Verse 4
four and twenty. See App-10 and App-197 .
seats = thrones, as Revelation 4:2 . See Revelation 1:4 .
saw. The texts omit.
elders. Greek. presbuteros. These are evidently heavenly beings, "a pattern" after which David arranged his twenty-four courses of the sons of Aaron (1 Chronicles 24:3-5 ).
they had. The texts omit.
crowns of gold. The only other wearer is the Son of Man (Revelation 14:14 ), a fact which proves the exalted station of these "elders".
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