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Revelation Chapter four
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An exposition and explanation of the apocalypse chapter
four
[4 beasts and 24 elders]
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V 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."
The open door was in heaven, and not into heaven. The only doors the
Bible revealed to us are the doors into the sanctuary temple of GOD! The only
door into heaven is JESUS. This must follow that the door was closed. A door
belongs to a building.
V 2. "And immediately I was in the spirit; and , behold, a
throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne."
Only one is seen seated on the throne. This must mean that
John saw this before the ascension of JESUS because JESUS said in Rev.3:21 that
He would sit together with His father on the throne.
This throne is in the temple [Hebrews 1:3; 8:1]
V 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."
As the bow is formed by the union of the sunlight and the shower, so the
rainbow encircling the throne represents the combined power of mercy and
justice. It is this mingling that makes salvation complete. The glory of the law
is CHRIST! He came to magnify the law, and to make it honourable [Isa.42:6,7,21;
Luke 4:18; Isa.61:1-3].
V 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."
These 24 elders are seen in Revelation 5:8 ministering the
prayers of the saints. They are the resurrected saints at the time of the
crucifixion and others. But the white raiment suggests righteousness and the crowns suggest
victory as priests and kings seen in Revelation 1:6 and therefore the 24 Elders
are unlikely presentatives of unfallen worlds nor angels.
V 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."
The seven lamps suggests that GOD'S movable throne was in
the holy or first apartment of His Temple.
The terrors of Sinai were to represent to the people the scenes of
judgment. The voice of the Archangel and the trump of GOD shall summon, from the
whole earth, both the living and the dead to the presence of their Judge.
Lightening represents the swiftness of speed with which the Gospel work will be
completed.
John was permitted to see the first apartment of the heavenly sanctuary with the
seven branch lampstand or candlesticks representing the perfect Spirits of GOD.
V 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."
Compared to the vision of the throne in Ezekiel chapter one, we the
crystal like glass on which the throne stands. Glass is also sometimes referred
to as mirror and reflects the glory of GOD'S throne. The eyes represent the
vigilance of the heavenly beings. The victors over the beast and his image will
stand on the sea of glass [Revelation 15:2b].
V 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."
The earthly sanctuary was the pattern of the true sanctuary in heaven. It
was surrounded by these 4 beast like creatures representative of all the
worshippers. But modern dispensationalism and the secret rapture advocates have
led the whole of Christianity astray to look for a rebuilding of the earthly
sanctuary temple and refuse to look up into the heavenly temple where CHRIST as
our great high Priest is ministering in the Most Holy Place where the Ten
Commandments are to be found which dispensationalists are doing away with, led
by Satan.
V 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."
The crucified One is on His way up to heaven after His
resurrection. They are emphasizing the holiness of Jesus who was alive, died for
us and is to rise again. Christianity today is de-emphasizing the holiness of
JESUS CHRIST and promote love only. If GOD'S justice could so easily be set
aside, JESUS would have had no need to die for our sins which is the
transgression of the law.
V 9. "And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks
to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever",
V 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,"
V 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."
We notice here that GOD the Father is being praised here
as creator. It is not until chapter five that GOD'S Son receives His honour and
glory.
BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD.
Even though the throne is mentioned 12
times, it is not a description of it, but rather what surrounds it.
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