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Chapter 4:4-11 Session 2

T. L. S. The Throne Room of Heaven. Sightings. Chapter 4:4-11 Session 2. June 20, 2009. Let’s R eview. Revelation 4:1-3. Meta tauta , after these things.

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Chapter 4:4-11 Session 2

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  1. T L S The Throne Room of Heaven Sightings Chapter 4:4-11 Session 2 June 20, 2009

  2. Let’s Review Revelation 4:1-3

  3. Meta tauta, after these things After this I looked, and, behold, a door was 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 thee things which must be hereafter.” Revelation 4:1

  4. The Marriage Supper Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. Revelation 19:7-8

  5. Real Experiences • “I will show thee” Rev 4:1; 21:10 • “I looked” 70 times in Revelation • “I saw” 35 times • “I beheld” 7 times • “I heard” 23 times

  6. And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. Revelation 4:2

  7. Sightings 1 and 2 – Thrones • Recall: John immediately became aware of the presence of God • Not Grandma and Grandpa, nor anything/anyone else • God is the center and focus of Glory! • Those seated here were called Elders • Clothed in white garments • Golden crowns on their heads

  8. Thrones • Messiah will sit • on His Father’s Throne Psa 110:1; Rev 3:21 • on the “Throne of His Mercy” Heb 4:16 • on the “Throne of David” Isa 9:7 Luke 1:32 • The 12 apostles will • sit on 12 thrones and • judge the 12 tribes and angels Matt 19:28; 1 Cor 6:3 • 24 Elders sit on thrones Rev 4:4 • Unbelievers will be judged • at a “Great White Throne” Rev 20:12

  9. 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. Revelation 4:3 Rainbow == Halo

  10. Stones 1st stones of the breastplate of the High Priest & 12th 1st ) Sardius Reuben: “Behold a Son” 12th) Jasper Benjamin: “Son of my right hand”

  11. Let’s Go Revelation 4:4-11

  12. 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 heads crowns of gold. Revelation 4:4 Thronos == seats assigned to kings and judges

  13. 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 heads crowns of gold. Revelation 4:4 Thronos == seats assigned to kings and judges

  14. 24 Elders • 24 is a representative number • It is used to represent a host of others like them • David’s 24 courses1 Chron24:1-19 • 24 divisions of singers in the temple1 Chron 25 • There were also Non-LeviticalPriesthood Orders: • JethroExo3:1 • Jacob’s tithes? Gen 28:22 • Melchizedek Gen 14:18-20 • MessianicPsalm 110:4; Hebrews 5,6,7

  15. The 24 Elders? • Presbutoroi == Leader == Elder • Represent completed group 1 Chron 24 • Cannotbe • Israel: Israel is about to undergo the Great TribulationRev 6 - 19 • Twelve apostles and twelve sons of Israel • Martyred tribulation saintsRev7:13-14

  16. Tribulation Saints? And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Revelation 7:13,14

  17. The 24 Elders? • Presbutoroi == Leader == Elder • Represent completed group 1 Chron 24 • Cannotbe • Israel: Israel is about to undergo the Great TribulationRev 6 - 19 • Twelve apostles and twelve sons of Israel • Martyred tribulation saintsRev7:13-14 • Angels

  18. Angels? And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Revelation 7:11

  19. The 24 Elders • Distinguishing Characteristics: • Thrones Rev 3:21 • White Raiment Rev 3:25 • Crowns of gold Rev 2:10; 3:11 • Song of Redeemed Rev 5:9,10 • Called “Elders,” “Kings & Priests” Rev 5:10

  20. 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 heads crowns of gold. Revelation 4:4 Thronos == seats assigned to kings and judges

  21. Crowns Promised • Crown of LifeJas 1:12; Rev 2:10 for those who have suffered for His sake • Crown of Righteousness 2 Tim 4:8 for those who loved His appearing • Crown of Glory1 Pet 5:4for those who fed the flock • Crown Incorruptible 1 Cor 9:25for those who press on steadfastly • Crown of Rejoicing1 Thes 2:19 for those who win souls

  22. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. Revelation 4:5

  23. Sighting 3 – Lightning, Thunder, Voices • “…out of the throne…” • Literally means coming from God • This represents His holy terror • In this book, thunder attends moments of great significance and impending judgment (Rev. 8:5; 10:3; 11:19; 16:17-18; 19:6 cf. Ex. 9:23-34; 1Sam. 2:10; 7:10; 1Sam. 12:17-18; 2S. 22:14; Ps. 18:13; 104:7) • In the midst, the saints are not cowering • They are singing!

  24. Their continual burning is an indication of judgment (Matt 3:11) and zeal (Acts 2:3), for nothing escapes the penetrating witness of the Holy Spirit (Gen 15:17; Rev 3:1; 5:6) And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. Revelation 4:5

  25. Sighting 4 – The Holy Spirit • “…seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.” • Revelation 1:4 • Seven representing perfection/completion • Isaiah’s vision of the seven-fold ministry of the Holy Spirit • Wisdom • Understanding • Counsel • Strength Isaiah 11:2 • Knowledge • Reverence • Deity

  26. And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. Revelation 4:6,7

  27. Sighting 5 – The Sea of Glass • Again, John has no words to describe what he saw • Sea of glass: In the Tabernacle, the sea was the laver—now it is crystal: no washing needed

  28. Exodus 24:9-10 • Moses, Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel saw something similar when they met with God on Mount Sinai: Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.

