Revelation 4, The Throne Room
of Heaven
The church is no longer
mentioned. That is because the church has been raptured up. The church is not a
name, it is the people who trusted in Christ. They are no longer on earth but
in heaven. The church is now mentioned as the bride of Christ. In 1 Cor.
15:51-52 it says, “behold, I show you a mystery, we shall not all sleep, but we
shall all be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye at the last trump:
for the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we
shall be changed.” In 1Thess.4:17 it says “Then we which are alive and remain
shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the
air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” John saw an open door which is the
way to God through Christ. This door remains open for all time. It is the door
for believers to come through. The open door is Jesus Christ who also enters
the door of our hearts. Christ says “come here”. It is an invitation to John
and all believers that know Christ as their savior. Christ's voice is like a trumpet.
It was a shout that pulled John up and will someday pull you and me up.
Immediately (in a twinkling of an eye) John was in the spirit. The Holy Spirit
is guiding John into new truths and showing him what is to come. John sees the
throne of God and Jesus is at His right hand. This is no longer the throne of
grace but the throne of judgment. John didn't see a form on the throne but the
brilliance and brightness of precious stones. Jasper was a myriad of colors
with purple being the most outstanding. It was the first stone in the
foundation of the new Jerusalem and its walls. A sardius stone is a fiery red.
It was the first stone in the breastplate of the high priest. The rainbow is
like an emerald which is green. The rainbow is a promise that God will not
destroy the earth by flood. The green is also the color of the earth. The 24
elders stand for the total church from the Pentecost to the rapture. The white raiment
is the righteousness of Christ. The “crowns of gold” indicates that His bride
will rule with Christ. Crowns are also given as rewards. The lightnings, thundering’s
and voice indicate judgment is coming directed by the one on the throne. The
seven spirits of God are a reference to the Holy Spirit. The Sea of glass
represents the holiness and righteousness of God. We will be at rest and no
longer victims of the storms of life. We will no longer be on a tossing sea.
The four beasts are living creatures alert and aware of everything. The first
living creature was aligned. The tribe of Judah was like a lion and the ruler
and king will come from that tribe. Jesus was born a king, died a king, was of
the tribe Judah and will return to us as king. The 2nd. creature was
like a calf. This is a beast of burden, a servant. Christ is present in Matthew
as a servant. The 3rd. creature has a face of a man. The Book of
Luke presents Christ as the son of man. The 4th creature was like an eagle.
This communicates the deity of Christ. The six wings relate to the seraphim in
Isaiah 6. Their song is the same as the one in Isaiah 6:3. John saw the first
great worship service in heaven. Praise and adoration are the eternal activity
of God's creatures in heaven. We will be laying our crowns down at Jesus's feet
as an act of submission and worship. The 24 elders worship God as their Creator.
He didn't forget to create you and me because we are in His plan and purpose.
We worship him because of that.
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