Revelation 4:1-11
Revelation 4:1-11 (Good News Translation)
1At this point I had another vision and saw an open door in heaven.
And the voice that sounded like a trumpet, which I had heard speaking to
me before, said, Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after
this. 2At once the Spirit took control of me. There in heaven was a throne
with someone sitting on it. 3His face gleamed like such precious stones as
jasper and carnelian, and all around the throne there was a rainbow the
color of an emerald. 4In a circle around the throne were twenty-four other
thrones, on which were seated twenty-four elders dressed in white and
wearing crowns of gold. 5From the throne came flashes of lightning,
rumblings, and peals of thunder. In front of the throne seven lighted
torches were burning, which are the seven spirits of God. 6Also in front
of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
Surrounding the throne on each of its sides, were four living creatures
covered with eyes in front and behind. 7The first one looked like a lion;
the second looked like a bull; the third had a face like a human face; and
the fourth looked like an eagle in flight. 8Each one of the four living
creatures had six wings, and they were covered with eyes, inside and out.
Day and night they never stop singing:
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
who was, who is, and who is to come. 9The four living creatures sing songs
of glory and honor and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives
forever and ever. When they do so, 10the twenty-four elders fall down
before the one who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever
and ever. They throw their crowns down in front of the throne and say,
11Our Lord and God! You are worthy
to receive glory, honor, and power.
For you created all things,
and by your will they were given existence and life.
God bless you.
1At this point I had another vision and saw an open door in heaven.
And the voice that sounded like a trumpet, which I had heard speaking to
me before, said, Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after
this. 2At once the Spirit took control of me. There in heaven was a throne
with someone sitting on it. 3His face gleamed like such precious stones as
jasper and carnelian, and all around the throne there was a rainbow the
color of an emerald. 4In a circle around the throne were twenty-four other
thrones, on which were seated twenty-four elders dressed in white and
wearing crowns of gold. 5From the throne came flashes of lightning,
rumblings, and peals of thunder. In front of the throne seven lighted
torches were burning, which are the seven spirits of God. 6Also in front
of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
Surrounding the throne on each of its sides, were four living creatures
covered with eyes in front and behind. 7The first one looked like a lion;
the second looked like a bull; the third had a face like a human face; and
the fourth looked like an eagle in flight. 8Each one of the four living
creatures had six wings, and they were covered with eyes, inside and out.
Day and night they never stop singing:
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
who was, who is, and who is to come. 9The four living creatures sing songs
of glory and honor and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives
forever and ever. When they do so, 10the twenty-four elders fall down
before the one who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever
and ever. They throw their crowns down in front of the throne and say,
11Our Lord and God! You are worthy
to receive glory, honor, and power.
For you created all things,
and by your will they were given existence and life.
God bless you.
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