And one of the elders said to me, "Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals."

Who can

"But you made the Nazirites drink wine, and commanded the prophets, saying, 'You shall not prophesy.'

And Amaziah said to Amos, "O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there,

For I am full of words; the spirit within me constrains me.

If I say, "I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name," there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot.

for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard."

"Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life."

For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

General references

So I am to them like a lion; like a leopard I will lurk beside the way.