Verse 3

No one in heaven above, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look in it.

Referenced Verses

• Rev 5:13 : 13 I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!"
• Isa 40:13-14 : 13 Who has directed the Spirit of Yahweh, or has taught him as his counselor? 14 Who did he take counsel with, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?
• Isa 41:28 : 28 When I look, there is no man; even among them there is no counselor who, when I ask of them, can answer a word.
• Rom 11:34 : 34 "For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?"