Rev 4 | NASB2020 | STEP | After these things I looked , and behold , a door standing open in heaven , and the first voice which I had heard , like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said , “ Come up here , and I will show you what must take place after these things .”

Revelation of John 4

Scene in Heaven

1 After ^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.” 2 Immediately I was ^fin the ^{▼▼Or spirit}Spirit; and behold, ^ha throne was standing in heaven, and ⁱsomeone was sitting on the throne. 3 And He who was sitting was like a ^jjasper stone and a ^ksardius in appearance; and there was a ^{▼▼Or halo
,} ^mrainbow around the throne, like an ⁿemerald in appearance. 4 ^oAround the throne were ^ptwenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw ^qtwenty-four elders ^rsitting, clothed in ^swhite garments, and ^tgolden crowns on their heads.

The Throne and Worship of the Creator

5 Out from the throne *came ^uflashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were ^vseven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are ^{▼▼Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels
,} ^xthe seven spirits of God; 6 and before the throne there was something like a ^ysea of glass, like crystal; and in the ^{▼▼Lit middle of the throne and around}center and ^aaaround the throne, ^abfour living creatures ^acfull of eyes in front and behind. 7 ^adThe first living creature was like a lion, the second creature like a calf, the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. 8 And the ^aefour living creatures, each one of them having ^afsix wings, are ^agfull of eyes around and within; and ^ahday and night ^{▼▼Lit they have no rest, saying,}they do not cease to say,

“ ^ajHoly, holy, holy is the ^akLord God, the Almighty, ^alwho was and who is and who ^{▼▼Or is coming}is to come.”
9 And when the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to Him who ^ansits on the throne, to ^aoHim who lives forever and ever, 10 the ^aptwenty-four elders will ^aqfall down before Him who ^arsits on the throne, and they will worship ^asHim who lives forever and ever, and will cast their ^atcrowns before the throne, saying,

11 “ ^auWorthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You ^avcreated all things, and because of Your will they ^{▼▼Lit were}existed, and were created.”