3And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
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And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him? …
For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-5)Hitherto the apostle had seen only the great God, the governor of all things, now, I. He is favoured with a sight of the model and methods of his government, as they are all written down in a book which he holds in his hand; and this we are now to consider as shut up and sealed in the hand of God. Observe, 1. The designs and methods of divine Providence towards the church and the world are stated…
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