Revelation 4
The Throne in Heaven
1After 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." 2At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. 3And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian. A rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne. 4Surrounding 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. 5From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Before the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits[a] of God. 6Also 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. 7The 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. 8Each 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." 9Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, 10the 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."
Footnotes:
a. Revelation 4:5 Or the sevenfold Spirit
2 comments:
Rev 4
Pretty wild I must say. Read it many times and it is still wild.
This pretty much captures it wouldn't you 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."
I think the NLT makes this a little clearer
11 "You are worthy, O Lord our God,to receive glory and honor and power. For you created everything, and it is for your pleasure that they exist and were created."
Father we give thanks for your creation. There are so many things we may not understand, but gives us unwavering faith regardless. I ask you to watch over Uncle W and his whole family.
In Christ,
cas
Rev 4
The more times I read this, it doesn't detract from the awe and beauty, but I start to grasp more of the symbolism and meaning. It starts to seem like a slow-panned movie clip, where everything moves in slow motion and at the very end you pan back see the whole picture in perspective. Pretty amazing.
I was going to post v11, but it looks like cas already did twice, so I won't re-reiterate.
Father, what a gift to simply be here, to have been created, let our work today simply give you pleasure. Watch over AJB today, and let whatever is bothering him give him (and his parents) rest.
In Jesus' name,
crb
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