The document summarizes chapters 4 and 5 of the Book of Revelations. It describes John's vision of being shown into heaven through an open door, where he sees 24 elders seated around God's throne and the seven lamps of fire and sea of glass. The elders worship God, who is depicted through the symbols of a lion, ox, man, and eagle. A sealed scroll is in God's right hand, representing the revealed will and works of God for the 7,000 years of Earth's temporal existence, sealed with seven seals that each represent 1,000 years. Only the Lamb, Jesus Christ, is found worthy to open the seals due to his atonement, represented by his status as both apostle and

1. Revelations Chapters 4 & 5

2. Revelations
4:1-2
– Door was open into
Heaven

3. Revelations 4:3

4. Exodus 28:15-20
1st Row
Sardius
Topaz
Carbuncle
2nd Row
Emerald
Sapphire
Diamond
3rd Row
Ligure
Agate
Amethyst
4th Row
Beryl
Onyx
Jasper

5. Revelations 4:4
24 Seated Elders with White Raiment & Crowns of
Gold

6. Revelations 4:5 – Seven Lamps of Fire

7. Revelations 4:6 – Sea of Glass like Crystal (D&C 77:1)

8. Revelations 4:7-8

9. D&C 77:2-4
God’s Creations
Lion – Noblest, Ox – Strongest, Man – Wisest, Eagle –

10. D&C 77:2-4

11. Revelations 4:10-11
How is the Elder’s Worship Different than the

12. Revelations 5:1
• What is the significance of the “Right” Hand?
• Whose book is it?
• (Book was a scroll that had writing on both sides)

13. What was the purpose of putting seals on a document?
1. Proved the identity of the owner of the document.
2. Holder of the Seal had the power and might and right of the
author.
3. Protect a document against early disclosure.
4. Made a document legally valid.
Revelations 5:1
• What do the seals represent? (D&C 77:6-7)

14. Revelations 5:1
• What do the seals represent? (D&C 77:6-7)
Book = Contains the revealed will, mysteries, and the works of God; the hidden
things of his economy concerning this earth during the seven thousand years of
its continuance, or its temporal existence. (Doesn’t take into account the
creation period or post millennial period)
Seven Seals = The first seal contains the things of the first thousand years, and
the second also of the second thousand years, and so on until the seventh.

16. Apostle Means – One Sent Forth
12 Horns = Priesthood Power or Might
12 Eyes = Priesthood Light or Seership

18. Read
Revelations
5:11-12
Seven
blessings are
given to Christ
because of his
Atonement.