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I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.
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And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book and to break its seals?"
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And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the book or to look into it.
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Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look into it;
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and one of the elders said to me, "Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the book and its seven seals."