Isaiah 29:11
And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 29:24, those who went astray will come to understanding — a reversal of the sealed book's inability, showing future revelation.
Isaiah 8:16 says to seal the law among disciples — parallels the sealed book vision here, both about concealing revelation.
In Isaiah 48:8, Israel's ear is not opened — similar spiritual deafness to the inability to read the sealed book here.
In Daniel 12:4, Daniel is told to seal the book until the end — matching the sealed vision here that no one can read.
In Daniel 12:9, the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end — directly echoing the sealed book imagery.
In Matthew 13:11, Jesus says the secrets of the kingdom are given to disciples but hidden from others — parallel to the sealed vision not understood by many.
In Revelation 5:1-9, a scroll sealed with seven seals can only be opened by the Lamb — directly alluding to this sealed book that no one can open.
In Revelation 6:1, the Lamb opens the first seal — continuing the scroll imagery from Revelation 5, linked to Isaiah's sealed book.
Revelation 5:2 depicts a sealed scroll no one can open—a direct typological echo of the sealed book in Isaiah.
In Matthew 11:25, Jesus thanks the Father for hiding truth from the wise and revealing to children — similar to the sealed book unreadable by the learned.
In Matthew 16:17, Jesus says Peter's knowledge came from divine revelation, not human insight — like the sealed book needing divine opening.