Revelation 4-5

New American Standard Bible

Scene in Heaven

4 After ^(A)these things I looked, and behold, ^(B)a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, ^(C)like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “^(D)Come up here, and I will ^(E)show you what must take place after these things.” ² Immediately I was ^(F)in the ^[a]Spirit; and behold, ^(G)a throne was standing in heaven, and ^(H)someone was sitting on the throne. ³ And He who was sitting was like a ^(I)jasper stone and a ^(J)sardius in appearance; and there was a ^[b](K)rainbow around the throne, like an ^(L)emerald in appearance. ^4 (M)Around the throne were ^(N)twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw ^(O)twenty-four elders ^(P)sitting, clothed in ^(Q)white garments, and ^(R)golden crowns on their heads.

The Throne and Worship of the Creator

⁵ Out from the throne *came ^(S)flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were ^(T)seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are ^[c](U)the seven spirits of God; ⁶ and before the throne there was something like a ^(V)sea of glass, like crystal; and in the ^[d]center and ^(W)around the throne, ^(X)four living creatures ^(Y)full of eyes in front and behind. ^7 (Z)The first living creature was like a lion, the second creature like a calf, the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. ⁸ And the ^(AA)four living creatures, each one of them having ^(AB)six wings, are ^(AC)full of eyes around and within; and ^(AD)day and night ^[e]they do not cease to say,

⁹ And when the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to Him who ^(AH)sits on the throne, to ^(AI)Him who lives forever and ever, ¹⁰ the ^(AJ)twenty-four elders will ^(AK)fall down before Him who ^(AL)sits on the throne, and they will worship ^(AM)Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their ^(AN)crowns before the throne, saying,

The Scroll with Seven Seals

5 I saw ^[h]in the right hand of Him who ^(AQ)sat on the throne a ^[i](AR)scroll written inside and on the back, ^(AS)sealed up with seven seals. ² And I saw a ^(AT)strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?” ³ And no one ^(AU)in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. ⁴ Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. ⁵ And one of the elders *said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the ^(AV)Lion that is ^(AW)from the tribe of Judah, the ^(AX)Root of David, has overcome so as to be able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

⁶ And I saw ^[j]between the throne (with the four living creatures) and ^(AY)the elders a ^(AZ)Lamb standing, as if ^(BA)slaughtered, having seven ^(BB)horns and ^(BC)seven eyes, which are ^[k](BD)the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. ⁷ And He came and took ^(BE)the scroll out of the right hand of Him who ^(BF)sat on the throne. ⁸ When He had taken the scroll, the ^(BG)four living creatures and the ^(BH)twenty-four elders ^(BI)fell down before the ^(BJ)Lamb, each one holding a ^(BK)harp and ^(BL)golden bowls full of incense, which are the ^(BM)prayers of the ^[l]saints. ⁹ And they *sang a ^(BN)new song, saying,

Angels Exalt the Lamb

¹¹ Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels ^(BV)around the throne and the ^(BW)living creatures and the ^(BX)elders; and the number of them was ^[m](BY)myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, ¹² saying with a loud voice,

¹³ And I heard ^(CC)every created thing which is in heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, or on the sea, and all the things in them, saying,

¹⁴ And the ^(CG)four living creatures were saying, “^(CH)Amen.” And the ^(CI)elders ^(CJ)fell down and worshiped.