  29. And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. Revelation 4:6,7

  30. Sighting 6 – The Four Beasts • “Four beasts...”: Zoa, living creatures (our word for “zoo”) vs. therion: a wild animal, wild ferocious beast • Used to denote beings that are not human and yet not really animals of the usual kind . . . Of the four peculiar beings at God’s throne, whose description Rev. 4:6-9 reminds us of the zōa in Eze. 1:5ff, the cherubim

  31. The Four Beasts • Ezekiel’s vision in chapter 1 is similar (Cherubim) • They attend the throne • They are winged • Aspects of their character represent a lion, an ox (or calf), a man, and an eagle • But there are also significant differences: • Ezekiel’s creatures had four wings whereas these have six. • Ezekiel’s creatures each had all four faces of a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle whereas these each have one of the characteristics • No mention is made of Ezekiel’s creatures themselves having eyes—although the wheels they attend are full of eyes. These creatures themselves are full of eyes

  32. The Four Beasts • Isaiah’s vision in chapter 6 is similar (Seraphim) • Had 6 wings…closer to what we see here • There are the highest order of angelic beings • Impossible to fully describe • Stood with swords of fire outside the garden • Forms sculpted out of solid gold stretching over the ark of the covenant • Pictured with golden thread in the veil separating the Holy of Holies • Engraved into the wall of Solomon’s temple

  33. The Four Beasts • These are exalted, angelic creations of God • Lucifer once held the highest position among them allIsaiah 14 • They are distinguished from other angels • They are involved with announcing the judgments of the tribulation (will call forth the four horsemen – chapter 6:1, 3, 5, 7)

  34. Numbers 2 Ezekiel 1, 10 Isaiah 6 The Four Gospels The FourFacesBefore the Throne of God

  35. The Four Faces • What do they represent? • Animate creation? • Lion == wild creatures • Ox == domestic animals • Man == the pinnacle of God’s creation • Eagle == creatures of the air • God’s attributes? • Nobility and majesty of the lion • Servant strength of the ox • Reason and will of mankind • Soaring swiftness of the eagle

  36. Isaiah 6:1-3 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. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

  37. Ezekiel 1:4-6 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.

  38. Ezekiel 10:14 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

  39. The Design of the Gospels Matthew Mark Luke John Presents as: Messiah Servant Son of Man Son of God Genealogy: Abraham -- Adam Eternal (Legal) (Blood line) (Preexistence) What Jesus Said Did Felt Was To the: Jew Roman Greek Church 1st Miracle: Leper cleansed Demon Demon Water to (Jew = sin) expelledexpelled Wine Ends with Resurrection Ascension Promise of Promise of Spirit: Return: Acts Revelation Camp Side: East West South North Ensign: Judah Ephraim Reuben Dan Face: Lion Ox Man Eagle

  40. The Camp of IsraelNumbers 2 • Every Detail by Design? • What might be hidden behind the details of the Camp of Israel? • “The volume of the Book is written of Me”Psalm 40:7; Hebrews 10:7

  41. Judah 74,600 Issachar 54,400 Zebullun 57,400 Reuben 46,500 Simeon 59,300 Gad 45,650 Ephraim 40,500 Manasseh 32,200 Benjamin 35,400 Dan 62,700 Asher 41,500 Naphtali 53,400 The Camp of IsraelNumbers 2

  42. Judah 74,600 Issachar 54,400 Zebullun57,400 186,400 Reuben 46,500 Simeon 59,300 Gad 45,650 151,450 Ephraim 40,500 Manasseh 32,200 Benjamin 35,400108,100 Dan 62,700 Asher 41,500 Naphtali 53,400 157,600 The Camp of IsraelNumbers 2

  43. Rabbinical Precision • The Camp of Judah: East of Levites • The Camp of Reuben: South of Levites • Strict obedience denies area Southeast • Thus, only cardinal directions ordained • Only width of Levite’s camp allowed • Length proportional to population

  44. N Levites Gershonites 7,500 Merarites 6,200 Kohathites 8,600 Moses & Priests 22,300 W E S

  45. Levites Gershonites 7,500 Merarites 6,200 Kohathites 8,600 Moses & Priests 22,300 ? Man Reuben Judah SE Lion

  46. 108,100 Levites Gershonites 7,500 Merarites 6,200 Kohathites 8,600 Moses & Priests 22,300 SW NW Ox Ephraim Dan Eagle Man Reuben 157,600 151,450 Judah SE NE Lion 186,100

  47. 108,100 151,450 157,600 186,400

  48. Ox Man Eagle Lion

  49. 6 Sightings…6 Conclusions • There is no sacrifice too great to offer Him • There is no decision we should make without Him • Nothing but our best should be given to Him • No commitment is ever wasted on Him • No service is forgotten by Him…you will be rewarded • No act of worship is ever lost on Him

  50. And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.” Revelation 4:8

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