Revelation 4 - 5 — Legacy Standard Bible

The Throne in Heaven

4After ^athese things I looked, and behold, ^ba door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, ^clike the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “^dCome up here, and I will ^eshow you what must take place after these things.” ²Immediately I was ¹^,^ain the Spirit, and behold, ^ba throne was standing in heaven, and ^cOne sitting on the throne. ³And He who was sitting was like a ^ajasper stone and a ^bsardius in appearance; and there was a ¹^,^crainbow around the throne, like an ^demerald in appearance. ⁴^aAround the throne were ^btwenty-four thrones, and upon those thrones I saw ^ctwenty-four elders ^dsitting, clothed in ^ewhite garments, and ^fgolden crowns on their heads. ⁵And out from the throne come ^aflashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were ^bseven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are ^cthe seven Spirits of God. ⁶And before the throne there was something like a ^asea of glass, like crystal. And in the ¹center and ^baround the throne, ^cfour living creatures ^dfull of eyes in front and behind. ⁷^aAnd the first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. ⁸And the ^afour living creatures, each one of them having ^bsix wings, are ^cfull of eyes around and within, and ^dday and night ¹they do not cease to say, “^eHoly, holy, holy is the ²^,^fLord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who ³is to come.”

⁹And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who ^asits on the throne, to ^bHim who lives forever and ever, ¹⁰the ^atwenty-four elders will ^bfall down before Him who ^csits on the throne, and will worship ^dHim who lives forever and ever, and will cast their ^ecrowns before the throne, saying,

¹¹“^aWorthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You ^bcreated all things, and because of Your will they ¹existed, and were created.”

The Scroll and the Lamb

5Then I saw ¹in the right hand of Him who ^asits on the throne a ^bscroll written inside and on the back, ^csealed up with seven seals. ²Then I saw a ^astrong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?” ³And no one ^ain heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. ⁴Then I was crying greatly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. ⁵And one of the elders *said to me, “Stop crying! Behold, the ^aLion that is ^bfrom the tribe of Judah, the ^cRoot of David, has overcome so as to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

⁶Then I saw in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures and in the midst of ^athe elders a ^bLamb standing, as if ^cslain, having seven ^dhorns and ^eseven eyes, which are ^fthe seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth. ⁷And He came and took ^athe scroll out of the right hand of Him who ^bsits on the throne. ⁸And when He had taken the scroll, the ^afour living creatures and the ^btwenty-four elders ^cfell down before the ^dLamb, each one having a ^eharp and ^fgolden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the ¹saints. ⁹And they *sang a ^anew song, saying, “^bWorthy are You to take the scroll and to open its seals, because You were ^cslain and ^dpurchased for God with Your blood people from ^eevery tribe and tongue and people and nation. ¹⁰“And You made them to be a ^akingdom and ^bpriests to our God, and they will ^creign upon the earth.”

Angels Worship the Lamb

¹¹Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels ^aaround the throne and the ^bliving creatures and the ^celders; and the number of them was ^dmyriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, ¹²saying with a loud voice, “^aWorthy is the ^bLamb that was ^cslain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.”

¹³And ^aevery created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, “To Him who ^bsits on the throne, and to the ^cLamb, ^dbe the blessing and the honor and the glory and the might forever and ever.”

¹⁴And the ^afour living creatures kept saying, “^bAmen.” And the ^celders ^dfell down and worshiped.