Coachlight Bible Study – Revelation Chapter 4

The Things Which Shall Be Hereafter - The Open Door

Now we begin the third and final division of the Book. This division tells us about the things which shall be hereafter, or after the messages to the churches. The Church disappears from view with the close of the third chapter and is not heard of again until Revelation 19:7-9, where the marriage to the Lamb is foretold.

With the removal of the Church at the beginning of this chapter, God now begins to renew His dealings with Israel, and bring them back to Himself. This part of the Book of Revelation from chapter three through nineteen contains symbols from the Old Testament. These symbols like the Tabernacle, Ark of the Covenant, Altar, Censer, Elders, Cherubim, Seals, Trumpets, Plagues, etc., demonstrate that God is now dealing with the Jews. The Dispensation of the Church is complete, and the Seventieth Week of Daniel is in now here. Correct interpretation here means we need to find the explanation of these symbols

I. The Open Door

Revelation 4:1 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 hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

A. John Says, “After this” – After The Messages To The Churches

B. The Scene Changes From Earth To Heaven

1. John hears a voice compared to a trumpet

2. Christ tells John To Come Through The Door

3. Christ will show John What Will Happen Hereafter – After the church

C. John’s Experience Was Similar To Paul’s Experience With One Exception

1. Paul Was Caught Up Into Paradise

II Corinthians 2:2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

II Corinthians 2:3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)

II Corinthians 2:4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

2. Paul Heard Words He That Were Unlawful To Speak

3. John Was Told

a. To Write What He Saw In A Book

b. To Send The Writing To The Seven Churches

D. John’s Rapture Is A Type Of The Rapture Of The Church

E. The Transfiguration In Matthew Is A Type Of The Second Coming

1. First Christ Told Peter - On Peter’s Confession Christ Would Build His Church

Matthew 16:13 ¶ When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

Matthew 16:14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

Matthew 16:15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

Matthew 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Matthew 16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

2. Second He Told His Disciples Some - Not Die Till They See Christ’s Kingdom

Matthew 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

Matthew 16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

3. Six Days Later Peter, James & John Saw Christ’s Transfiguration

Matthew 17:1 ¶And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

Matthew 17:2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

Matthew 17:3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.

4. Christ’s Transfiguration Was A Type Of The 2^nd Coming

a. Moses Plays The Part Of The Resurrected Saints

b. Elijah Plays The Part Of The Translated Saints

5. John Was Permitted To Live Until, In Vision, He Saw The Return Of Christ

F. The “Catching Up” or “Rapture” Of The Church

I Thessalonians 4:13 ¶ But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

I Thessalonians 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

I Thessalonians 4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

I Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

I Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

I Thessalonians 4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

G. John’s Rapture Parallels I Thessalonians 4

1. John Was Called By The Voice Of Christ

a. It Will Be The Shout Of Christ That Will Summon The Saints

b. It Was A Loud Voice From Christ That Summoned Lazarus

John 11:43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

2. A Trumpet-Like Voice Summoned John – A Trumpet Summons The Rapture

H. This New Section Of Revelation – The Things That Shall Be Hereafter

1. John Sees First The Rapture – Then The Tribulation Period

a. Christ Called This The Great Tribulation

Matthew 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

b. The Tribulation Is Called Jacob’s Trouble – Jeremiah 30:7

Jeremiah 30:7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.

2. The Tribulation Is A Time Of Great Judgment

a. Seals, Vials, Trumpets, and Woes

b. To Bring Israel Back To God – As Was Promised In The Covenants

Romans 11:26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

3. God Takes His Righteous People Out Before He Executes Judgment

a. He Took The Righteous Lot Out Of Sodom Before Destroying The City

b. He Took Noah, Righteous In His Generations, Out Before The Flood

c. He Takes The Church Without Spot Or Wrinkle Out Before Tribulation

1. The Church Will See The Tribulation From Heaven

2. We Can Be Comforted In This Fact

II. The Heavenly Throne

Revelation 4:1¶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 hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

