Revelation 4:9-11

Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

“You are worthy, O Lord,

To receive glory and honor and power;

For You created all things,

And by Your will they exist and were created.”

Deuteronomy 32:40  For I raise My hand to heaven, and say, “As I live forever…

Daniel 6:26  I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel.  For He is the living God, and steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, and His dominion shall endure to the end.

Genesis 1:1  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Revelation 4:8

The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within.  And they do not rest day or night, saying:

“Holy, holy, holy,

Lord God Almighty,

Who was and is and is to come!”

• ·        The songs heard:  they adore one God, and one only, the Lord God Almighty.  They adore three holies in this one God. (MH)

• ·        The cherubim constantly repeat the phrase holy, holy, holy. God’s holy nature and character is declared, and emphasized with a three-time repetition.  (DG)

Isaiah 6:3  and one cried to another and said:  “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!”

Ezekiel 1:18  As for their rims, they were so high they were awesome; and their rims were full of eyes, all around the four of them.

Revelation 4:7

The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.

• ·        Like a lion . . . like a calf . . . a face like a man . . . like a flying eagle: John describes four cherubim, each with a different face. From comparison with Ezekiel 1:6-10, we can see that each of the cherubim have four faces, and at the moment, John sees each one of the four different faces pointed in his direction. (DG)

• ·        The four different faces of the cherubim are often taken as symbols of Jesus as represented in each gospel. In classical church architecture, these four “characters” are repeated often as a motif that signifies both heaven and the four gospels. (DG)

Isaiah 6:2  Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

Ezekiel 1:10  As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle.