NASB — Revelation 4 — KJV

Scene in Heaven

1 After° athese° things° I looked°, and behold°, ba door° [standing] open° in heaven°, and the first° voice° which° I had heard°, clike° [the sound] of a trumpet° speaking° with me, said°, “dCome° up here°, and I will eshow° you what° must° take° place° after° these° things°.” 2 Immediately° I was Iain the Spirit°; and behold°, ba throne° was standing° in heaven°, and cOne sitting° on the throne°. 3 And He who was sitting° [was] like° a ajasper° stone° and a bsardius° in appearance°; and [there was] a Icrainbow° around° the throne°, like° an demerald° in appearance°. 4 aAround° the throne° [were] btwenty-four°° thrones°; and upon the thrones° [I saw] ctwenty-four°° elders° dsitting°, clothed° in ewhite° garments°, and fgolden° crowns° on their heads°.

[1] aRv 1:12ff, 19 bEzk 1:1; Rv 19:11 cRv 1:10 dRv 11:12 eRv 1:19; 22:6
[2] IOr in spirit aRv 1:10 b1K 22:19; Is 6:1; Ezk 1:26; Dn 7:9; Rv 4:9f cRv 4:9
[3] IOr halo aRv 21:11 bRv 21:20 cEzk 1:28; Rv 10:1 dRv 21:19
[4] aRv 4:6; 5:11; 7:11 bRv 11:16 cRv 4:10; 5:6, 8, 14; 19:4 dMt 19:28; Rv 20:4 eRv 3:18 fRv 4:10

The Throne and Worship of the Creator

5 Out from the throne° come° aflashes° of lightning° and sounds° and peals° of thunder°. And [there were] bseven° lamps° of fire° burning° before° the throne°, which° are cthe seven° Spirits° of God°; 6 and before° the throne° [there was something] like° a asea° of glass°, like° crystal°; and in the Icenter° and baround° the throne°, cfour° living° creatures° dfull° of eyes° in front° and behind°. 7 aThe first° creature° [was] like° a lion°, and the second° creature° like° a calf°, and the third° creature° had° a face° like° that of a man°, and the fourth° creature° [was] like° a flying° eagle°. 8 And the afour° living° creatures°, each° one° of them having° bsix° wings°, are cfull° of eyes° around° and within°; and dday° and night° Ithey do not cease° to say°,
    “eHOLY°, HOLY°, HOLY° [is] THE fLORD° GOD°, THE ALMIGHTY°, gWHO° WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IIIS TO COME°.”
9 And when° the living° creatures° give° glory° and honor° and thanks° to Him who asits° on the throne°, to bHim who lives° forever° and ever°, 10 the atwenty-four°° elders° will bfall° down° before° Him who csits° on the throne°, and will worship° dHim who lives° forever° and ever°, and will cast° their ecrowns° before° the throne°, saying°,
    11aWorthy° are You, our Lord° and our God°, to receive° glory° and honor° and power°; for You bcreated° all° things°, and because° of Your will° they Iexisted°, and were created°.”

[5] aEx 19:16; Rv 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 bEx 25:37; Zc 4:2 cRv 1:4
[6] ILit middle of the throne and around aEzk 1:22; Rv 15:2; 21:18, 21 bRv 4:4 cEzk 1:5; Rv 4:8f; 5:6; 6:1, 6; 7:11; 14:3; 15:7; 19:4 dEzk 1:18; 10:12
[7] aEzk 1:10; 10:14
[8] ILit they have no rest, saying, IIOr is coming aEzk 1:5; Rv 4:6, 9; 5:6; 6:1, 6; 7:11; 14:3; 15:7; 19:4 bIs 6:2 cEzk 1:18; 10:12 dRv 14:11 eIs 6:3 fRv 1:8 gRv 1:4
[9] aPs 47:8; Is 6:1; Rv 4:2 bDt 32:40; Dn 4:34; 12:7; Rv 10:6; 15:7
[10] aRv 4:4 bRv 5:8, 14; 7:11; 11:16; 19:4 cPs 47:8; Is 6:1; Rv 4:2 dDt 32:40; Dn 4:34; 12:7 eRv 4:4; 10:6; 15:7
[11] ILit were aRv 1:6; 5:12 bAc 14:15; Rv 10:6; 14:7


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1 ¶ Afterº thisº I looked,ºª and,º behold,ºª a doorº [was] openedºª inº heaven:º andº the² firstº voiceº whichº I heardºª [was] as it were² of¹ a trumpetº talkingºª withº me;º which said,ºª Come upºª hither,º andº I will shewºª theeº things whichº mustºª beºª hereafter.ºº

[1] Ex 1:1; 19:24; 24:12; 34:2; Mt 3:16; Mk 1:10; Lk 3:21; Jn 16:13; Ac 7:56; 10:11; Rv 1:1, 10, 19; 11:12; 16:17; 22:6.

John seeth the throne of God in heaven.

