New American Standard Bible 1995
Revelation 4:1-6
1After 1these things I looked, and behold, 2a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, 3like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “4Come up here, and I will 5show you what must take place after these things.”
2Immediately I was 67in the Spirit; and behold, 8a throne was standing in heaven, and 9One sitting on the throne.
3And He who was sitting was like a 10jasper stone and a 11sardius in appearance; and there was a 1213rainbow around the throne, like an 14emerald in appearance.
415Around the throne were 16twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw 17twenty-four elders 18sitting, clothed in 19white garments, and 20golden crowns on their heads.
5Out from the throne come 21flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were 22seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are 23the seven Spirits of God;
6and before the throne there was something like a 24sea of glass, like crystal; and in the 25center and 26around the throne, 27four living creatures 28full of eyes in front and behind.
Notes
- 1. Revelation 4:1 Rev 1:12ff, 19 ↩
- 2. Revelation 4:1 Ezek 1:1; Rev 19:11 ↩
- 3. Revelation 4:1 Rev 1:10 ↩
- 4. Revelation 4:1 Rev 11:12 ↩
- 5. Revelation 4:1 Rev 1:19; 22:6 ↩
- 6. Revelation 4:2 Or in spirit ↩
- 7. Revelation 4:2 Rev 1:10 ↩
- 8. Revelation 4:2 1 Kin 22:19; Is 6:1; Ezek 1:26; Dan 7:9; Rev 4:9f ↩
- 9. Revelation 4:2 Rev 4:9 ↩
- 10. Revelation 4:3 Rev 21:11 ↩
- 11. Revelation 4:3 Rev 21:20 ↩
- 12. Revelation 4:3 Or halo ↩
- 13. Revelation 4:3 Ezek 1:28; Rev 10:1 ↩
- 14. Revelation 4:3 Rev 21:19 ↩
- 15. Revelation 4:4 Rev 4:6; 5:11; 7:11 ↩
- 16. Revelation 4:4 Rev 11:16 ↩
- 17. Revelation 4:4 Rev 4:10; 5:6, 8, 14; 19:4 ↩
- 18. Revelation 4:4 Matt 19:28; Rev 20:4 ↩
- 19. Revelation 4:4 Rev 3:18 ↩
- 20. Revelation 4:4 Rev 4:10 ↩
- 21. Revelation 4:5 Ex 19:16; Rev 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 ↩
- 22. Revelation 4:5 Ex 25:37; Zech 4:2 ↩
- 23. Revelation 4:5 Rev 1:4 ↩
- 24. Revelation 4:6 Ezek 1:22; Rev 15:2; 21:18, 21 ↩
- 25. Revelation 4:6 Lit middle of the throne and around ↩
- 26. Revelation 4:6 Rev 4:4 ↩
- 27. Revelation 4:6 Ezek 1:5; Rev 4:8f; 5:6; 6:1, 6; 7:11; 14:3; 15:7; 19:4 ↩
- 28. Revelation 4:6 Ezek 1:18; 10:12 ↩
Commentaries on Revelation 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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