1 After this I had a vision of an open door to heaven, and I heard the trumpetlike voice that had spoken to me before, saying, "Come up here and I will show you what must happen afterwards."
2 At once I was caught up in spirit. A throne was there in heaven, and on the throne sat
3 one whose appearance sparkled like jasper and carnelian. Around the throne was a halo as brilliant as an emerald.
4 Surrounding the throne I saw twenty-four other thrones on which twenty-four elders sat, dressed in white garments and with gold crowns on their heads.
5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Seven flaming torches burned in front of the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.
6 In front of the throne was something that resembled a sea of glass like crystal. In the center and around the throne, there were four living creatures covered with eyes in front and in back.
7 The first creature resembled a lion, the second was like a calf, the third had a face like that of a human being, and the fourth looked like an eagle in flight.
8 The four living creatures, each of them with six wings, were covered with eyes inside and out. Day and night they do not stop exclaiming: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come."
9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who sits on the throne and worship him, who lives forever and ever. They throw down their crowns before the throne, exclaiming:
11 "Worthy are you, Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things; because of your will they came to be and were created."
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Revelation 4 describes the view of the heavenly throne and the worship of living beings and elders before the throne. This view is an introduction to the rest of the book, which reveals the future events that culminate in the final triumph of God and His people.
Isaiah 6:1-3: "In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a tall and exalted throne, and the flap of his dress filled the temple. Serafins were over him; each had six wings: With two covered their face, with two covered their feet and with two flew. And they proclaimed each other: 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.' " This vision of Isaiah is similar to John's view in Revelation 4, for both describe God's majesty and holiness sitting on his heavenly throne.
Ezekiel 1:26-28: "Above the firmament that was on its heads there was something like a throne of sapphire, and, very high, what seemed like a throne, a figure like that of a man. That looked like the waist down it looked fire, and what looked like the waist up seemed shine shine, like polished metal. Like the appearance of a rainbow that appears in the middle of the rain, so it was the brightness around it. It was the appearance of the glory of the Lord. " The book of Ezekiel also presents a view of the heavenly throne of God, and the description resembles the description of Revelation 4.
Psalm 29:2: "Give the Lord the glory due to His name; worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness." This verse of psalms is a call to worship of God, which is a central theme in Revelation 4, where living beings and elders worship the Lord before His throne.
Psalm 47:8: "God reigns over the nations; God is sitting in His holy throne." This verse of the psalms emphasizes God's sovereignty and its reign over the nations, which is reflected in the view of the heavenly throne in Revelation 4.
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