<p>5:4 <i>And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll, or to look thereon</i>- See on :3. Weeping because no man could open the book of life, of salvation, has similarities with Israel's inability to find a champion against Goliath. Goliath, representing the seed of the serpent, a personification of sin (i.e. the Biblical devil), needed a man to fight him (1 Sam. 17:8,9). The men of Israel cowered in fear, wishing they could only have the strength and courage necessary, but looking one on another helplessly as the invincible giant made his boast. How to overcome him and the evil intent of this man against God's people was what the men's conversation revolved around: &quot;Have ye seen this man that is come up? Surely to defy Israel is he come up&quot;. They also discussed the glorious reward being offered: &ldquo;It shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and make his father's house free in Israel&quot; - and throw in his daughter for good measure too (1 Sam. 17:25). But &quot;all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid&quot; (1 Sam. 17:24). Now what more precise description could we wish for of our feelings in the struggle against sin? There seems a similarity here with men and their Angel representatives in the court of Heaven weeping because no man was found worthy to look upon or open the book of life- until our Lord prevailed on the cross. John is representative of all of us, weeping at his inability and unworthiness to open the book of life.&nbsp;</p>