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Revelation Chapter 4
A Door Opens
Rev 4:1 After this I looked, and behold, a door opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me, which said, come up hither, and I will show you things which must be hereafter.
Rev 4:1a After this I (John) looked, and behold, a door (entrance Rev 3:7) was opened in heaven (Rev 11:19):
Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Eze 1:1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
Rev 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Mat 28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
Jhn 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that enters not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
Jhn 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
The Voice John Hears
Rev 4:1b and the first voice (Jesus Rev 1:10) which I (John) heard was as it (voice) were of trumpet (loud and clear) talking with me;
John is in the spirit Rev 1:10,11
Voice: see Rev 1:10b, 1:12a Rev 1:18
Jesus Calls John into Heaven
Rev 4:1c which said, come up hither, (John called into heaven)
Eph 1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
Rev 11:19 And the temple of God opened in heaven, and there seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there was lightning, and voices, and thundering, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Coming Future Prophecy
Rev 4:1d and I (Jesus) will show you things (itemized details) which must be hereafter (future prophecy).
Coming Future Prophecy: Rev 1:19b
Mat 26:64 Jesus says unto him, you have said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall you see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Rev 1:19 Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
The Throne of Jesus-White Cloud Throne
Rev 4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
Rev 4:2a and immediately I (John) was in the spirit (without physical body):
Rev 1:10a I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and heard behind me a great voice (Jesus), as of a trumpet,
Jesus upon the Heavenly Throne
Rev 4:2b and behold, a throne was set (placed) in heaven, and one (Jesus) sat on the throne (Rev 4:2,3b Rev 5:1 Rev 14:14, Rev 20:11)
Mat 19:28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that you which have followed me (not Judas), in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, you (eleven Apostles) also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Our Lord Sitting on the Throne
Isa 6:1,2 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Isa 6:2 Above it stood the seraphim’s: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, with twain he covered his feet, with twain he did fly.
Dan 7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. Dan 7:10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
The Rainbow around the Throne
Rev 4:3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
Rev 4:3a and he (Jesus) that sat (on the throne Rev 4:2b) was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone (bright with different colors Rev 1:16, Rev 21:23 Matt 17:2):
Appearance of Our Lord: Rev 1:13-16, 4:2b 7:2 Rev 19:11-16 Ezek 1:26-28
The Throne: see Rev 3:21 4:2,3, 5:1, 6:6, Rev 14:14, 20:11
The Jasper Stone (Clear {others can be Red, Green, Blue, or others)
Rev 21:23 the city had no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Rev 21:11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.
Rev 21:18 And the building of the wall of (built upon) it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto transparent glass.
Rev 21:19 And the foundations of the wall of the city garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald.
The Sardine Stone (Red Gemstone)
Exo 28:17a you shall set in its settings of stones, four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle:
Eze 28:13 You (Lucifer) have been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your tabrets and of your pipes was prepared in you the day that you were created (by God)
The Rainbow Around the Throne
Rev 4:3b and there was a rainbow round about the throne (Rev 5:1, 6:6, 14:14, Rev 20:11), in sight like unto an emerald (green).
man of sin's bow Rev 6:2 had a bow=Rom 1:20-32 description
Gen 9:13-15 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. Gen 9:14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
Eze 1:28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard the voice of one that spoke.
The Twenty-Four Elders
Rev 4:4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their head’s crowns of gold.
Rev 4:4 And (1) round about *the throne were (2) four and twenty seats (thrones): and upon the seats I (John) saw four and twenty elders (responsible with wisdom) (3) sitting, (4) clothed in white (purity) raiment (garments); and they (twenty-four elders) had (5) on their head’s crowns (authority Rev 4:10) of gold (Kingship).
The Throne: see Rev 3:21 4:2,3, 5:1, 6:6, Rev 14:14, 20:11
Elders Worship: see Rev 4:10, 5:5-8, 14, 11:16, 19:4
Rev 4:10 *The four and twenty elders fall before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that lives for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Rev 4:11 (6) (Elders speak) You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for you have created all things, and for your pleasure they are and were created.
Rev 5:5,6,8 And one of the elders says (7) (Authoritative Participation) unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the book, and to lose the seven seals thereof. Rev 5:6 And I beheld, and, lo, amid the throne and of the four beasts, and amid the elders, stood a Lamb as it was dead, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. Rev 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders (8) fell down before the Lamb, (9) having every one of them harps, (10) and golden vials full of odors, (11) (Association with Saints) which are the prayers of saints.
A Door Opens
Rev 4:1 After this I looked, and behold, a door opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me, which said, come up hither, and I will show you things which must be hereafter.
