But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.
In context
1Then I saw, in the right hand of the one seated on the throne, a scroll written on the inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals. 2And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” 3But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it. 4I wept and wept, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it. 5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed, and he is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