2 Andº immediatelyº I wasºª inº the spirit:º and,º behold,ºª a throneº was setºª inº heaven,º andº [one] satºª onº the² throne.º 3 Andº he that satºª wasºª to look uponº likeº a jasperº andº a sardineº stone:º andº [there was] a rainbowº round aboutº the² throne,º in sightº like¹ unto² an emerald.º

[2] Is 6:1; Jr 17:12; Ezk 1:26, 28; 3:12; 10:1; Dn 7:9; He 8:1; Rv 1:10; 3:21; 4:5, 9; 5:1, 6, 13; 6:16; 7:9; 12:5; 17:3; 19:4; 20:11; 21:5, 10; 22:1.
[3] Gn 9:13; Ex 24:10; 28:18; 39:11; Is 54:9; Ezk 1:26, 28; 28:13; Rv 10:1; 21:11, 19.

The four and twenty elders.

4 Andº round aboutº the² throneº [were] four¹ and¹ twentyº²² seats:º andº uponº the² seatsº I sawºª four¹ and¹ twentyº²² eldersº sitting,ºª clothedºª inº whiteº raiment;º andº they hadºª onº their¹² headsº crownsº of gold.º 5 Andº out² of¹ the² throneº proceededºª lightningsº andº thunderingsº andº voices:º andº [there were] sevenº lampsº of fireº burningºª beforeº the² throne,º whichº areºª the² sevenº Spiritsº of God.º

[4] Es 8:15; Ps 21:3; Mt 19:28; Lk 22:30; 2Ti 4:8; Rv 2:10; 3:4; 4:10; 5:8, 14; 6:11; 7:9, 11, 13; 9:7; 11:16; 19:4, 14; 20:4.
[5] Gn 15:7; Ex 19:16; 20:18; 37:23; 2Ch 4:20; Ps 18:13; 68:35; Ezk 1:13; Jol 3:16; Zc 4:2, 11; Mt 3:11; Ac 2:3; 1Co 12:4; He 12:18; Rv 1:4; 3:1; 5:6; 8:5; 11:19; 16:17.

The four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

6 Andº beforeº the² throneº [there was] a seaº of glassº like¹ unto² crystal:º andº inº the midstº of the² throne,º andº round aboutº the² throne,º [were] fourº beastsº fullºª of eyes¹² beforeº andº behind.º 7 Andº the² firstº beastº [was] likeº a lion,º andº the² secondº beastº likeº a calf,º andº the² thirdº beastº hadºª a faceº asº a man,º andº the² fourthº beastº [was] likeº a flyingºª eagle.º 8 Andº the fourº beastsº hadºª each¹¹ of themºº²² sixº wingsº aboutº [him]; andº [they were] fullºª of eyesº within:º andº they restº² notº¹ª dayº andº night,º saying,ºª Holy,º holy,º holy,º Lordº Godº Almighty,º which¹ was,¹ªª¹ª and¹ is,¹ªª¹ª and¹ is to come.º¹ªª 9 Andº whenº those beastsº giveºª gloryº andº honourº andº thanksº to him that satºª onº the² throne,º who¹ livethºª for¹ ever¹ and ever,º²

[6] Ex 38:8; 1K 7:23; Jb 28:17; Ezk 1:4, 5, 18, 22; 10:12, 14; Rv 4:8; 5:6, 14; 6:1; 7:11, 17; 14:3; 15:2, 7; 19:4; 21:11; 22:1.
[7] Gn 49:9; Nu 2:2; 23:24; 24:9; Dt 28:49; 2S 1:23; Pv 28:2; Is 40:31; Ezk 1:8, 10; 10:14, 21; Dn 7:4; Ob 1:4; 1Co 9:9; 14:20; Rv 4:6.
[8] Gn 17:1; Ex 15:11; Ps 91:1; Is 6:2, 3; 13:6; 62:1, 6; Ezk 1:6; 10:21; Jol 1:15; Ac 20:31; 2Co 6:18; 1Th 2:9; 2Th 3:8; 1Ti 4:16; 2Ti 4:2; He 13:8; Rv 1:8; 3:7; 4:4, 6; 7:15; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7, 14; 19:15; 21:22.
[9] Ex 15:18; Ps 48:14; He 7:8, 25; Rv 1:18; 5:13, 14; 7:11; 10:6; 15:7.

The elders lay down their crowns, and worship him that sat on the throne.

10 The² four¹ and¹ twentyº²² eldersº fall downºª beforeº him that satºª onº the² throne,º andº worshipºª him that livethºª for¹ ever¹ and ever,º² andº castºª their¹² crownsº beforeº the² throne,º saying,ºª 11 Thou artºª worthy,º O Lord,º to receiveºª gloryº andº honourº andº power:º forº thouº hast createdºª all things,º andº forº thyº pleasureº they areºª andº were created.ºª

[10] 1Ch 29:11, 20; 2Ch 7:3; Jb 1:20; Ps 72:11; 95:6; 115:1; Mt 2:11; 4:9; Lk 24:52; 1Co 15:10; Rv 4:4, 9; 5:8, 14; 7:11; 15:4; 19:4; 22:8.
[11] Gn 1:1; Ex 20:11; Dt 32:4; 2S 22:4; 1Ch 16:28; Ne 9:5; Jb 36:3; Ps 18:3; 29:1; 68:34; 96:7; Pv 16:4; Is 40:26, 28; Jr 10:11; 32:17; Jn 1:1; Ac 17:24; Ro 11:36; Ep 3:9; Col 1:16; He 1:2, 10; Rv 5:2, 9, 12; 10:6; 14:7.


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