Revelation 4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

Revelation 4:3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

Revelation 4:4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

Revelation 4:5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

Revelation 4:6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

Revelation 4:7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

Revelation 4:8 ¶ And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

Revelation 4:9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,

Revelation 4:10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

A. John First Sees A Throne

1. One Sitting On The Throne Was Like Looking At Glistening Gems

a. Like The Gem Jasper – Of Various Colors Used In Priest’s Breastplate

b. Like The Sardius – Red Colored Stone In Priests Breastplate – From Lydia

2. John Later Describes The Throne In New Jerusalem

Revelation 10:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

Revelation 10:11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

a. Describes The Glory Of God

b. Describes The Light Like A Jasper Stone Clear As Crystal

c. Parallels John’s Description Of God – I John 1:5 – God Is Light

3. Ezekiel Describes His Vision Of The Throne Of God

Ezekiel 1:26 ¶ And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.

Ezekiel 1:27 And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.

Ezekiel 1:28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

a. The One On The Throne Was Glorious With Light

b. There Was A Rainbow Round The Throne

c. The Glistening Of The Light Could Only Be described As Like A Gem

4. John & Ezekiel Both Describe A Rainbow Round About The Throne

a. The First Mention Of A Rainbow Is In Genesis 8:20-22

a. It Was A Covenant Sign– No World Destruction Again By A Flood

b. This Rainbow Was & Is A Semi-Circle

c. This Rainbow Was Based On Noah’s Sacrifice

b. The Rainbow Ezekiel & John Saw Was A Circle Round The Throne

a. In This World We Only See Part

b. This Rainbow Is Based On The Covenant & Sacrifice Of Christ

c. Demonstrates That God Is A Covenant Keeping God

a. God Is About To Pronounce Judgment On The Earth

b. God Will Not Destroy It With A Flood Again

5. The Throne John Saw Was Not The Throne Of Grace

a. Out Of It Proceeded Lightenings, Thunder, & Voices

b. Reminds Us Of Mt. Sinai – Throne Of Judgment

6. Before The Throne John Saw A Sea Of Glass

a. The Sea Of Glass Was Not Occupied At This Time

1. Later Is Seen Mixed With Fire – Revelation 15:2-3

2. Later Is Occupied With The Martyrs Of The Tribulation Period

a. They Have Victory Over The Beast

b. They Sing The Song Of Moses & The Lamb

b. The Glass Sea Reminds Us Of The Brazen Sea

1. Stood Before Solomon’s Temple – I Kings 7:23-45

2. Was In Front Of The Ark Of The Covenant

3. The Mercy Seat Was God’s Earthly Throne In The Old Testament

7. Moses’ Tabernacle Patterned After the Heavenly Temple – Hebrews 9:23

a. Like John – Paul Was ‘Caught Up Into Heaven Saw The Heavenly Tabernacle

b. Paul Compared The Heavenly Tabernacle To Mosaic Tabernacle

8. Comparison Of Earthly And Heavenly Tabernacle

a. Throne John Saw - The Mercy Seat of The Ark Of The Covenant

b. The 4 Beasts (Living Ones) – Cherubim That Guarded The Mercy Seat

c. 24 Elders – Priests Officiating In The Tabernacle – Altar of Incense

d. 7 Lamp Stands (Spirits) – Most Holy Place

e. The Glass Sea– Brazen Laver for cleansing In The Court

f. The Altar With Martyr’s Souls – Altar Of Burnt Offering In The Court

Comparison Of The Heavenly And Early Temples
Heavenly Temple	Mosaic Temple
1. Throne	1. Mercy Seat On The Ark
2. The Four Beasts	2. Cherubim Guarding The Mercy Seat
3. The 24 Elders	3. Altar Of Incense
4. 7 Lamp Stands	4. Lampstand In The Most Holy Place
5. The Glass Sea	5. Brazen Laver In The Court
6. The Altar With Martyr’s Souls Under	6. Altar of Burnt Offering In The Court

B. The 4 & 20 Elders

1. They Are Not Angels

a. The name elder is never used of angels

b. Angels do not have crowns

c. Angels do not have thrones

2. They Are Representative Of Redeemed Man

a. Only Redeemed Men Are Promised Thrones & Crowns –

Matthew 19:28 Revelation 2:10, 3:21, 20:4; I Peter 5:2-4, II Timothy 4:8

b. Representative of New Testament Saints – Washed in The Blood

3. Reminds us of Daniel’s Judgment Scene – Future Judgment Seat of Christ

Daniel 7:9 ¶ I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.

