Revelation 5:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Revelation 5:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Revelation 5:4 is a verse from the book of Revelation in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Revelation 5:4 — KJV
“And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.”
— Revelation 5:4 (KJV)
Revelation 5:4 in Context — About the Book of Revelation
Revelation pulls back the curtain on history's finale: the risen Christ walking among His churches, the throne room of heaven, judgment on evil, and a new heaven and new earth where God wipes every tear away. Written to persecuted believers, its message is singular — the Lamb wins.
Cross-References for Revelation 5:4
“And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.”
Shares key themes with Revelation 5:4: much, read, look
“And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. shall come...: Heb. in coming in shall come in, etc”
Shares key themes with Revelation 5:4: because, read, look
“Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.”
Shares key themes with Revelation 5:4: because, read, neither
“Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession. no...: Heb. even to the treading of the sole of the foot”
Shares key themes with Revelation 5:4: much, because, read
“And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
Shares key themes with Revelation 5:4: because, read, neither
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