Revelation 4
The Throne in Heaven
4 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here,and I will show you what must take place after this.”
2 At once I was in the Spirit,and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.
3 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and ruby. A rainbow that shone like an emerald encircled the throne.
4 Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads.
5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits[a] of God.
6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.
7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.
8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying:
9 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever,
10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being.”
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being.”
Footnotes:
- Revelation 4:5 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
- Revelation 4:8 Isaiah 6:3
Observation Questions
What was standing open in heaven? (verse 1)
What voice said, "Com up here, and I will show you what must take place after this?"? (verse 1, & Revelation 1:10)
Was someone sitting on the throne in heaven? (verse 2)
What was the appearance of the one who sat there on the throne in heaven? (verse 2-3)
What encircled the throne? (verse 3)
Who was seated on 24 thrones surrounding the throne? (verse 4)
Where were the lamps blazing? (verse 5)
Where did flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder come from? (verse 5)
What was also in front of the throne? (verse 6)
Were the four creatures, that were covered with eyes in the front and back, living? (verse 6)
What were the creatures like? (verse 7)
How many wings did each of the four living creatures have? (verse 8)
What did the four living creatures never stop saying? (verse 8)
When do the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever? (verse 10)
Where do the elders lay their crowns? (verse 10)
Who is worthy to receive glory and honor and power? (verse 11)
Interpretation
What does it mean to be in the Spirit?
Thoughts
“You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being.”
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being.”
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