John's
Vision of Heaven's Throne room. Rev.
4:2-11
John, in his Vision in Revelation, uses the
language of Isaiah 6:1-6 and Ezekiel 1:5-10.
“In the year that King
Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the
train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it
stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two
he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one
cried to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is
full of His glory!" 4 And the posts of the door
were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with
smoke. 5 So I said: "Woe is me, for I am
undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst
of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts." 6 Then
one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which
he had taken with the tongs from the altar. 7 And he
touched my mouth with it, and said: "Behold, this has touched
your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged." Isaiah 6:1-7 (NKJV)
“Then I looked, and
behold, a whirlwind was coming out of the north, a great cloud with raging fire
engulfing itself; and brightness was all around it and radiating out
of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire. 5 Also
from within it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was
their appearance: they had the likeness of a man. 6 Each
one had four faces, and each one had four wings. 7 Their
legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the
soles of calves' feet. They sparkled like the color of burnished bronze. 8 The
hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides; and each of
the four had faces and wings. 9 Their wings touched one
another. The creatures did not turn when they went, but each one went
straight forward. 10 As for the likeness of their faces,
each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on
the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and
each of the four had the face of an eagle.”
Ezek 1:4-10 (NKJV)
The Throne Room of Heaven is the Command Center
“Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him
who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the
twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him
who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: 11 "You
are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all
things, And by Your will they exist and were created." Rev 4:9-11 (NKJV)
“In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the
beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him,
and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him
was life, and the life was the light of men.”
John 1:1-4 (NKJV)
“That which was from the beginning, which
we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and
our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life-- 2 the
life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you
that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us-- 3 that
which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have
fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and
with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things we write
to you that your joy may be full.” 1
John 1:1-4 (NKJV)
“For we did not follow cunningly devised
fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For He received
from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the
Excellent Glory: "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
18 And we heard this voice which came from heaven when
we were with Him on the holy mountain.”
2 Peter 1:16-18 (NKJV)
The
glory and grandeur of John's Vision
I was caught up at once in deep worship
and,
oh! — a Throne set in Heaven
with
One Seated on the Throne,
shining
in gem hues of amber and flame
with
a rainbow of emerald.
Twenty-four
thrones circled the Throne,
with
Twenty-four Elders seated,
white-robed,
gold-crowned.
Lightning
flash and thunder crash
pulsed
from the Throne.
Seven
fire-blazing torches fronted the Throne
(these
are the Sevenfold Spirit of God).
Before
the Throne it was like a clear crystal sea.
Prowling around the Throne were Four
Creatures,
who
were full of eyes.
Eyes
to look ahead, eyes to look behind.
The
first Creature like a lion,
the
second like an ox,
the
third with a human face,
the
fourth like an eagle in flight.
The
Four Creatures were winged, each with six wings.
They
were all eyes, seeing around and within.
And
they chanted night and day, never taking a break:
Holy, holy, holy
Lord God Almighty, Sovereign-Strong,
Who Was, Who Is, Who is Coming.
Every time the Creatures gave glory and honor
and thanks
to the One Seated on the Throne—
the
age-after-age Living One—
the
Twenty-four Elders would fall prostrate
before
the One Seated on the Throne.
They
worshipped the age-after-age Living One.
They
cast their crowns at the foot of the Throne, chanting,
Worthy, O Master! Yes, our God!
Take the glory! the honor! the power!
For You created it all;
It was created because You wanted it
so.
