1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door [was] opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard [was] as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and [one] sat on the throne.
3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and [there was] a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
4 And round about the throne [were] four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and [there were] seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
6 And before the throne [there was] a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, [were] four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
7 And the first beast [was] like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast [was] like a flying eagle.
8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about [him]; and [they were] full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are 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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