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No one in heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look in it.
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Creation's Universal Limit
Commentators stress that "no one" is an all-encompassing term. It includes not just humans on earth, but angels in heaven and even spirits "under the earth." This sweeping declaration shows that no created being, no matter how powerful or wise, has the ability or authority to understand or enact God's sovereign plan for history. This highlights the absolute distinction between the Creator and all of creation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
Εν (in) with locative (ουρανω), επ (upon) with genitive (γης), υποκατω (under) with ablative (γης), as in verse 13, including the whole universe, a…
19th Century
Anglican
And no man . . . .—Or, better, no one (for it is of more than mankind that the Apostle speaks) was able…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And no man in heaven Or "no one in heaven", whether angels, or the souls of departed saints; neither the one nor the…
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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