3. And no man was able, neither in heaven, nor on earth, nor under the earth, to open the book, nor to look on it.
4. And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open the book, nor to see it.
5. And one of the ancients said to me: Weep not; behold the lion of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
6. And I saw: and behold in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the ancients, a Lamb standing as it were slain, having seven horns and seven eyes: which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.