Revelation 4

The Throne Room of Heaven

1After this I looked, and there in heaven was an open door. The first voice that I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet # 4:1 Ex 19:19; 20:18; Ps 47:5; Zch 9:14; Rv 1:10 said, “Come up here, # 4:1 Rv 11:12 and I will show you what must take place after this.” # 4:1 Gn 12:1; Zch 1:9; Rv 17:1; 21:9

2Immediately I was in the Spirit, # 4:2 Ac 19:21; Rm 8:9; 14:17; Eph 2:18,22; 3:5; 6:18; Rv 1:10; 17:3; 21:10 and there was a throne in heaven # 4:2 1Kg 22:19; Ps 11:4; 103:19; Is 66:1; Mt 5:34; 23:22; Dn 7:9 and someone was seated on it. 3The one seated # 4:3 Other mss omit The one seated there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian stone. # 4:3 Ex 28:17,20; 39:10,13; Ezk 28:13; Rv 21:11,18–20 A rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald surrounded the throne. # 4:3 Gn 9:13–17; Ezk 1:28; Rv 10:1

4Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones sat twenty-four elders # 4:4 Mt 19:28; Rv 11:16; 5:8; 19:4; 20:4 dressed in white clothes, # 4:4 Rv 3:4,18 with golden crowns on their heads. # 4:4 Zch 6:11; Rv 9:7

5Flashes of lightning and rumblings and peals of thunder came from the throne. # 4:5 Ex 19:16; 20:18; Ps 77:18; Rv 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 Seven fiery torches were burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. # 4:5 Rv 1:4; 3:1; 5:6 6Something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal, was also before the throne. # 4:6 Rv 15:2; 21:18,21

Four living creatures covered with eyes in front and in back were around the throne on each side. 7The first living creature was like a lion; the second living creature was like an ox; the third living creature had a face like a man; and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. # 4:7 Ezk 1:5–28; 10:9–14 8Each of the four living creatures had six wings; # 4:8 Is 6:2 they were covered with eyes around and inside. Day and night # 4:8 Rv 7:15 they never stop, # 4:8 Or rest saying,

Holy, holy, holy,

Lord God, the Almighty,

who was, who is, and who is to come. # 4:8 Is 6:3

9Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the one seated on the throne, the one who lives forever and ever, # 4:9 Rv 10:6; 15:7 10the twenty-four elders fall down before the one seated on the throne # 4:10 2Ch 20:18; Mk 5:33; Rv 5:8 and worship the one who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne and say,

11Our Lord and God, # 4:11 Some mss add the Holy One; other mss read Lord

you are worthy # 4:11 2Sm 22:4; Ps 18:3; Heb 3:3; Rv 5:2,9,12 to receive

glory and honor and power, # 4:11 Rv 5:12; 7:12

because you have created all things, # 4:11 Gn 1:1; Ac 14:15; Rv 10:6; 14:7

and by your will

they exist and were created.

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Hisgalus 4

1After these things I looked, and, hinei, a delet (door) having been opened in Shomayim, the kol harishon (the first voice),#4:1 1:10 the voice like a shofar that I heard speaking to me, said, Come up here! And I will show you MAH DI LEHEVE#4:1 Dan 2:28f (what will happen) after these things. 2At once I was in the Ruach Hakodesh, and, hinei, there in Shomayim stood a Kes (Throne), and upon the Kes DEMUT KEMAREH ADAM#4:2 Ezek 1:26-28 (a figure in appearance like a Man),#4:2 1Kgs 22:19; Isa 6:1; Dan 7:9 3And the One sitting there was KEMAREH (in appearance) like jasper stone and carnelian, and a keshet beanan (rainbow)#4:3 Gn 9:16 was around the Kes (Throne) that looks like an emerald.#4:3 Ezek 1:28 4And around the Kes (Throne) were esrim v'arba'ah kisot (twenty-four thrones) and on the kisot were sitting esrim v'arba'ah Zekenim#4:4 Ex 12:21 (twenty-four Elders), each clothed in lavan (white), each wearing a kittel, and on the roshim (heads) of them, golden atarot (crowns). 5And out of the Kes (Throne) comes forth lightning and sounds and thunders and there were sheva lapidei eish (torches of fire) burning before the Kes (Throne), which are the sheva ruchot#4:5 Rv 1:4 (spirits) of Hashem.#4:5 Ex 19:16; Zech 4:2 6And before the Kes (Throne) there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal.

And on each side and around the Kes (Throne) there were Arbah Chayyot (four living beings), being full of eynayim in front and in back.#4:6 Ezek 1:5 7And harishonah (the first) of HaChayyot (the living beings)#4:7 Ezek 1:10; 1:14 was like an aryeh (lion), and hasheniyah (the second) of HaChayyot (the living beings) like an egel (calf), and hashlishit (the third) of HaChayyot had the face of a ben Adam (human being), and hareve'it (fourth) of HaChayyot was like a flying nesher (eagle). 8And the Arba HaChayyot (four living beings), each one of them had six wings and they were full of eynayim (eyes) without and within. And yomam valailah (day and night), they do not cease to rest but continue singing, kadosh, kadosh, kadosh, adonoi tzva'ot, the One who was and is and is to come.#4:8 Isa 6:3; Ezek 1:18; Isa 6:3 9And whenever the Chayyot will give kavod (glory) and hod (splendor) and hadar (majesty) and shevakh (praise) to the One sitting on the Kes (Throne), to Him that Hu Chai ad olemei olamim (that lives forever and ever),#4:9 Ps 47:8 10Then the esrim v'arba'ah Zekenim fall prostrate before the One sitting on the Kes (Throne) and worship the One that Hu Chai ad olemei olamim (lives forever and ever) and cast down their atarot (crowns) before the Kes (Throne), saying,#4:10 Dt 33:3 11Worthy art Thou, Adoneinu and Eloheinu, to receive hod (honor) and hadar (splendor) and oz (power), because it was your “BARAH” that created all things, and because they existed and came to be by your ratzon (will).#4:11 Gn 1:1

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