Apocalypse Explained #305
305. Verses 4, 5. And I wept much, that no one was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. And one of the elders saith unto me, weep not; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath overcome to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
4. "And I wept much, that no one was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon," signifies grief of heart on account of the disorder and destruction of all things, if no one could know [scire], cognize [cognoscere], and explore all men, and all things pertaining to men (n. 306).
5. "And one of the elders," signifies a society of heaven superior in wisdom to the rest (n.307); "saith unto me, Weep not," signifies that there need be no grief on that account (n. 308); "behold, the Lion hath overcome," signifies that the Lord from His own power subjugated the hells, and reduced all things in the heavens to order (n. 309); "from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David," signifies by means of Divine good united to Divine truth in His Human (n. 310); "to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof," signifies that He knows and recognizes all and each, and the most secret things of everyone (n. 311).
198 - The Sword, Famine, and Pestilence
By Jonathan S. Rose
Title: The Sword, Famine, and Pestilence
Topic: Salvation
Summary: We search for the message of love and the inner meaning behind the Bible's harsh statements about the sword, famine, and pestilence.
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
References:
2 Chronicles 26:5, 9
Jeremiah 14:12, 16; 21:9; 24:10; 29:15, 18
Ezekiel 5:12, 16-17; 6:11-13; 7:15-16; 12:16; 14:21
2 Samuel 24:10-13, 15
Psalms 91:1-ff