and took the book out of the
right hand of him that sat upon the
throne." (8-14) The Lamb is now hailed with rejoicings
and blessing by a whole multitude including the 24 Elders and the four beasts, and every living being wishes him blessings, and
honour, and glory and power. Chapter vi.
The Lamb opens the seals of the book which is written inside and at the back and is sealed with seven seals, and which he had taken from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.
Such is the graphic account of that “which must be hereafter," which John, the Divine, has recorded in the Book of Apocalypse. But it is not to be supposed that John is here narrating a would-be scene in a would be
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