Chapter 4:

• Read Exodus 19:16-19, 20:18
• Whose voice is this?
• What does John mean when he says he was “in the Spirit”.
• Precious stones set into the throne – sardius was a stone used in Aaron’s breastplate Exodus 28:17
• Rainbow – see Exodus 9:13 What do you think the rainbow over the throne symbolizes.
• What do the 24 elders around the throne mean to you? Read Exodus 19:6 to see if that sheds any light.
• Seven lamps which are the seven Spirits of God. What does this mean to you? Also see Isaiah 11:2.
• Before the throne – a sea of glass – like a crystal – what are the characteristics and proportion of a sea of glass like crystal before His throne?
• Four living creatures full of eyes – what does the symbolism of “full of eyes indicate to you”?
• Each of the four creatures – What were their characteristics and what was their never-ending duty?
• What happens when the creatures give glory to God?
• What does the picture of majestic elders sitting in white robes on thrones wearing crowns casting those crowns before the throne of God and worshipping him mean to you?