Rev 4:1a After this I (John) looked, and behold, a door (entrance Rev 3:7) was opened in heaven (Rev 11:19):
Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Eze 1:1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
Rev 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Mat 28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
Jhn 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that enters not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
Jhn 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
The Voice John Hears
Rev 4:1b and the first voice (Jesus Rev 1:10) which I (John) heard was as it (voice) were of trumpet (loud and clear) talking with me;
John is in the spirit Rev 1:10,11
Voice: see Rev 1:10b, 1:12a Rev 1:18
Jesus Calls John into Heaven
Rev 4:1c which said, come up hither, (John called into heaven)
Eph 1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
Rev 11:19 And the temple of God opened in heaven, and there seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there was lightning, and voices, and thundering, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Coming Future Prophecy
Rev 4:1d and I (Jesus) will show you things (itemized details) which must be hereafter (future prophecy).
Coming Future Prophecy: Rev 1:19b
Mat 26:64 Jesus says unto him, you have said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall you see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Rev 1:19 Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
The Throne of Jesus-White Cloud Throne
Rev 4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
Rev 4:2a and immediately I (John) was in the spirit (without physical body):
Rev 1:10a I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and heard behind me a great voice (Jesus), as of a trumpet,
Jesus upon the Heavenly Throne
Rev 4:2b and behold, a throne was set (placed) in heaven, and one (Jesus) sat on the throne (Rev 4:2,3b Rev 5:1 Rev 14:14, Rev 20:11)
Mat 19:28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that you which have followed me (not Judas), in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, you (eleven Apostles) also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Our Lord Sitting on the Throne
Isa 6:1,2 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Isa 6:2 Above it stood the seraphim’s: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, with twain he covered his feet, with twain he did fly.
Dan 7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. Dan 7:10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
- Rev 3:21 To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my father in his throne.
- Rev 4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. Rev 4:3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
- Rev 5:1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
- Rev 6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
- Rev 14:14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
The Rainbow around the Throne
Rev 4:3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
Rev 4:3a and he (Jesus) that sat (on the throne Rev 4:2b) was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone (bright with different colors Rev 1:16, Rev 21:23 Matt 17:2):
Appearance of Our Lord: Rev 1:13-16, 4:2b 7:2 Rev 19:11-16 Ezek 1:26-28
The Throne: see Rev 3:21 4:2,3, 5:1, 6:6, Rev 14:14, 20:11
The Jasper Stone (Clear {others can be Red, Green, Blue, or others)
Rev 21:23 the city had no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Rev 21:11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.
Rev 21:18 And the building of the wall of (built upon) it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto transparent glass.
Rev 21:19 And the foundations of the wall of the city garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald.
The Sardine Stone (Red Gemstone)
Exo 28:17a you shall set in its settings of stones, four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle:
Eze 28:13 You (Lucifer) have been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your tabrets and of your pipes was prepared in you the day that you were created (by God)
The Rainbow Around the Throne
Rev 4:3b and there was a rainbow round about the throne (Rev 5:1, 6:6, 14:14, Rev 20:11), in sight like unto an emerald (green).
man of sin's bow Rev 6:2 had a bow=Rom 1:20-32 description
Gen 9:13-15 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. Gen 9:14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
Eze 1:28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard the voice of one that spoke.
The Twenty-Four Elders
Rev 4:4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their head’s crowns of gold.
Rev 4:4 And (1) round about *the throne were (2) four and twenty seats (thrones): and upon the seats I (John) saw four and twenty elders (responsible with wisdom) (3) sitting, (4) clothed in white (purity) raiment (garments); and they (twenty-four elders) had (5) on their head’s crowns (authority Rev 4:10) of gold (Kingship).
The Throne: see Rev 3:21 4:2,3, 5:1, 6:6, Rev 14:14, 20:11
Elders Worship: see Rev 4:10, 5:5-8, 14, 11:16, 19:4
Rev 4:10 *The four and twenty elders fall before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that lives for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Rev 4:11 (6) (Elders speak) You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for you have created all things, and for your pleasure they are and were created.
Rev 5:5,6,8 And one of the elders says (7) (Authoritative Participation) unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the book, and to lose the seven seals thereof. Rev 5:6 And I beheld, and, lo, amid the throne and of the four beasts, and amid the elders, stood a Lamb as it was dead, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. Rev 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders (8) fell down before the Lamb, (9) having every one of them harps, (10) and golden vials full of odors, (11) (Association with Saints) which are the prayers of saints.
- Rev 5:14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that lives for ever and ever.
- Rev 11:16,17 And the four and twenty elders, which (12) sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, Rev 11:17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which are, and was, and are to come; because you have taken to you your great power, and has reigned.