Daniel 7:0 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened

4. The Thrones Daniel Saw Were Ready - Yet No One Sat On Them

a. We are waiting to see who is worthy to occupy the thrones

b. The Occupants must pass the test – Judgment of Reward

II Corinthians 5:10, I Corinthians 3:11-15

c. They then receive their crowns

5. The Thrones John Saw Were Ready - Yet No One Sat On Them

a. Were occupied by crowned elders

b. They had already passed the test of Judgment of Reward

II Corinthians 5:10, I Corinthians 3:11-15

c. They have already received their crowns

6. There are Five Crowns

a. The Incorruptible Crown - I Corinthians 9:25-27

b. The Crown of Life - Revelations 2:10

c. The Crown of Glory - I. Peter 5:2-4

d. The Crown of Righteousness - II Timothy 4:8

e. The Crown of Rejoicing - I Thessalonians 2: 19-20

7. These Elders Sang A Song – Shows Redeemed Men

Revelation 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

Revelation 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

a. Angels Could Not Sing A Song Like This

1. They have not been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb

2. They are not kings & priests on earth

b. The Elders Were Not Dressed In Royal Robes – Wore White Raiment

1. They wore white raiment – Garment of a priest

2. They are members of a royal priesthood – I Peter 2:9

c. The Time For Them To Reign Has Not Yet Come

1. They are engaged in priestly activities

2. They have golden vials of incense – Prayers of the saints – Revelation 5:8

d. The Elders Will Be Given The Right Of Judgment

I Corinthians 6:2 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

I Corinthians 6:3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? ……

8. This Judgment Happens Between Two Historical Events

1. After Satan is bound

2. Just before the Millennium

Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

9. The Term ‘Elder’

1. Definition – Representative Head Of A City, Family, Tribe, Or Nation

2. 24 elders are representative of the redeemed human race

10. Why 24 Elders?

1. 24 is the number of the priest divisions - I Chronicles 24:1-19

a. David organized the priests into 24 divisions

b. The 24 heads became representatives of the whole priesthood

2. 24 elders are representative of the redeemed human race - Royal Priesthood

a. Peter - Talking About The Church:

1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

b. Israel, while a priesthood is never called a royal priesthood

c. Israel Will Be Translated And Judged At The End Of The Tribulation

1. Daniel Spoke Of This Resurrection Of Israel

Daniel 12:1 ¶ And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Daniel 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

2. Christ Spoke Of This Resurrection Of Israel

Matthew 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Matthew 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

3. After The Millenium Both The Church & Israel Are Dwelling With God

Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

Revelation 21:11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

Revelation 21:12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

Revelation 21:13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

Revelation 21:14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

11. 24 Elders Do Not Represent The Church As A Whole

1. The Church is made up of only New Testament saints

2. The representation of 24 Elders demonstrates that the rapture happens before the Tribulation Period

C. The 4 Beasts – Guardians Of The Throne

Revelation 4:6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

Revelation 4:7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

Revelation 4:9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,

Revelation 4:10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

1. The Word ‘Beast” Actually Should Be Translated ‘Living Being’

a. ‘Zoon’ here means living beings or ‘living creatures’

b. ‘Therion’- Chapters 11,13, & 17 – Means ‘Wild, Venomous Animal’

2. The 4 Beasts Are In A Different Class From Ordinary Angles

Revelation 5:11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

3. The 4 Beasts Are Do Not Represent Redeemed Human Beings

a. They do not join in the redemption Song

Revelation 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

Revelation 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

b. The word ‘they’ refers to the 24 elders

4. The 4 Beasts Are Not In The Same Class With The 24 Elders

a. They have no thrones

b. They have no crowns

c. They have no harps

d. They have no golden vials

5. The 4 Beasts Are Guardians Of The Throne Of God

a. The 4 Beasts Go with The Throne – Even In Ezekiel’s Time

Ezekiel 1:24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.

