(rev 4:1-4) after this i looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which...

Looking Back

Into the Future

(Rev 4:1-4) 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. And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in

heaven, and one sat on the throne. 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. 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.

Rapture

(Rev 4:1) 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 3 HEAVENS

The

Throne

Rev. 4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and,

behold, a throne was set in heaven, and [one] sat on

the throne.

A. The description of

what is ON the throne

Rev. 4:3 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.

B. The description of

what is AROUND the

throne

 Rev. 4:3-4 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. 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.

 Rev. 4:3-4 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. 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.

 Rev. 4:3-4 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. 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.

Look at there position

Look at their clothing

Look at what is on their head

If this is the Church why then is there 24?

• I Chronicles 24 and 25

C. The description of

what is COMING OUT OF the throne

 (Rev 4:5) 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.

These Lightings and Thunderings and Voices can be connected in scripture to…

1. The Awesomeness of God’s presences

(Exo 19:16-17) And it came to pass on the third day in the

morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so

that all the people that was in the camp trembled. And Moses

brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they

stood at the nether part of the mount.

These Lightings and Thunderings and Voices can be connected in scripture to…

1. The Awesomeness of God’s presences

2. The wrath and judgment of God

(Rev 8:3-5) And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the

golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense,

which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the

altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and

lightnings, and an earthquake.

(Rev 11:19) And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his

temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and

thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

(Rev 16:17) And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne,

saying, It is done.

(Rev 16:18) And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was

a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so

mighty an earthquake, and so great.

(Psa 77:18) The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings

lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.

D. The description of

what is BEFORE the

throne

 (Rev 4:5) 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.

(Rev 4:6) 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.

(Rev 1:4) John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you,

and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are

before his throne;(Rev 5:6) And I beheld, and, lo, in the

midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders,

stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven

eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the

earth.

(Isa 11:2) And the spirit of the LORD

shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of

knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

 (Rev 4:5) 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.

(Rev 4:6) 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.

(Psa 148:1-7) Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his

hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of

heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the LORD:

for he commanded, and they were created. He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he

hath made a decree which shall not pass. Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all

deeps: Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word: Mountains, and all hills;

fruitful trees, and all cedars: Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:

(Job 38:29-31) Out of whose womb came the

ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath

gendered it? The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. Canst thou bind

the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the

bands of Orion?

(Job 26:7-13) He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and

hangeth the earth upon nothing. He bindeth up the waters in his thick

clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. He holdeth back the face of

his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the

day and night come to an end. The pillars of heaven tremble and are

astonished at his reproof. He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed

the crooked serpent.

(Psa 104:1-6) Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with

honour and majesty. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the

clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: Who maketh his angels spirits; his

ministers a flaming fire: Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for

ever. Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the

mountains.

(Job 38:8-11) Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it

brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? When I

made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a

swaddlingband for it, And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and

doors, And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy

proud waves be stayed?

E.The description of what is in the

MIDST of throne

 (Rev 4:6-8) 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. 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. 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.

There identification 1st= like a LION 2nd= like a CALF 3rd= like a MAN 4th= like a EAGLE

There identification To the 4 preeminence or dominions Lion is supreme in the kingdom of wild animals.

Calf is supreme in the kingdom of domestic animals.

Man is supreme in the whole kingdom of creation.

An eagle is supreme in the kingdom of the fowls of the air.

There identification Matthew = Lion (revealed Christ as King)

Mark = Ox or calf (revealed Christ as Servant)

Luke = Man (revealed Christ as Human)

John = Eagle (revealed Christ as God)

There identification There connection with the “Living creatures”

Ezek. 1

(Eze 10:14-15) And every one had four faces: the first

face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion,

and the fourth the face of an eagle. And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the

living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.

(Psa 18:10) And he rode upon a cherub,

and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of

the wind.

WHY IS THERE JUST 4?

There identification 1st= like a LION 2nd= like a CALF 3rd= like a MAN 4th= like a EAGLE

What type of creature is missing?

(Gen 3:1) Now the serpent was more subtil

than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto

the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of

every tree of the garden?

Ezek. 28