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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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:11

Thou art worthy, O Lord ; or, thou art worthy, our Lord and our God. In 13, the Syriac, Andreas, Arethas, Theodore-Stud., Arm., and many others, ἅγιος , "the holy one," is added. To receive glory and honour and power ( τήν δόξαν , etc.). The presence of the article either read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:1

After this - Greek, “After these things”; that is, after what he had seen, and after what he had been directed to record in the preceding chapters. How long after these things this occurred, he does not say - whether on the same day, or at some subsequent time; and conjecture would be useless. The scene, however, is changed. Instead of seeing the Saviour standing before him Revelation 1:0, the scene is transferred to heaven, and he is permitted to look in upon the throne of God, and upon the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:2

And immediately I was in the Spirit - See the notes on Revelation 1:10. He does not affirm that he was caught up into heaven, nor does he say what impression was on his own mind, if any, as to the place where he was; but he was at once absorbed in the contemplation of the visions before him. He was doubtless still in Patmos, and these things were made to pass before his mind as a reality; that is, they appeared as real to him as if he saw them, and they were in fact a real symbolical... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:3

And he that sat was to look upon - Was in appearance; or, as I looked upon him, this seemed to be his appearance. He does not describe his form, but his splendor.Like a jasper - ἰάσπιδι iaspidi The jasper, properly, is “an opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and also of some dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff-boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped jasper” (Dana, in... read more

Albert Barnes

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

And round about the throne were four and twenty seats - Or rather, “thrones” - θρόνοι thronoi - the same word being used as what is rendered “throne” - θρόνος thronos. The word, indeed, properly denotes a seat, but it came to be employed to denote particularly the seat on which a monarch sat, and is properly translated thus in Revelation 4:2-3. So it is rendered in Matthew 5:34; Matthew 19:28; Matthew 23:22; Matthew 25:31; Luke 1:32; and uniformly elsewhere in the New Testament (53 places in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:5

And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices - Expressive of the majesty and glory of Him that sat upon it. We are at once reminded by this representation of the sublime scene that occurred at Sinai Exodus 19:16, where “there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud.” Compare Ezekiel 1:13, Ezekiel 1:24. So Milton:“Forth rushed with whirlwind sound.The chariot of Paternal Deity,Flashing thick flames.”“And... read more

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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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:7

And the first beast was like a lion - A general description has been given, applicable to all, denoting that in whatever form the divine government is administered, these things will be found; a particular description now follows, contemplating that government under particular aspects, as symbolized by the living beings on which the throne rests. The first is that of a lion. The lion is the monarch of the woods, the king of beasts, and he becomes thus the emblem of dominion, of authority, of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:3

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:5

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:7

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