Ezekiel 125 And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.

Ezekiel 126 ¶ And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.

Ezekiel 127 And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.

Ezekiel 128 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

b. The Number 4 Is The Earth Number – Have Something To Do With Earth

c. Job Is To Bring Earth Back To Its Glory As Before The Fall

d. Full Of Eyes Before And Behind

1. Shows Their Sight Into Present, Future & Past

2. They Are Tireless In Service – Do Not Rest Day Or Night

6. Other Mentions Of These Living Beings In The Bible

a. Genesis 3:24 – Called Cherubim

Genesis 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

1. The Cherubim Are Really Not Described

2. Placed At The Entrance Guarding The Tree Of Life

a. This was actually a tabernacle

b. This is how Cain went out from the presence of the Lord

Genesis 4:16 ¶ And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

b. Exodus 25:10-22 – Pattern For The Mosaic Tabernacle

1. Moses To Build an Ark With 2 Cherubim

2. They Guarded The Mercy Seat

a. Mercy Seat Was God’s Place While Visiting

b. As God’s Shekinah Glory visited The Tabernacle

d. Isaiah 6:1-4 – Isaiah’s Throne Vision With Seraphims

1. They Had 6 Wings

2. Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of Hosts - The earth is full of His Glory

e. Ezekiel 1:1-28; 10:1-22 – Ezekiel’s Vision Describes The Cherubim

1. They Had The Likeness Of A Man

2. The Cherubim Had 4 Faces

3. The Cherubim Had 4 Wings

4. The Cherubim Had Feet Like A Calf’s Foot

5. The Cherubim Had Hands Like A Man’s Hands Under The 4 Wings

6. The Cherubim Had Four Faces

a. Front Face – Like A Man’s Face

b. Right Face – Like A Lion’s Face

c. Left Face – Like An Ox Face

d. Rear Face – Like An Eagle Face

6. The Cherubim’s Body – Full Of Eyes All Over – Ezekiel 10:12

d. John’s Vision Of The Living Creatures or Cherubim – Like Animals

1. The First Was Like A Lion

2. The Second Was Like A Calf – or Young Ox

3. The Third Like A Man’s Face

4. The Fourth Was Like A Flying Eagle

D. The Different Missions Of The Cherubim, Seraphim, & Living Beings

1. John’s Living Creatures Had 6 Wings

a. This Scene Is In Heaven – No Need For Wheels

b. Heaven Is The Permanent Home Of The Throne

c. These Living Beings Were Around The Throne

2. Isaiah’s Seraphim

1. They Had 6 Wings

2. Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of Hosts - The earth is full of His Glory

3. The Seraphim Stood Above The Throne

3. Ezekiel’s Cherubim Had 4 Wings & 2 Wheels

a. Accompanied By The Holy Spirit- Ezekiel 1:12

b. I’m Sure Flew So Fast – Seemed Like They Were On Wheels

c. Performing The Lord’s Work With His Throne Over Head – Ezekiel 1:25-28

d. The Cherubim Supported The Throne

4. There To Be Different Orders Of Created Guards For Each Mission

D. The Order Of Camp – Fixed Position For The 12 Tribes

1. The Tabernacle Was In The Center Of Camp

2. The Camp Of Judah – Composed Of 3 Tribes

a. Located On The East

b. Ensign or Symbol Of A Lion

3. The Camp Of Ephraim – Composed Of 3 Tribes

a. Located On The West

b. Ensign or Symbol Of An Ox

4. The Camp Of Reuben – Composed Of 3 Tribes

a. Located On The South

b. Ensign or Symbol Of A Man

5. The Camp Of Dan – Composed Of 3 Tribes

a. Located On The North

b. Ensign or Symbol Of An Eagle

6. The Place Of God’s Presence Guarded By Figures Like John’s & Ezekiel’s

Revelation 4:9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,

Revelation 4:10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Comparing The Two Tabernacles