The Father's Throne

The Father’s Throne and Jesus’ Exaltation
Revelation 4-5

A. Revelation 4 gives us the greatest revelation of God’s beauty in Scripture. What God put around Himself expresses His beauty to creation. I refer to Rev. 4 as the “beauty realm of God”. After the Father’s beauty is revealed (Rev. 4), then His plan for Jesus comes into light (Rev. 5).
B. Rev. 4:2-7 outlines 4 categories of God’s beauty with each having 3 specific themes (total 12).1. The beauty of God’s Person: how God looks, feels and acts (Rev. 4:3)2. The beauty of God’s Partners: the Church enthroned, robed, and crowned (Rev. 4:4) 3. The beauty of God’s Power: manifestations of power in lightning, thunder, voices (Rev. 4:5a)4. The beauty of God’s Presence (fire): on lamps, seraphim, and the sea (Rev. 4:5b-7; 15:2)

2 I was in the Spirit; and behold, a Throne set in heaven, and One sat on the Throne. 3 He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the Throne, in appearance like an emerald. 4 Around the Throne were twenty-four thrones…I saw twenty-four elders sitting…in white robes; and they had crowns of gold…5 From the Throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the Throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. 6 Before the Throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal…around the Throne, were four living creatures… (Rev. 4:2-6)

C. Rev. 4:8-10, the governmental leaders of heaven glory (boast with loving delight) in God. Their foundational hymn forever magnifies God’s holiness. (Note: there are 14 hymns in Revelation).

8 The four living creatures…do not rest day or night, saying: "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!" 9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the Throne…10 the twenty-four elders fall down…and worship Him…and cast their crowns before the Throne, saying: 11 "You (Father) are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things…” (Rev. 4:8-11)

D. To be holy means “to be totally separated from”. God is separated from everything sinful, thus He is pure. God is also separated from everything created (or common), thus He is transcendent or infinitely superior to all that exists. God’s holiness points to His transcendent beauty.

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