Openbaring 4
Het Boek
De troon in de hemel
4 Nadat ik dit gehoord en gezien had, zag ik een deur in de hemel openstaan en hoorde ik dezelfde luide stem. ‘Kom naar boven,’ zei Hij tegen mij, ‘dan zal Ik u laten zien wat hierna moet gebeuren.’ 2 Op hetzelfde moment kwam de Geest over mij. Ik zag een troon in de hemel staan en op die troon zat Iemand. 3 Hij schitterde als de zuiverste edelsteen, als diamant en sarder. Om de troon stond een regenboog die zo helder was als smaragd. 4 Rondom de troon stonden vierentwintig tronen en op elk van die tronen zat een ouderling met witte kleren aan en een gouden kroon op zijn hoofd. 5 Uit de troon kwamen bliksemschichten en donderslagen en allerlei andere geluiden. Vlak voor de troon stonden zeven brandende fakkels, dat zijn de zeven Geesten van God. 6 Er lag voor de troon ook iets dat leek op een kristalheldere, spiegelgladde zee. Rondom de troon stonden vier levende wezens, met van voren en van achteren overal ogen. 7 Het eerste van die wezens leek op een leeuw, het tweede op een jonge stier, het derde had een mensengezicht en het vierde leek op een vliegende arend. 8 Elk van de vier wezens had zes vleugels. Zij hadden rondom en van binnen overal ogen. Zonder ophouden zeiden zij: ‘Heilig, heilig, heilig is de Here, de Almachtige God, die was, die is en die komt.’
9 Die vier levende wezens eren, prijzen en danken Hem die op de troon zit en die voor altijd en eeuwig leeft. 10 Telkens wanneer zij dat doen, vallen de vierentwintig ouderlingen voor Hem neer om Hem te aanbidden en Hem als de Heer van hun leven te erkennen. 11 En zij zeggen: ‘Here, onze God, U bent alle lof, eer en macht waard, omdat U alles gemaakt hebt. Alles is ontstaan en gemaakt, omdat U het wilde.’
Revelation 4
New King James Version
The Throne Room of Heaven(A)
4 After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing (B)open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a (C)trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.”
2 Immediately (D)I was in the Spirit; and behold, (E)a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. 3 [a]And He who sat there was (F)like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; (G)and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. 4 (H)Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, (I)clothed in white [b]robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. 5 And from the throne proceeded (J)lightnings, [c]thunderings, and voices. (K)Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are (L)the[d] seven Spirits of God.
6 Before the throne there [e]was (M)a sea of glass, like crystal. (N)And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. 7 (O)The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. 8 The four living creatures, each having (P)six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:
9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, (T)who lives forever and ever, 10 (U)the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
11 “You(V) are worthy, [g]O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
(W)For You created all things,
And by (X)Your will they [h]exist and were created.”
Footnotes
- Revelation 4:3 M omits And He who sat there was, making the following a description of the throne.
- Revelation 4:4 NU, M robes, with crowns
- Revelation 4:5 NU, M voices, and thunderings.
- Revelation 4:5 M omits the
- Revelation 4:6 NU, M add something like
- Revelation 4:8 M has holy nine times.
- Revelation 4:11 NU, M our Lord and God
- Revelation 4:11 NU, M existed
Revelation 4
King James Version
4 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and 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 sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts 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 of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
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