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Revelation 5:2 KJV
Revelation · chapter 5 · verse 2
And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?Revelation 5:2 · King James Version
Revelation 5:2 in context
1And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
2And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
3And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
4And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- proclaimingkēryssōto be a herald, to officiate as a herald, to proclaim after the manner of a herald…G2784 →
- strongischyrosstrong, mighty, of living beings, strong either in body or in mind, of one who has…G2478 →
- worthyaxiosweighing, having weight, having the weight of another thing of like value, worth as much…G514 →
- angelangelosa messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from GodG32 →
- voicephōnēa sound, a tone, of inanimate things, as musical instruments, a voice, of the sound of…G5456 →
- looselyōto loose any person tied or fastened, bandages of the feet, the shoes,, of a husband and…G3089 →
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Hitherto the apostle had seen only the great God, the governor of all things, now, I. He is favoured with a sight of the model and methods of his government, as they are all written down in a book which he holds in his hand; and this we are now to consider as shut up and sealed in the hand of God. Observe, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5