^4 (A)Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, ^(B)clothed in white ^[a]robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads.

¹⁶ And ^(A)the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and ^(B)worshiped God,

²⁸ So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, ^(A)you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

^10 (A)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 (A)All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and ^(B)worshiped God,

The Saints Reign with Christ 1,000 Years

⁴ And I saw ^(A)thrones, and they sat on them, and ^(B)judgment was committed to them. Then I saw ^(C)the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, ^(D)who had not worshiped the beast ^(E)or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they ^(F)lived and ^(G)reigned with Christ for ^[a]a thousand years.

¹⁴ Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the ^[a]twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped ^[b]Him who lives forever and ever.

Worthy Is the Lamb

⁸ Now when He had taken the scroll, ^(A)the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the ^(B)prayers of the saints.

^4 [a]You have ^(A)a few names ^[b]even in Sardis who have not ^(B)defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me ^(C)in white, for they are worthy. ⁵ He who overcomes ^(D)shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not ^(E)blot out his name from the ^(F)Book of Life; but ^(G)I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.