And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
Ver. 3. Come and see] John's better attention is called for. How dull and drowsy are the best in perceiving and receiving heavenly mysteries! A sea coal fire, if not stirred up, will die of itself, so will our spark and spunk of light. Christ calls upon those that had come far to hear him, saying, "Let him that hath an ear hear," Matthew 13:9; cf. Zechariah 4:1 .