Revelation 5:2
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2 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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Isaiah 29:11-12
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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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- Isaiah 29:11 scroll
- Isaiah 29:12 Lit. does not know books
Revelation 5:5
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5 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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- Revelation 5:5 NU, M omit to loose
Revelation 10:1
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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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Isaiah 41:22-23
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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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- Isaiah 41:22 Lit. set our heart on them
Psalm 103:20
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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.
Revelation 18:21
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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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