Revelation 4–5

Chapter 4

Scene in Heaven

¹After ^athese things I looked, and behold, ^ba door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, ^clike the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “^dCome up here, and I will ^eshow you what must take place after these things.”

²Immediately I was ^1ain the Spirit; and behold, ^ba throne was standing in heaven, and ^cOne sitting on the throne.

³And He who was sitting was like a ^ajasper stone and a ^bsardius in appearance; and there was a ^1crainbow around the throne, like an ^demerald in appearance.

^4aAround the throne were ^btwenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw ^ctwenty-four elders ^dsitting, clothed in ^ewhite garments, and ^fgolden crowns on their heads.

The Throne and Worship of the Creator

⁵Out from the throne come ^aflashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were ^bseven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are ^cthe seven Spirits of God;

⁶and before the throne there was something like a ^asea of glass, like crystal; and in the ¹center and ^baround the throne, ^cfour living creatures ^dfull of eyes in front and behind.

^7aThe first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.

⁸And the ^afour living creatures, each one of them having ^bsix wings, are ^cfull of eyes around and within; and ^dday and night ¹they do not cease to say,

“^eHoly, holy, holy is the ^fLord God, the Almighty, ^gwho was and who is and who ²is to come.”

⁹And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who ^asits on the throne, to ^bHim who lives forever and ever,

¹⁰the ^atwenty-four elders will ^bfall down before Him who ^csits on the throne, and will worship ^dHim who lives forever and ever, and will cast their ^ecrowns before the throne, saying,

¹¹“^aWorthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You ^bcreated all things, and because of Your will they ¹existed, and were created.”

Chapter 5

The Book with Seven Seals

¹I saw ¹in the right hand of Him who ^asat on the throne a ^2bbook written inside and on the back, ^csealed up with seven seals.

²And I saw a ^astrong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the ¹book and to break its seals?”

³And no one ^ain heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the ¹book or to look into it.

⁴Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the ¹book or to look into it;

⁵and one of the elders ^*said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the ^aLion that is ^bfrom the tribe of Judah, the ^cRoot of David, has overcome so as to open the ¹book and its seven seals.”

⁶And I saw ¹between the throne (with the four living creatures) and ^athe elders a ^bLamb standing, as if ^cslain, having seven ^dhorns and ^eseven eyes, which are ^fthe seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

⁷And He came and took ^athe book out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.

⁸When He had taken the ¹book, the ^afour living creatures and the ^btwenty-four elders ^cfell down before the ^dLamb, each one holding a ^eharp and ^fgolden bowls full of incense, which are the ^gprayers of the ²saints.

⁹And they ^*sang a ^anew song, saying,

“^bWorthy are You to take the ¹book and to break its seals; for You were ^cslain, and ^dpurchased for God with Your blood men from ^eevery tribe and tongue and people and nation.

¹⁰“You have made them to be a ^akingdom and priests to our God; and they will ^breign upon the earth.”

Angels Exalt the Lamb

¹¹Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels ^aaround the throne and the ^bliving creatures and the ^celders; and the number of them was ^dmyriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands,

¹²saying with a loud voice,

“^aWorthy is the ^bLamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.”

¹³And ^aevery created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying,

“To Him who ^bsits on the throne, and to the ^cLamb, ^dbe blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.”

¹⁴And the ^afour living creatures kept saying, “^bAmen.” And the ^celders ^dfell down and worshiped.