John is called up to heaven by a voice to see visions of future events. He sees God's throne in heaven surrounded by 24 elders and 4 living creatures praising God. The throne is surrounded by gemstones, lightning, and a sea of glass. John is shown that believers will one day join the heavenly hosts in praising God for his glory and works of creation before his throne.

1. Come Up Here
Revelation 4

2. Revelation 4
1 After these things I looked, and behold, a door
standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had
heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me,
said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must
take place after these things.” 2 Immediately I was in
the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven,
and One sitting on the throne. 3 And He who was sitting
was like a jasper stone and a sardius in appearance;
and there was a rainbow around the throne,

3. like an emerald in appearance. 4 Around the throne
were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw
twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments,
and golden crowns on their heads. 5 Out from the
throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals
of thunder. And there were seven lamps of fire burning
before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; 6
and before the throne there was something like a sea
of glass, like crystal; and in the center and around the
throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and
behind. 7 The first creature was like a lion, and the
second creature like a calf,

4. and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and
the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. 8 And the
four living creatures, each one of them having six
wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and
night they do not cease to say, “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is THE
LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS
TO COME.” 9 And when the living creatures give glory and
honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to
Him who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four
elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne,
and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and
will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

5. 11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive
glory and honor and power; for You created all things,
and because of Your will they existed, and were
created.”

6. Come up here
An invitation to respond to the presence of God

7. Remember our key
Revelation 1:19…Therefore write the things which you
have seen, and the things which are, and the things
which will take place after these things.
Have seen-past
Things which are-present
Will take place-future

8. What does this represent?
After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing
open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard,
like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said,
“Come up here, and I will show you what must take
place after these things.
The seven churches, stages and ages

9. What does this represent?
Open Door
Trumpet

10. Remember Philly
Revelation 3:7b–8a…He who is holy, who is true, who has
the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and
who shuts and no one opens, says this: ‘I know your
deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which
no one can shut…
Key of David is the key into the presence of God Isa. 22:22

11. Be rapture ready
1 Thessalonians 4:16–17…For the Lord Himself will descend
from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and
with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together
with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we
shall always be with the Lord.

12. Remember symbolism
Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne
was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne.
Caught up to heaven

13. Imagine
Revelation 4:3 (NASB95)
3 And He who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a
sardius in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the
throne, like an emerald in appearance.
Stones for Ruben, Benjamin and Judah
Behold a son
Son of my right hand
Praise

14. Yahweh’s presence
 The Throne mentioned 47/55
 King and Judge
 Green and red stones were the first and last stones
on the breastplate of the high priest
 Surrounded by a rainbow-God’s glory Ezek. 1:28

15. What else!
Out from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and
peals of thunder. And there were seven lamps of fire burning
before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;
Thunder and lightning-God’s glory, wrath, judgement
Much like Mt. Sini

16. The Holy Spirit is
the seven spirits
Isaiah 11:2…The Spirit of
the LORD will rest on Him,
The spirit of wisdom and
understanding, The spirit
of counsel and strength,
The spirit of knowledge
and the fear of the LORD.

17. Sea of Glass
before the throne there
was a sea of glass, like
crystal;
The laver from the
tabernacle or the bronze
sea of the Temple
The laver and sea are
representative of the word
of God.

18. Our washing
Ephesians 5:26–27…so that He might sanctify her,
having cleansed her by the washing of water with the
word, that He might present to Himself the church in all
her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing;
but that she would be holy and blameless.

19. Four Living Creatures
In the center and round about the throne
Cherubim-same in Ezekiel
Represent the “Government of God”
Man Oxen Eagle Lion
They represent the praise and adoration
extended to the Creator by the totality of His
creation

20. Who are these?
Around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon
the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in
white garments, and golden crowns on their heads.
OT
David divided up the priesthood in 24 divisions.
When the priest would meet, one representative each

21. The Testament
White robes is washed in Jesus’ blood
Represents the kingdom of priests
1 Peter 2:9…But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal
PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN
POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of
Him who has called you out of darkness into His
marvelous light;

22. Crowned
2 Timothy 4:8…in the future there is laid up for me the
crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous
Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to
me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.

23. Response to God
And the four living creatures, each one of them having
six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day
and night they do not cease to say, “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is
THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND
WHO IS TO COME.”
Glory, Honor and Thanks
YWHW-Elohim-El Shaddai

24. The twenty-four
…fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and
will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will
cast their crowns before the throne…
Prostrate themselves
Worship
Cast their crowns

25. Our Song
Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory
and honor and power; for You created all things, and
because of Your will they existed, and were created.

26. Our Take Away
Be ready
Realize God’s presence now
Knowing the future glory how should react now
Don’t you want to take someone with you?

27. Come Up Here
Revelation 4