Then one of the elders said to me,“ Do not weep. Look, the Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered so that he is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
I also saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice,“ Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?”But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or even to look in it.
“‘ This is what the LORD says: The wise person should not boast in his wisdom; the strong should not boast in his strength; the wealthy should not boast in his wealth.