天上的敬拜

此后,我再观看,见天上有一扇门开了,又听见刚才那个像号角般响亮的声音对我说:“你上这里来,我要把以后必发生的事指示给你看。” 我便立刻被圣灵感动,看见天上安设着一个宝座,有一位坐在宝座上, 闪耀着碧玉和红宝石般的光彩。有一道翡翠般的彩虹围绕着宝座。 宝座的周围设有二十四个座位,有二十四位长老坐在上面,他们身穿白袍,头戴金冠。 从宝座中有闪电、响声、雷鸣发出,宝座前面燃烧着七把火炬,代表[a]上帝的七灵。 宝座前还有一个水晶般的玻璃海,宝座的四周有四个活物,他们前后都长满了眼睛。 第一个活物像狮子,第二个像牛犊,第三个有人的面孔,第四个像飞鹰。 这四个活物各有三对翅膀,翅膀内外都长满眼睛。他们昼夜不停地说:

“圣哉!圣哉!圣哉!
主上帝是昔在、今在、
以后永在的全能者。”

每逢这些活物将荣耀、尊贵、感谢献给坐在宝座上、活到永永远远的那位时, 10 二十四位长老就俯伏在坐宝座的那位面前,敬拜那位永活者,又摘下他们头上的冠冕,放在宝座前,说:

11 “我们的主,我们的上帝,
你配得荣耀、尊贵和权能,
因你创造了万物,
万物都因你的旨意被创造而存在。”

Footnotes

  1. 4:5 代表”希腊文是“就是”。

天上的敬拜

这些事以后,我观看,见天上有一道门开着;并且有我第一次听见的那个好象号筒的声音,对我说:“你上这里来!我要把以后必定发生的事指示你。” 立刻,我在灵里,就看见有一个宝座,设立在天上,有一位坐在宝座上。 那位坐着的,看来好象碧玉和红宝石,又有彩虹围绕着宝座,看来好象绿宝石。 宝座的周围有二十四个座位,上面坐着二十四位长老,身穿白衣,头戴金冠。 有闪电、响声、雷轰从宝座中发出;又有七枝火炬在宝座前点着,这就是 神的七灵。 宝座前有一个看来好象水晶的玻璃海。

在宝座中间和宝座周围有四个活物,前后布满了眼睛。 第一个活物像狮子,第二个活物像牛犊,第三个活物的脸面像人,第四个活物像飞鹰。 四个活物各有六个翅膀,里外布满了眼睛。他们昼夜不停地说:

“圣哉!圣哉!圣哉!

主、全能的 神,

昔在、今在、以后要来的那一位。”

每逢四个活物把荣耀、尊贵、感谢献给那坐在宝座上,活到永永远远的那一位的时候, 10 二十四位长老就俯伏在坐在宝座上那一位的面前,敬拜那活到永永远远的,又把他们的冠冕放在宝座前,说:

11 “主、我们的 神,

你是配得荣耀、尊贵、权能的,

因为你创造了万有,

万有都是因着你的旨意而存在,而被造的。”

Scene in Heaven

After (A)these things I looked, and behold, (B)a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, (C)like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “(D)Come up here, and I will (E)show you what must take place after these things.” Immediately I was (F)in the [a]Spirit; and behold, (G)a throne was standing in heaven, and (H)someone was sitting on the throne. And He who was sitting was like a (I)jasper stone and a (J)sardius in appearance; and there was a [b](K)rainbow around the throne, like an (L)emerald in appearance. (M)Around the throne were (N)twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw (O)twenty-four elders (P)sitting, clothed in (Q)white garments, and (R)golden crowns on their heads.

The Throne and Worship of the Creator

Out from the throne *came (S)flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were (T)seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are [c](U)the seven spirits of God; and before the throne there was something like a (V)sea of glass, like crystal; and in the [d]center and (W)around the throne, (X)four living creatures (Y)full of eyes in front and behind. (Z)The first living creature was like a lion, the second creature like a calf, the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. And the (AA)four living creatures, each one of them having (AB)six wings, are (AC)full of eyes around and within; and (AD)day and night [e]they do not cease to say,

(AE)Holy, holy, holy is the (AF)Lord God, the Almighty, (AG)who was and who is and who [f]is to come.”

And when the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to Him who (AH)sits on the throne, to (AI)Him who lives forever and ever, 10 the (AJ)twenty-four elders will (AK)fall down before Him who (AL)sits on the throne, and they will worship (AM)Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their (AN)crowns before the throne, saying,

11 (AO)Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You (AP)created all things, and because of Your will they [g]existed, and were created.”

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 4:2 Or spirit
  2. Revelation 4:3 Or halo
  3. Revelation 4:5 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels
  4. Revelation 4:6 Lit middle of the throne and around
  5. Revelation 4:8 Lit they have no rest, saying,
  6. Revelation 4:8 Or is coming
  7. Revelation 4:11 Lit were