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天上的敬拜

這些事以後,我觀看,見天上有一道門開著;並且有我第一次聽見的那個好像號筒的聲音,對我說:“你上這裡來!我要把以後必定發生的事指示你。” 立刻,我在靈裡,就看見有一個寶座,設立在天上,有一位坐在寶座上。 那位坐著的,看來好像碧玉和紅寶石,又有彩虹圍繞著寶座,看來好像綠寶石。 寶座的周圍有二十四個座位,上面坐著二十四位長老,身穿白衣,頭戴金冠。 有閃電、響聲、雷轟從寶座中發出;又有七枝火炬在寶座前點著,這就是 神的七靈。 寶座前有一個看來好像水晶的玻璃海。

在寶座中間和寶座周圍有四個活物,前後布滿了眼睛。 第一個活物像獅子,第二個活物像牛犢,第三個活物的臉面像人,第四個活物像飛鷹。 四個活物各有六個翅膀,裡外布滿了眼睛。他們晝夜不停地說:

“聖哉!聖哉!聖哉!

主、全能的 神,

昔在、今在、以後要來的那一位。”

每逢四個活物把榮耀、尊貴、感謝獻給那坐在寶座上,活到永永遠遠的那一位的時候, 10 二十四位長老就俯伏在坐在寶座上那一位的面前,敬拜那活到永永遠遠的,又把他們的冠冕放在寶座前,說:

11 “主、我們的 神,

你是配得榮耀、尊貴、權能的,

因為你創造了萬有,

萬有都是因著你的旨意而存在,而被造的。”

A Vision of God’s Throne in Heaven

After these things I saw a door standing open in heaven. I heard the first voice like a trumpet speaking to me. It said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.”

Instantly, I came under the Spirit’s power. I saw a throne in heaven, and someone was sitting on it. The one sitting there looked like gray quartz and red quartz. There was a rainbow around the throne which looked like an emerald.

Around that throne were 24 other thrones, and on these thrones sat 24 leaders wearing white clothes. They had gold crowns on their heads. Lightning, noise, and thunder came from the throne. Seven flaming torches were burning in front of the throne. These are the seven spirits of God.

In front of the throne, there was something like a sea of glass as clear as crystal. In the center near the throne and around the throne were four living creatures covered with eyes in front and in back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like a young bull, the third had a face like a human, and the fourth was like a flying eagle. Each of the four living creatures had six wings and were covered with eyes, inside and out. Without stopping day or night they were singing,

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,
who was, who is, and who is coming.”

Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, to the one who lives forever and ever, 10 the 24 leaders bow in front of the one who sits on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever. They place their crowns in front of the throne and say,

11 “Our Lord and God, you deserve to receive glory, honor, and power
because you created everything.
Everything came into existence and was created because of your will.”

Pananambahan sa Langit

Pagkatapos kong masaksihan ang mga bagay na ito, nakita ko sa langit ang isang bukás na pinto.

At narinig ko ang tinig na parang tunog ng isang trumpeta, na ang sabi sa akin, “Umakyat ka rito, at ipapakita ko sa iyo kung ano pang mga mangyayari pagkatapos nito.” At(A) agad akong napuspos ng Espiritu, at nakita ko sa langit ang isang trono at ang isang nakaupo roon. Ang anyo niya'y maningning na parang mahahalagang batong jasper at kornalina. May isang bahagharing nagniningning na parang esmeralda sa palibot ng trono. Nakapaligid naman dito ang dalawampu't apat pang trono na sa bawat isa'y may nakaupong matanda na nakadamit ng puti at may koronang ginto sa ulo. Mula(B) sa trono ay gumuguhit ang kidlat, kasabay ng mga ugong at mga kulog. Sa harap ng trono ay may pitong nagniningas na sulo; ito ang pitong espiritu ng Diyos. Sa(C)(D) harap ng trono ay may tila dagat na salamin na sinlinaw ng kristal.

Sa apat na panig ng trono ay may apat na buháy na nilalang, na punung-puno ng mga mata sa kanilang harap at likod. Ang unang buháy na nilalang ay katulad ng leon; katulad naman ng baka ang pangalawa; tulad sa mukha ng tao ang pangatlo; at katulad naman ng agilang lumilipad ang pang-apat. Ang(E) bawat isa ay may tig-aanim na pakpak, at punung-puno ng mga mata sa harap at likod. Walang tigil ang kanilang pag-awit araw at gabi,

“Banal, banal, banal, ang Panginoong Diyos na Makapangyarihan sa lahat,
    na siyang nakaraan, kasalukuyan, at darating.”

Tuwing umaawit ng pagluwalhati, parangal at pasasalamat ang apat na buháy na nilalang sa nakaupo sa trono, na nabubuhay magpakailanman, 10 ang dalawampu't apat (24) na matatandang pinuno naman ay nagpapatirapa sa harap ng trono at sinasamba ang nakaupo doon, ang nabubuhay magpakailanman. Inilalagay nila ang kanilang korona sa harap ng trono, at sinasabi,

11 “Aming Panginoon at Diyos!
Karapat-dapat kang tumanggap ng kaluwalhatian, karangalan, at kapangyarihan;
sapagkat ikaw ang lumalang sa lahat ng bagay,
    at ayon sa iyong kagustuhan, sila'y nagkaroon ng buhay at nalikha.”