The Throne Room

Rev. 4:11

Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they existed and were created.

 

John received a heavenly vision, one of great beauty and praise. He was summoned with a voice like a trumpet [Jesus Christ] to come up and see the future. In the Spirit, he witnessed praises offered in the throne room of God. There in the midst was God, indescribable by human words so John used the closest valuable objects that he could, jewels of highest quality, rainbows of jewels. Around the throne were the 24 elders seated on 24 thrones clothed in white garments with golden crowns on their heads [the united grouping of Israel and the NT church].

 

The sounds coming from the  throne are heard as flashes of lightning and peals of thunder, and before the throne were 7 torches of fire representing the 7 Spirits of God [the complete perfection of the Spirit] and then before all that was a sea of glass, like crystal. Around the throne were the 4 living creatures full of eyes in front and behind [Seeing everything and missing nothing]. The first living creature was like a lion, the second like an ox, the third with the face of a man, and the fourth like an eagle in flight. What are these? It doesn't really say but their appearance is somehow connected to their function. Each creature had 6 wings and are full of eyes around and within [this fact is repeated so it must have importance] and they never cease to praise the God, the One seated on the throne saying, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come. Just a thought. Perhaps the eyes represent seeing God's presence in the past [who was], in the present [who is], and in the future [who it to come]. They are completely and constantly focused on God and on praising His name.

 

When these creatures gave glory, honor, and thanks to the One on the throne, the 24 elders fell down before Him in worship casting their crowns [submission] before Him who lives forever saying, Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power [the power of the worshiper given to God], for You created all things, and by Your will they existed and were created. Only He is worthy of praise, honor, glory, and power because He is the Creator, the originator of all.  Whatever man is, or has done, or will do is all because of God. What a vision and a foretaste of heaven! 

 

Father,

As I glimpse heaven, I praise You as well.  You are my Creator,  my Savior, my Provider, my all. Without You I would not even exist. Thank You over and over and over again.

Through Jesus,

Amen