Verse 3

And no one in the heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look thereon.

Referenced Verses

  • Rev 5:13 : 13 And every created thing which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things are in them, heard I saying, Unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, [be] the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the dominion, for ever and ever.
  • Isa 40:13-14 : 13 Who hath directed the Spirit of Jehovah, or being his counsellor hath taught him? 14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding?
  • Isa 41:28 : 28 And when I look, there is no man: even among them there is no counsellor, that, when I ask of them, can answer a word.
  • Rom 11:34 : 34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?