启示录 4:8-10 CUNPSS

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:8

And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within. The stop should probably be after wings: are full of eyes about and within. In Isaiah 6:2 we have "six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly." These actions appear to indicate reverence, humility, obedience. The eyes denote ceaseless activity. And they rest not day and night, saying. In the Authorized Version "day and night" is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:9

And when those beasts give ; or, and as often as the living belongs shall give. The expression has a frequentative force, and also points to a continued repetition of the act in the future; perhaps a contrast to the past, since before the redemption the Church, as being of the whole world, could not join in the adoration. Glory and honour and thanks . The Eucharistic hymn recognizes the glory and honour which are the inseparable attributes of God, and renders the thanks due to him from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:9-11

The Church's song of praise. The elders speak for all and appear for all. In them all are present. As is promised again and again, the Church surrounds the throne. It is the sign of the Church's recognition and highest honour. I. THE SUBJECT OF THE SONG . That of "the living creatures" is "the Lord God," the Almighty, the Ever-living. The subject of the Church's song is the creative power of God, in recognition of which "glory, honour, and power" are ascribed. It is the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:10

The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth forever and ever . Shall fall, etc. The tenses are all future except the present "sitteth" and "liveth." The four and twenty elders are the representatives of the universal Church (see on Revelation 4:4 ). And cast their crowns before the throne, saying. Their crowns of victory, στεφάνους (see on Revelation 2:10 and Revelation 4:4 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:10

Man in heaven. "They cast their crowns before the throne." Far am I from pretending to the power of explaining this book. There is ample scope here for the play of imagination. Here is a field which, under the culture of a vivid fancy, is capable of producing theories and speculations suited to every variety of taste, every grade of intellect, and every degree of culture. In this chapter John has a mental, Divine, and symbolical vision of heaven: the "door is opened," and a voice... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:8

And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him - An emblem common to them all, denoting that, in reference to each and all the things here symbolized, there was one common characteristic - that in heaven there is the utmost promptness in executing the divine commands. Compare Isaiah 6:2; Psalms 18:10; Psalms 104:3; Jeremiah 48:40. No mention is made of the manner in which these wings were arranged, and conjecture in regard to that is vain. The seraphim, as seen by Isaiah, had each one... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:9

And when those beasts give glory ... - As often as those living beings ascribe glory to God. They did this continually Revelation 4:8; and, if the above explanation be correct, then the idea is that the ways and acts of God in his providential government are continually of such a nature as to honor him. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:10

The four and twenty elders fall down before him ... - The representatives of the redeemed church in heaven (see the notes at Revelation 4:4) also unite in the praise. The meaning, if the explanation of the symbol be correct, is, that the church universal unites in praise to God for all that characterizes his administration. In the connection in which this stands here, the sense would be, that as often as there is any new manifestation of the principles of the divine government, the church... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 4:8

Revelation 4:8. And the four living creatures With an allusion to the seraphim represented in Isaiah’s vision; had each of them six wings about him Which they used in part to express their reverence and humility, and in part to show readiness and expedition in performing the orders and commands of God. See on Isaiah 6:2-3. And they were full of eyes within Bengelius reads κυκλοθεν και εσωθεν γεμουσιν οφθαλμων , round about and within they are full of eyes: round about signifying their... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:6-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:9-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 4:8

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