262. 'Nor to look into it' signifies not at all. Since by 'to open the book' is signified to get to know the states of life of all, by 'to look into it' is signified to see the quality of the states of life of this person and that; and therefore by 'no one being able to open the book nor to look into it' is signified that it is not at all possible. For the Only Lord sees anyone's state from inmosts to outmosts, as well as what a man has been from infancy onwards to old age, and what he is going to be to eternity, as also what place will be obtained in heaven or in hell, and the Lord sees this in an instant, and of Himself, because He is Divine Truth Itself or the Word. Angels and men, however, do not see this at all, because they are finite, and the finite see only a few external things, and these they do not see from themselves but from the Lord.