Revelation 4:5-6 Kjv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
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 4:5
And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thundering and voices. The present tense (see on Revelation 4:4 ). The whole symbolical of the power and majesty of God, as of old he manifested his presence on Sinai. "There were thunders and lightnings and … the voice of the trumpet" ( Exodus 19:16 ). And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. The Holy Spirit, represented in his sevenfold operation, by lamps, which illumine. The same... 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 4:5
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
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
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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 4:1-6
The Divine government symbolized. In the forms of earth the formless heavenly things are represented—the Divine government which in our thoughts is so often restricted to the conditions of human government. It is needful to remind ourselves that when we have conceived the most lofty notions of the Divine rule, we are infinitely below the real and actual. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." I. THE ... read more