At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and ruby. A rainbow that shone like an emerald encircled the throne.Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads.From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God.Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying:
"'Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God Almighty,'
who was, and is, and is to come."
Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being."
Rev.4:2-11
The paragraph to follow is gleaned from an email from my dear brother Ron Cantrell, who has an amazing gift with words:
"It is stunning when you discover that while we go about our daily lives, wrapped in cocoons of dullness, insulated from a fiery heaven, billions worship ceaselessly. Seraphim, fire angels, cry out holy, holy, holy, with voices of magnificent flame, flying and calling out one to another. Each cry of holy produces a vision of a characteristic of His Majesty - bytes of glory, intrusions into the lives of men, creative power pounding the universe with life - neverending. "
We are wrapped in cocoons of dullness, only seeing through the mirror dimly right now! On the other side of the veil lies the things described in The Revelation chapter 4, Isaiah 6, and Ezekiel, Daniel, etc, when the veil was rolled back for a moment. These glimpses into glory - our future in Eternity with the Lord- are the cause and inspiration of the Hope we all can embrace. Our opportunity to be part of this having been made possible by the Advent and birth of Jesus. My prayer today is that the Lord would open the eyes of our heart to these truths!
In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying:
"'Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God Almighty,'
who was, and is, and is to come."
Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being."
Rev.4:2-11
The paragraph to follow is gleaned from an email from my dear brother Ron Cantrell, who has an amazing gift with words:
"It is stunning when you discover that while we go about our daily lives, wrapped in cocoons of dullness, insulated from a fiery heaven, billions worship ceaselessly. Seraphim, fire angels, cry out holy, holy, holy, with voices of magnificent flame, flying and calling out one to another. Each cry of holy produces a vision of a characteristic of His Majesty - bytes of glory, intrusions into the lives of men, creative power pounding the universe with life - neverending. "
We are wrapped in cocoons of dullness, only seeing through the mirror dimly right now! On the other side of the veil lies the things described in The Revelation chapter 4, Isaiah 6, and Ezekiel, Daniel, etc, when the veil was rolled back for a moment. These glimpses into glory - our future in Eternity with the Lord- are the cause and inspiration of the Hope we all can embrace. Our opportunity to be part of this having been made possible by the Advent and birth of Jesus. My prayer today is that the Lord would open the eyes of our heart to these truths!
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
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