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Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 7 continued, “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.” (3) MAN: “God is love,” says the apostle (1 John 4:8, 16). That...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 7 “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.” It is important that these four are numbered. When the study of the first...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 6 continued, “Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.” “The propitiatory lid or cover to the Ark of Testimony, the only article of...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 6 continued, “Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.” The Common Version translation of the words “four beasts” (Greek zöon) and...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 6 continued, “Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.” IN THE CENTER AND AROUND THE THRONE: (See note following Rev 4:4). These...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 6 continued, “Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.” Another good explanation of the “sea of glass”: “The sea of glass appears...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 6 “Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.” BEFORE THE THRONE THERE WAS A SEA OF GLASS, LIKE CRYSTAL: As explained by Brother...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 5 “And from the throne preceded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.” NOTE: Here there is a transition in the narrative obscured by the verse division (or lack of it). The...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 4 “Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads.” AROUND THE THRONE WERE TWENTY-FOUR THRONES: Here, in this picture representing the beginning...

Words and Phrases The Twenty Four Elders The following is presented in support of our fifth and final view that the 24 elders represent the 24 divisions of the Old Testament Scriptures. “The identity of these elders is considered by some brethren to be a reference to the office of the...

Words and Phrases The Twenty Four Elders continued. We continue with our examination of the texts in support of the 3rd view that the 24 elders represent the Church in its glorified condition. Rev. 5:5 “One of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the...

Words and Phrases The Twenty Four Elders We would now like to present scriptural support for the 3rd view in our study in which it is believed that the 24 elders represent the Church in its glorified condition. As was stated in our previous post, the identity of these “elders” is considered...

Words and Phrases The Twenty Four Elders continued. 4) Another possibility that many Bible students favor is that the twenty four elders represent 24 Old Testament prophets. This seems like a likely solution at first glance, even though there are more than 24 prophets in the Old Testament (I...

Words and Phrases The Twenty Four Elders continued. 3) As was stated in our previous post of the five most predominant views as to whom the twenty four elders represent the most widely held is that they represent the Church in the glorified state. Our Futurist friends naturally hold to this...

Words and Phrases The Twenty Four Elders “Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders ...” (Rev 4:4) A quick search of the internet will reveal that there are various opinions held as to who precisely these elders are; in fact on this very forum we...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 3 continued, “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.” AND THERE WAS A RAINBOW AROUND THE THRONE: A rainbow in Scripture represents a covenant. IN...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 3 continued, “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.” AND HE WHO SAT THERE WAS LIKE A JASPER AND A SARDIUS STONE IN APPEARANCE: The Scriptures unequivocally...

Revelation Chapter 4 Before we precede any further with this chapter and the next it is VERY IMPORTANT to point out that THIS IS NOT A LITERAL SCENE OF HEAVEN, and for that reason, is not what you would actually see if you went to heaven. This vision is intended to teach a symbolic lesson, to...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 1 continued, “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.” BEHOLD: This word is...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 1 “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.” AFTER THESE THINGS: Not that the...