- 1After 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.
- 2And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
- 3And 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.
- 4And 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.
- 5And 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.
- 6And 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.
- 7And 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.
- 8And 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.
- 9And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
- 10The 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,
- 11Thou 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.
KING JAMES VERSION
REVELATION 4
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Revelation 4 — Heaven opens to reveal unceasing worship around the throne of the Creator, with elders and living creatures giving glory.
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The One seated on the throne is represented by overwhelming jasper-and-sardine radiance rather than a bodily human figure. The living creatures retain their visionary, many-eyed character without forcing a naturalistic anatomy.
Scripture basis: Revelation 4:1–11King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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A visionary enters heaven and sees the glorious One seated on a lofty throne amid fiery and crystalline splendor.
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