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    "figure_name": "Opened, Sealed, and Unsealed Revelation Imagery",
    "technical_name": "Opened book, sealed book, unsealed vision, hidden revelation, and disclosed-decree imagery",
    "alternate_names": "opened-scroll imagery; sealed-book imagery; unsealed revelation imagery; disclosed decree imagery; hidden-book imagery",
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    "reader_category": "Revelation, mystery, divine timing, judgment decree, messianic worthiness, and prophetic disclosure / Sealed-revelation imagery",
    "bullinger_class": "Supplemental biblical imagery form",
    "simple_definition": "Opened and sealed revelation imagery uses closed, sealed, opened, or unsealed books and visions to picture hidden mystery, divine timing, authorized disclosure, or judgment decrees revealed by God.",
    "technical_definition": "A disclosure-and-concealment motif in which sealed books, opened scrolls, shut visions, or unsealed prophetic sayings signify divine secrecy, appointed timing, authorized interpretation, messianic worthiness, or revelation now made known.",
    "source_hint": "Wave 38 draft-normalized written-record/name/seal/remembrance imagery review; distinguish this from broad Book/Scroll imagery by focusing on concealment, opening, sealing, and disclosure.",
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      "figure_name": "Opened, Sealed, and Unsealed Revelation Imagery",
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      "reference": "Isa. 29:11",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "the words of a book that is sealed",
      "explanation": "A sealed book pictures revelation inaccessible to the spiritually blind.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "draft_normalized_scripture_example",
      "source_section": "Wave 38 written record/name/seal/remembrance imagery expansion",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Source/context check before final publication.",
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    },
    {
      "example_id": "EX38_0092",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0450",
      "figure_name": "Opened, Sealed, and Unsealed Revelation Imagery",
      "page_slug": "opened-sealed-and-unsealed-revelation-imagery",
      "reference": "Isa. 29:12",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "I cannot; for it is sealed",
      "explanation": "Sealing represents an inability to receive the message.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "draft_normalized_scripture_example",
      "source_section": "Wave 38 written record/name/seal/remembrance imagery expansion",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
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      "example_id": "EX38_0093",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0450",
      "figure_name": "Opened, Sealed, and Unsealed Revelation Imagery",
      "page_slug": "opened-sealed-and-unsealed-revelation-imagery",
      "reference": "Dan. 8:26",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "shut thou up the vision",
      "explanation": "The vision is preserved for a future appointed time.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "draft_normalized_scripture_example",
      "source_section": "Wave 38 written record/name/seal/remembrance imagery expansion",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Source/context check before final publication.",
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    },
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      "example_id": "EX38_0094",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0450",
      "figure_name": "Opened, Sealed, and Unsealed Revelation Imagery",
      "page_slug": "opened-sealed-and-unsealed-revelation-imagery",
      "reference": "Dan. 12:4",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "shut up the words, and seal the book",
      "explanation": "Daniel is commanded to seal the book until the time of the end.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "draft_normalized_scripture_example",
      "source_section": "Wave 38 written record/name/seal/remembrance imagery expansion",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "no",
      "review_notes": "Source/context check before final publication.",
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    },
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      "example_id": "EX38_0095",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0450",
      "figure_name": "Opened, Sealed, and Unsealed Revelation Imagery",
      "page_slug": "opened-sealed-and-unsealed-revelation-imagery",
      "reference": "Dan. 12:9",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "the words are closed up and sealed",
      "explanation": "The sealed words await their appointed season of understanding.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "draft_normalized_scripture_example",
      "source_section": "Wave 38 written record/name/seal/remembrance imagery expansion",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "no",
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      "example_id": "EX38_0096",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0450",
      "figure_name": "Opened, Sealed, and Unsealed Revelation Imagery",
      "page_slug": "opened-sealed-and-unsealed-revelation-imagery",
      "reference": "Luke 4:17-20",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "he opened the book... he closed the book",
      "explanation": "Jesus publicly opens and reads Isaiah as fulfilled Scripture.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "draft_normalized_scripture_example",
      "source_section": "Wave 38 written record/name/seal/remembrance imagery expansion",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "no",
      "review_notes": "Source/context check before final publication.",
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      "example_id": "EX38_0097",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0450",
      "figure_name": "Opened, Sealed, and Unsealed Revelation Imagery",
      "page_slug": "opened-sealed-and-unsealed-revelation-imagery",
      "reference": "Rev. 5:2",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "Who is worthy to open the book?",
      "explanation": "The question frames the need for an authorized opener of God’s decree.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "draft_normalized_scripture_example",
      "source_section": "Wave 38 written record/name/seal/remembrance imagery expansion",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "no",
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      "example_id": "EX38_0098",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0450",
      "figure_name": "Opened, Sealed, and Unsealed Revelation Imagery",
      "page_slug": "opened-sealed-and-unsealed-revelation-imagery",
      "reference": "Rev. 5:5",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "to open the book, and to loose the seven seals",
      "explanation": "The Lion-Lamb alone is worthy to open the sealed decree.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "reference": "Rev. 6:1",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "when the Lamb opened one of the seals",
      "explanation": "Opening a seal begins the disclosure and execution of judgment.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "draft_normalized_scripture_example",
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      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "no",
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      "example_id": "EX38_0100",
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      "figure_name": "Opened, Sealed, and Unsealed Revelation Imagery",
      "page_slug": "opened-sealed-and-unsealed-revelation-imagery",
      "reference": "Rev. 22:10",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book",
      "explanation": "Unlike Daniel’s sealed book, Revelation’s prophecy is to remain open because the time is near.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "draft_normalized_scripture_example",
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