Revelation 4:1-11 (part 1)

THE RAPTURE V. 1-2

A TIME SEQUENCE V.1       After this

A TRUTH SEEN                      I looked, and, behold,

A TRESHOLD SECURED    a door was opened in heaven

A TRUMPET SOUND             and the first voice which I heard was

                                                    as it were of a trumpet talking with me                                  

A TRIUMPHANT SUBPOENA which said, Come up hither, and I

                                        will show you things which must be hereafter

A TRANSPORTING SPIRIT V.2    And immediately I

                                                                     was in the Spirit                   

THE REVELATION V.2-3

  A THRONE SET       and, behold, a throne was set in heaven,

                                         and one sat on the throne.

HIS HARDNESS V.3   And he that sat was to look upon like a Jasper

HIS HOLINESS             and a sardine stone:

HIS HONESTY              and there was a rainbow round about the 

                                               throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

THE ROYALTY      V.4

A STATELY THRONG              And round about the throne

     THE CHAIR                           were four and twenty seats:

A SAGE THEME                       and upon the seats

THE COUNT                          I saw four & twenty

THE CHURCH                      Elders

A SETTLED TRANQUILITY   sitting,

A SIGNIFICANT TRANSFORMATION

    ARRAYED        clothed in white raiment;

    AWARDED      and they had on their heads crowns of gold

THE RULER V.5

A SEVERE THRONE     And out of the throne proceeded

                                    lightning’s and thundering’s and voices:

A SCRUTINIZING THRONE and there were seven lamps of fire

                                                         burning before the throne,

   SPIRIT OF THE THRONE    which are the seven Spirits of God.

   SEA OF THE THRONE v.6  And before the throne there was a

                                                         sea of glass like unto crystal:

THE RESPONSE V. 7-11

SERAPHIM OF THE THRONE

SUPREME               and in the midst of the throne,

SURROUNDING     and round about the throne,

SIGNIFICANT         were four beasts

SEARCHING          full of eyes before and behind

STRONG V.7        And the first beast was like a lion,

STEADFAST         and the second beast like a calf,

 SENSITIVE           and the third beast had a face as a man

SWIFT                and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle

      PROTECTION v.8 And the four beasts had each of them six  

                                    wings about him;

      PERCEPTION       and they were full of eyes within:

      PERPETUAL        and they rest not day and night,

 SALUTATION

     GOD’S PERFECTION   saying, Holy, holy, holy,

GOD’S POWER          Lord God Almighty,

GOD’S PERMANENCE   which was, and is, and is to come.

GOD’S PRAISE v.9

 IT IS EXALTING          And when those beasts give glory

IT IS EXCLAMATORY and honor

IT IS ENDORSING      and thanks to him that sat on the throne  

IT IS ENDLESS           which lives forever and ever,

IT IS ENTICING v.10  The four and twenty elders fall down 

                                             before him that sat on the throne

            HE IS IRRESISTIBLE and worship him that

                                            lives forever and ever  

HE IS INFECTIOUS   and cast their crowns before the

                                            throne, saying,

IT IS ESTIMABLE v.11

DESERVING                Thou art worthy,

FOR HIS WONDER   O Lord, to receive glory

FOR HIS WORTH     and honor and power:

FOR HIS WORK      for thou hast created all things,

FOR HIS WILL        and for thy pleasure

FOR HIS WISH       they are and were created.