Revelation 4:4-7

The Throne in Heaven

⁴ Around the throne were _m twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, _n clothed in white garments, with _o golden crowns on their heads. ⁵ From the throne came _p flashes of lightning, and rumblings ₁ and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning _q seven torches of fire, _r which are the seven spirits of God,

⁶ and before the throne there was _s as it were a sea of glass, like crystal. And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are _t four living creatures, _u full of eyes in front and behind: ⁷ _v the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight.

1. Cross References
   Revelation 11:16
   And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God.
   
2. Cross References
   Revelation 3:4
   Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.
   
3. Cross References
   Revelation 4:10
   The twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying.
   James 1:12
   Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
   
4. Cross References
   Revelation 8:5
   Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
   Revelation 11:19
   Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.
   Revelation 16:18
   And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake.
   Exodus 19:16
   On the morning of the third day there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
   
5. Cross References
   Zechariah 4:2
   And he said to me, "What do you see?" I said, "I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it.
   
6. Cross References
   Revelation 1:4
   John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne.
   
7. Cross References
   Revelation 15:2
   And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire - and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands.
   Revelation 21:18
   The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, clear as glass.
   Revelation 21:21
   And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, transparent as glass.
   Psalms 77:19
   Your way was through the sea, your path through the great waters; yet your footprints were unseen.
   
8. Cross References
   Ezekiel 1:5
   And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness.
   
9. Cross References
   Ezekiel 10:12
   And their whole body, their rims, and their spokes, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around - the wheels that the four of them had.
   
10. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:10
    As for the likeness of their faces, each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle.
    Ezekiel 10:14
    And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was a human face, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.