Revelation 3:20-4:11
New International Version
20 Here I am! I stand at the door(A) and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,(B) I will come in(C) and eat with that person, and they with me.
21 To the one who is victorious,(D) I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,(E) just as I was victorious(F) and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 Whoever has ears, let them hear(G) what the Spirit says to the churches.”
The Throne in Heaven
4 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open(H) in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet(I) said, “Come up here,(J) and I will show you what must take place after this.”(K) 2 At once I was in the Spirit,(L) and there before me was a throne in heaven(M) with someone sitting on it. 3 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper(N) and ruby.(O) A rainbow(P) that shone like an emerald(Q) encircled the throne. 4 Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders.(R) They were dressed in white(S) and had crowns of gold on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder.(T) In front of the throne, seven lamps(U) were blazing. These are the seven spirits[a](V) of God. 6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass,(W) clear as crystal.
In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures,(X) and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.(Y) 7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.(Z) 8 Each of the four living creatures(AA) had six wings(AB) and was covered with eyes all around,(AC) even under its wings. Day and night(AD) they never stop saying:
9 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne(AG) and who lives for ever and ever,(AH) 10 the twenty-four elders(AI) fall down before him(AJ) who sits on the throne(AK) and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
Footnotes
- Revelation 4:5 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
- Revelation 4:8 Isaiah 6:3
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