Revelation 5:4

And I wept much,.... Not so much on his own account, because he feared his curiosity would not be gratified, and that strong desire answered, which were raised in him upon sight of the book, and…

And I wept much, because no man was found worthy ... - Greek, as in Rev 5:3, no one. It would seem as if there was a pause to see if there were any response to the proclamation of the angel. There…

I wept much - Because the world and the Church were likely to be deprived of the knowledge of the contents of the book.

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…

And I The pronoun is emphatic: "no one could open it: I for my part wept for the impossibility." Whyhe wept will be variously explained, according to the view taken of the meaning of the Book. If it…