Revelation Chapter 4
After receiving the seven letters to the seven Churches in Asia (Now Turkey) John is called up into Heaven to receive the rest of The Revelation of the future (current) events.
:1-2 After these things, I looked and behold a door standing open in Heaven; and the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying: “Come up here and I will show you things which must take place after this.” Immediately I was in The SPIRIT; and behold a Throne set in Heaven, and One sat on The throne (Revelation 1:10). Because the vision and Word are so big GOD actually opens Heaven for His servant (Ezekiel 1:1-3; 2 Corinthians 12:1-4).
:3 And He Who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around The Throne, in appearance like an emerald (Some believe that this is a description of The throne and not a description of GOD.) (Genesis 9:13-16; Ezekiel 1:26-28; Revelation 10:1).
:4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the twenty-four thrones I saw twenty-four elders (Revelation 5:8, 7:11, 11:16, 19:4) sitting, clothed in white robes (3:5, 7:9, 19:14); and they had crowns of gold on their heads (1 Corinthians 9:24-27; 2 Timothy 4:8).
:5 From The Throne proceeded lightnings ( Exodus 19:16, 20:18Daniel 10:6; Matthew 28:3), thunderings (Revelation 8:5, 11:19, 16:18) and voices (Exodus 19:19, 20:1, 19; Angels are speaking all over the place in The Bible; Matthew 3:16-17; Mark 9:7; Revelation 8:13 eagle, 10:1-4 thunder). Seven lamps of fire were burning before The throne, which are The Seven Spirits of GOD (Isaiah 11:1-2; Revelation 1:4, 3:1).
:6-8 Before The Throne there was something like a sea of glass (Revelation 15:2), like crystal; and in the midst of The Throne and around The Throne, were four living creatures (living beings) (Ezekiel 1:5-14) full of eyes in front and in back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within (Ezekiel 10:12-14 – all of GOD’s Heavenly creations seem to have wings and multiple eyes). They do not rest day or night (apparently there is no sleeping in Heaven), saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy (in the Majority Text Holy is said nine times), LORD GOD Almighty, Who Was and Is and Is to come!” GOD is Eternity; “In the beginning GOD…” means He existed before the beginning! Holy, Holy, Holy means that He is set apart from all things! He Is The Only GOD and there is no one or nothing that can compare or be likened to Him, He is Complete within Himself and everything that exists, exists within Him.
:9-11 Whenever the living creatures give Glory and Honor and Thanks to Him Who sits on The Throne, Who Lives Forever and Ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him Who Lives Forever and Ever, and casts their crowns before The Throne, saying: “You Are Worthy, Our LORD and GOD, to receive Glory and Honor and Power; for You Created all things, and by Your Will they exist and were created (Psalm 90:1-2).” GOD is worshipped continuously in Heaven and should be worshipped continuously in the earth (Matthew 6:9-13). GOD created everything that exists (Genesis 1; Job 26:6-14; Proverbs 8:22-36; John 1:1-4)!
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