The Heavenly Throne Room (Rev. 4:1-11)

After writing practical and personal letters to seven local churches enduring tribulation, John is taken up to see the heavenly throne room where he sees one seated whose indescribable appearance was best likened to precious and colorful stones.

The throne and the one who is seated upon it is the dramatic center of the picture John describes with twenty-four elders around Him, flashes of lighting from Him, and a sea of glass with seven torches before Him.

It is in this throne room we see the glory of God, the covenant of God, and the holiness of God.

It is also in this throne room that we see objects from within the design of the Old Testament temple.

While the reader is tempted to try to understand every detail and creature within the throne room, one must be careful not to see the forest for the trees and miss God Himself, who all of those creatures praise and to whom all of the details point.