Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, (A)“Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?”

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And I saw a mighty angel(A) proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”

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11 The whole vision has become to you like the words of a [a]book (A)that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is literate, saying, “Read this, please.”

(B)And he says, “I cannot, for it is sealed.”

12 Then the book is delivered to one who [b]is illiterate, saying, “Read this, please.”

And he says, “I am not literate.”

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  1. Isaiah 29:11 scroll
  2. Isaiah 29:12 Lit. does not know books

11 For you this whole vision(A) is nothing but words sealed(B) in a scroll. And if you give the scroll to someone who can read, and say, “Read this, please,” they will answer, “I can’t; it is sealed.” 12 Or if you give the scroll to someone who cannot read, and say, “Read this, please,” they will answer, “I don’t know how to read.”

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But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, (A)the Lion of the tribe of (B)Judah, (C)the Root of David, has (D)prevailed to open the scroll (E)and [a]to loose its seven seals.”

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  1. Revelation 5:5 NU, M omit to loose

Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion(A) of the tribe of Judah,(B) the Root of David,(C) has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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The Mighty Angel with the Little Book

10 I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. (A)And a rainbow was on (B)his head, his face was like the sun, and (C)his feet like pillars of fire.

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The Angel and the Little Scroll

10 Then I saw another mighty angel(A) coming down from heaven.(B) He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow(C) above his head; his face was like the sun,(D) and his legs were like fiery pillars.(E)

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22 “Let(A) them bring forth and show us what will happen;
Let them show the (B)former things, what they were,
That we may [a]consider them,
And know the latter end of them;
Or declare to us things to come.
23 (C)Show the things that are to come hereafter,
That we may know that you are gods;
Yes, (D)do good or do evil,
That we may be dismayed and see it together.

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  1. Isaiah 41:22 Lit. set our heart on them

22 “Tell us, you idols,
    what is going to happen.(A)
Tell us what the former things(B) were,
    so that we may consider them
    and know their final outcome.
Or declare to us the things to come,(C)
23     tell us what the future holds,
    so we may know(D) that you are gods.
Do something, whether good or bad,(E)
    so that we will be dismayed(F) and filled with fear.

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20 (A)Bless the Lord, you His angels,
Who excel in strength, who (B)do His word,
Heeding the voice of His word.

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20 Praise the Lord,(A) you his angels,(B)
    you mighty ones(C) who do his bidding,(D)
    who obey his word.

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Finality of Babylon’s Fall

21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, (A)“Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and (B)shall not be found anymore.

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The Finality of Babylon’s Doom

21 Then a mighty angel(A) picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea,(B) and said:

“With such violence
    the great city(C) of Babylon will be thrown down,
    never to be found again.

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