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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:1-11

The high court of heaven. If the portions of this book hitherto considered have had their difficulties, those on which we now enter are far more beset therewith. But the solemn sanctions given to the reading and study of this book send us, in spite of its difficulties, to the earnest examination of its sayings, certain that in them, even in the most mysterious of them, there lies a message from God to our souls. May he be pleased to make that message clear to us. This fourth chapter gives... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:2-11

Man's higher sphere of being: (2) Spiritually entered. "And immediately I was in the Spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and One sat on the throne," etc. We need not suppose that the supermundane world appeared to John's bodily eye in the forms in which it is here presented. It was a mental vision and nothing more, and a mental vision is often more real, more significant, more impressive, than a material. Commentators of this book have treated these objects as those which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:6

And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal. Sea of glass, or a glassy sea. The quality of "glassiness" may refer to the pure appearance of the sea; or it may mean that the sea was in consistency like unto glass; that is, solid and unyielding, so that there was nothing strange in the fact that it supported weights. In either case, the notion is repeated by parallelism in the next clause, "like unto crystal." But the glassy sea may mean "a glass laver," and bear no... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:6

The cherubim. "In the midst … were four living ones full of eyes before and behind." There can scarce be a doubt that these mysterious beings are the same as in the Old Testament are called "cherubim." Who and what they were, and what they have to teach us, is an inquiry not without difficulty, but assuredly of much interest and profit. Let us, therefore— I. REVIEW THE SCRIPTURE NOTICES OF THE CHERUBIM . They are mentioned in connection: 1 . With the expulsion of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:6-8

The song of the living creatures. Here is represented the praise of the Divine Name by the universal creature life. The highest, the cherubic forms, speak for all. It is a representative song. "All thy works praise thee, O God;" "Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord." I. THE SONG OF THE UNIVERSAL CREATURE - LIFE IS A CEASELESS SONG . "They have no rest day and night" That which is represented is that which should and which shall be. It is the ideal.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:6

And before the throne there was a sea of glass - An expanse spread out like a sea composed of glass: that is, that was pellucid and transparent like glass. It is not uncommon to compare the sea with glass. See numerous examples in Wetstein, in loco. The point of the comparison here seems to be its transparent appearance. It was perfectly clear - apparently stretching out in a wide expanse, as if it were a sea.Like unto crystal - The word “crystal” means properly anything congealed and pellucid,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 4:6-7

Revelation 4:6-7. And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal Wide and deep, pure and clear, transparent and still. Both the seven lamps of fire and this sea are before the throne, and both may mean the seven Spirits of God, the Holy Ghost; whose powers and operations are frequently represented both under the emblem of fire and water. We read again, Revelation 15:2, of a sea as of glass, where there is no mention of the seven lamps of fire; but, on the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 4:1-11

4:1-5:14 A VISION OF HEAVENVision of the throne (4:1-11)Jesus has shown John the present state of the churches as he sees them. He now shows him, again from the divine viewpoint, certain things that are going to happen as God works out his purposes in the world. By means of a vision of heaven, John begins to have some understanding of how God sees the world’s affairs. He is given a glimpse of the place where God, the possessor of absolute authority, reigns majestically in indescribable glory... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 4:6

there was . glass. The texts read "as it were a glassy sea". unto = to. round about. Greek. kuklo. In Rev. only here and Revelation 7:11 . Occurs: Mark 3:34 . were. Omit. beasts = living ones, or living creatures (as Hebrews 13:11 , first occurance). Greek. zoon. Occurs twenty times ( App-10 ). Not the word in Revelation 13:0 and Revelation 17:0 . These zoa are the cherubim of Genesis 3:24 .Ezekiel 1:5-14 . Compare Ezekiel 10:20 . They are distinguished from angels (Revelation 5:8 ;... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 4:6

and before the throne as it were a sea of glass like unto crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.A sea of glass ... If the sea represents populations of the earth, as in late chapters, the calmness of it here would indicate the tranquillity and peacefulness of souls in the service of God, and how his eyes can penetrate to the very bottom. The purpose of the crystal sea might have been simply the creation of an... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:2-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:6-8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 4:6-7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 4:1-11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 4:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 4:6

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