Revelation 4:1, John sees the throne of God in heaven; Revelation 4:4, The four and twenty elders; Revelation 4:6, The four beasts full of eyes before and behind; Revelation 4:10, The elders lay down their crowns, and worship him that sat on the throne.
Bible Commentary
Revelation 4
Revelation 4 — Overview
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain
The Daily Devotional
One devotional. Every morning.
The full reading, the passage behind it, and where to go deeper — in your inbox before the day starts. No ads, ever.
We'll send one email to confirm it's really you. Unsubscribe in one tap, any time.
Continue tomorrow
Turn Bible study into a daily habit
Read today's devotional, save your progress, and receive a gentle daily reminder.
Recommended reading
More for Revelation 4
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
Revelation 4 — OverviewRevelation 4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter the prophetical scene opens; and, as the epistolary
part opened with a vision of Christ (ch. i.), so this part is
introduced with a glorious appearance of the great God, whose throne is
in…Revelation 4 — OverviewRevelation 4 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter contains an account of the second vision John saw, as preparatory to the sealed book, and the opening of it, as the first vision was to the epistles to the seven churches. The preface to this vision, or the…Revelation 4:1-8Revelation 4:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have here an account of a second vision with which the apostle John
was favoured: After this, that is, not only "after I had seen the
vision of Christ walking in the midst of the golden candlesticks," but…Revelation 4:1Revelation 4:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryAfter this; or, after these things ( μετὰ ταῦτα). There is no good ground for supposing, as some do, that, after the events narrated in Revelation 3:1-22., an interval occurred in the visions, during which St. John…Revelation 4:1Revelation 4:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThings which must be hereafter.
However nearly expositors may approximate in their interpretation of the Book of Revelation up to the close of the third chapter, yet, when the "things which must be hereafter" begin to…Revelation 4:1Revelation 4:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryMan's higher sphere of being: (1) Humanly accessible.
"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…
commentaryRecommended resourceExplore this resource connected to the verse you are reading.commentaryRecommended resourceExplore this resource connected to the verse you are reading.devotionThe Fire and the GoldBuild with gold today. Action: Do something "inefficient" but eternal. Spend 20 minutes listening to a child or an elderly person. Write an encouraging letter to someone who can do nothing for you. Give money anonymously. These things look small to the world, but they are fireproof.Discipledeck sermon[i.e., The Last Judgment — GL]Sermon 15 The Great Assize [i.e., The Last Judgment — GL] “We shall all stand before the judgement-seat of Christ.” Rom. 14:10. 1. How many circumstances...John WesleysermonThe New CreationSermon 64 The New Creation Behold, I make all things new. Rev. 21:5. 1. What a strange scene is here opened to our view! How remote from all our natural...John WesleysermonThe Rainbow and the ThroneThis vision, like all the visions of the Apocalypse, is given for the most practical of purposes. It is not the dreaming of an idle seer.George H. Morrison