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And no one in the heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look thereon.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Εν (in) with locative (ουρανω), επ (upon) with genitive (γης), υποκατω (under) with ablative (γης), as in verse 13, including the whole universe, a…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And no man in heaven. No one—oudeiv. There is no limitation in the original to man. The idea is that there was no one in…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And no man . . . .—Or, better, no one (for it is of more than mankind that the Apostle speaks) was able

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The second horseman is war and bloodshed. He rides on a “fiery red steed,” whose color symbolizes slaughter (2 Kings 3:22–23). Therefor…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And no man in heaven
Or "no one in heaven", whether angels, or the souls of departed saints; neither the one nor the…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The apostle saw in the hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll, in the form usual in those times, sealed with seven seals. This represented the …

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