Revelation 4:1-6a -- HEAVENLY Worship!!! (Part 1)

After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.”

Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne.  And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.  Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. 5 And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.
Revelation 4:1-6

Pastor Danny Forshee.  Great Hills Baptist Church.  August, 3 2014:

Heavenly Worship, Part 1 - Dr. Danny Forshee - August 3, 2014 from Great Hills Baptist Church on Vimeo.


Outline:

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2. Around the Throne (vv. 3-4)
       - 2 Timothy 4:8
       - 24 = 12 Tribes of Israel + 12 Apostles = Redeemed Humanity
   
3. From the Throne (v. 5)
   
4. Before the Throne (vv. 5-6a)

Highlights:

• 13 references to the Throne of God in ch 4; the Throne connotes the Power and Judgement of God.

• Worship is a lifestyle.

• John pulls back the curtain and allows us to see God's throne room.

• "If you preach the Bible as the Bible is, you are going to be grossly hated by many."

• "We supplant God and His laws and we call that 'freedom'."

• "We are concerned about offending everyone except God."

• Whether you like it or not, God's on the Throne and He's gonna send Judgement.

• "God is a God of Justice."

• Like it or not, Jesus is the only way to God."