And within it there were figures resembling (A)four living beings. And this was their appearance: they had human (B)form.

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and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures.(A) In appearance their form was human,(B)

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And the (A)four living creatures, each one of them having (B)six wings, are (C)full of eyes around and within; and (D)day and night [a]they do not cease to say,

(E)Holy, holy, holy is the (F)Lord God, the Almighty, (G)who was and who is and who [b]is to come.”

And when the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to Him who (H)sits on the throne, to (I)Him who lives forever and ever, 10 the (J)twenty-four elders will (K)fall down before Him who (L)sits on the throne, and they will worship (M)Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their (N)crowns before the throne, saying,

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

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  1. Revelation 4:8 Lit they have no rest, saying,
  2. Revelation 4:8 Or is coming
  3. Revelation 4:11 Lit were

Each of the four living creatures(A) had six wings(B) and was covered with eyes all around,(C) even under its wings. Day and night(D) they never stop saying:

“‘Holy, holy, holy

is the Lord God Almighty,’[a](E)

who was, and is, and is to come.”(F)

Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne(G) and who lives for ever and ever,(H) 10 the twenty-four elders(I) fall down before him(J) who sits on the throne(K) and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,(L)
for you created all things,
    and by your will they were created
    and have their being.”(M)

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  1. Revelation 4:8 Isaiah 6:3

And I saw [a]between the throne (with the four living creatures) and (A)the elders a (B)Lamb standing, as if (C)slaughtered, having seven (D)horns and (E)seven eyes, which are [b](F)the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

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  1. Revelation 5:6 Lit in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders
  2. Revelation 5:6 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels

Then I saw a Lamb,(A) looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures(B) and the elders.(C) The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes,(D) which are the seven spirits[a](E) of God sent out into all the earth.

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  1. Revelation 5:6 That is, the sevenfold Spirit

The First Seal: Conqueror on a White Horse

Then I saw when the (A)Lamb broke one of the (B)seven seals, and I heard one of the (C)four living creatures saying as with a (D)voice of thunder, “Come[a]!”

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  1. Revelation 6:1 One early ms and see

The Seals

I watched as the Lamb(A) opened the first of the seven seals.(B) Then I heard one of the four living creatures(C) say in a voice like thunder,(D) “Come!”

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And I heard something like a voice in the center of the (A)four living creatures saying, “A [a]quart of wheat for a [b]denarius, and three [c]quarts of barley for a [d]denarius; and (B)do not damage the oil and the wine.”

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  1. Revelation 6:6 Gr choenix; i.e., a dry measure almost equal to a qt.
  2. Revelation 6:6 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
  3. Revelation 6:6 Gr choenix; i.e., a dry measure almost equal to a qt.
  4. Revelation 6:6 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer

Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures,(A) saying, “Two pounds[a] of wheat for a day’s wages,[b] and six pounds[c] of barley for a day’s wages,[d](B) and do not damage(C) the oil and the wine!”

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  1. Revelation 6:6 Or about 1 kilogram
  2. Revelation 6:6 Greek a denarius
  3. Revelation 6:6 Or about 3 kilograms
  4. Revelation 6:6 Greek a denarius

11 And all the angels were standing (A)around the throne and around (B)the elders and the (C)four living creatures; and they (D)fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

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11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders(A) and the four living creatures.(B) They fell down on their faces(C) before the throne and worshiped God,

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And they *sang [a](A)a new song before the throne and before the (B)four living creatures and the (C)elders; and (D)no one was able to learn the song except the (E)144,000 who had been (F)purchased from the earth.

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  1. Revelation 14:3 One early ms something like a new song

And they sang a new song(A) before the throne and before the four living creatures(B) and the elders.(C) No one could learn the song except the 144,000(D) who had been redeemed from the earth.

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And one of the (A)four living creatures gave the (B)seven angels seven (C)golden bowls full of the (D)wrath of God, who (E)lives forever and ever.

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Then one of the four living creatures(A) gave to the seven angels(B) seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever.(C)

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And the (A)twenty-four elders and the (B)four living creatures (C)fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, “(D)Amen. (E)Hallelujah!”

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The twenty-four elders(A) and the four living creatures(B) fell down(C) and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried:

“Amen, Hallelujah!”(D)

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