Revelation
4:1-11
The
Throne in
Heaven
-
4:1
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
carnelian. A rainbow, resembling
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. Before the throne, seven
lamps were blazing. These are the
seven spirits of God.
6
Also before 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
his wings. Day and night they
never stop saying: "Holy, holy,
holy is the Lord God Almighty,
who was, and is, and is to come."
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."
This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is
meant to change the way that we
think, and the way that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
The
Throne in Heaven
Revelation
is full of symbolism and it would
be near impossible to address all
of it.
John had a
glimpse into heaven and what it
will be like when we get
there.
The main
point of this passage is that God
is the Creator of all things, the
beginning and the end, and
deserves complete worship and
praise from all who live.
Love in
Christ
-
Bob
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Bob
Pardue
is a member of First
Baptist
Church
in Lancaster, SC. He is ordained
from Rich Hill Baptist in
Lancaster.
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