As the apostle John watched, he saw “a strong angel” who issued a proclamation that went to the far reaches of creation. When the angel asked if anyone was “worthy” to break the seals, he did not use the word ἱκανός, which means “able.”36 He used ἄξιος, meaning “worthy or deserving.” The angel’s concern was with moral fitness.37 The vision assumed that “He who opens the scroll has the power to execute what is written therein.”38