1. And I saw on the right hand of him that sat upon the throne a book, written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals.
2. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?
3. And no one was able in the heaven, or upon the earth, or underneath the earth, to open the book, or to regard it.
4. And I wept much because no one had been found worthy to open the book nor to regard it.
5. And one of the elders says to me, Do not weep. Behold, the lion which is of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, has overcome so as to open the book, and its seven seals.