Rev 4:8 And the four living
creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and
within; and day and night they do not cease to say,
“HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY,
WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS TO COME.”
9 And when the living
creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him
who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders
will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who
lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and
honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they
existed, and were created.”
Describe the four living creatures. How
often do they praise? What do they not cease to say? (4:8)
·
Creatures:
four, living, six wings each, full of eyes around and within (4:8).
·
Day
and night they do not cease (4:8).
·
“HOLY,
HOLY, HOLY is THE LORD GOD, THE
ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS TO COME” (4:8).
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Related
biblical texts:
§ Is. 6:1 In the year of
King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with
the train of His robe filling the temple.
2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six
wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with
two he flew. 3 And one called out to
another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts, The whole earth is
full of His glory.”
§
Ezek. 1:5 Within it there were figures resembling four living beings. And
this was their appearance: they had human form.
6 Each of them had four faces and four
wings. 7 Their legs were straight
and their feet were like a calf’s hoof, and they gleamed like burnished
bronze. 8 Under their wings on their
four sides were human hands. As for the faces and wings of the four of
them, 9 their wings touched one
another; their faces did not turn when they moved, each went straight
forward. 10 As for the form of their
faces, each had the face of a man; all four had the face of a lion on
the right and the face of a bull on the left, and all four had the face of an
eagle. 11 Such were their faces.
Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being,
and two covering their bodies. 12 And each went straight
forward; wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as
they went. 13 In the midst of the living beings
there was something that looked like burning coals of fire, like torches
darting back and forth among the living beings. The fire was bright, and
lightning was flashing from the fire. 14 And the living beings ran
to and fro like bolts of lightning.
To whom do the living creatures give
glory and honor and thanks? (4:9) How long does He live? (4:9)
·
To
Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever (4:9).
·
Forever
and ever (4:9).
How will the twenty-four elders respond
when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on
the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever? (4:9-10)
The
24 elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship
Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne
(4:10).
What do the twenty-four elders say when
they worship Him who sits on the throne? (4:11)
“Worthy are
You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You
created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created”
(4:11).
What is their Lord and their God worthy
to receive? Why is He worthy to receive glory, honor, and power? Why do all
things exist and why were they created? (4:11)
·
Worthy
to receive glory and honor and power (4:11).
·
Worthy
because of His will they existed and were created” (4:11).
·
Because
of God’s will (4:11).
What do you learn about God
in Rev 4:8-11?
The holy,
holy, holy LORD God, the Almighty, Who lives forever, Who was and Who is and
Who is to come, is worthy to receive glory and honor and power, because He created
all things, and because of His will they existed and were created.
How could this truth
transform your life?
Inspires worship
of the LORD God, the Almighty, the Sovereign Creator, Who is worthy.
Holy, Holy,
Holy,
Forever and
ever,
LORD God, the
Almighty, Sovereign Creator,
Majestic King,
enthroned on high.
Worthy are You
to receive glory, honor, and praise,
for You
created all things,
and by Your
will, all things exist and were created.
You created,
and You sustain creation.
You give life,
and You uphold the living.
Utterly
dependent,
Delighting in
You,
Declaring Your
praise,
Your children
join the heavenly throng
in proclaiming
Your greatness and glory.
In Jesus’
Name, Amen.
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