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Revelation 4

1 The vision of the majesty of God. 2 He seeth the throne, and one sitting upon it, 8 And 24 seats about it with 24 elders sitting upon them, and four beasts praising God day and night.
1.aAfter this I looked, and behold, a door was open in heaven, and the first voice which I heard, was as it were of a trumpet talking with me, saying, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be done hereafter.
2.And immediately I was ravished in the spirit, and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat upon the throne.
3.And bhe that sat, was to look upon, like unto a jasper stone, and a sardine, and there was a rainbow round about the throne in sight like to an emerald.
4.And round about the throne were four and twenty seats, & upon the seats I saw cfour & twenty Elders sitting, clothed in white raiment, and had on their heads crowns of gold.
5.And out of the throne dproceeded elightenings, & thunderings, & voices, & there were seven lamps of fire, burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.
6.And before the throne there was a fsea of glass like unto gcrystal: and in the ^middes of the throne, and round about the throne were four hbeasts full of eyes before and behind.
7.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.
8.And the four beasts had each one of them six wings about him, & they were full of eyes within, and they ceased not day nor night, saying i*Holie, holie, holie Lord God, almighty, which Was, and Which is and Which is to come.
9.And when those beasts gave glory, & honour, and thanks to him that sat on the throne, which liveth for ever and ever,
10.The four and twenty elders fell down before him that sat on the throne, and worshipped him, that liveth for ever more, kand cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11.Thou art *worthy, ô Lord, to receive glory and honour, and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy will’s sake they are, and have been created.

Notes

1-a.
Before that he make mention of the great afflictions of the Church, he sets forth the majesty of God, by whose will, wisdom and providence all things are created, and governed, to teach us patience.
3-b.
He describes the Divine and incomprehensible virtue of God the Father as chap 5.6 and the Son who is joined with him.
4-c.
By these are meant all the holy company of the heavens.
5-d.
From the throne of the Father, and the Son proceeds the holie Ghost, who having all but one throne, declare the unity of the Godhead.
5-e.
The holie Ghost is as a lightening unto us that believe, and as a fearful thunder to the disobedient.
6-^.
Or, under the throne.
6-f.
The world is compared to a sea because of the changes and unsta- bleness.
6-g.
It is as clean as crystal before the eyes of God, because there is nothing in it so little that is hid from him.
6-h.
They are called Cherubims, Eze. 10.20.
8-*.
Isa. 6.3.
8-i.
We are hereby taught to give glory to God in all his works.
10-k.
They will challenge no authority, honour nor power before God.
11-*.
Chap. 5.12.