Revelation
Summary
After the messages to the seven churches, John sees an "open door in heaven" and is caught up in the Spirit to the throne room of God. He describes a majestic scene where "the One" sits on the throne, surrounded by twenty-four elders wearing golden crowns and four "living creatures" full of eyes. These creatures continuously cry out "Holy, holy, holy," while the elders cast their crowns before the throne, worshiping God as the Creator of all things. The chapter emphasizes the divine glory, the thunder and lightning proceeding from the throne, and the "sea of glass like crystal."
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 here, and I will show you things which must be hereafter."
And immediately I was in the Spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and One sat on the throne.
And He who sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like to an emerald.
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.
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.
And before the throne there was a sea of glass like to crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a person, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
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, who was, and is, and is to come."
And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to Him who sat on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
The four and twenty elders fall down before Him who sat on the throne, and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
"You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for You have created all things, and for Your pleasure they are and were created."