启示录 4

天上的敬拜

1 此后，我观看，见天上有门开了。我初次听见好像吹号的声音，对我说：「你上到这里来，我要将以后必成的事指示你。」 2 我立刻被圣灵感动，见有一个宝座安置在天上，又有一位坐在宝座上。 3 看那坐着的，好像碧玉和红宝石；又有虹围着宝座，好像绿宝石。 4 宝座的周围又有二十四个座位；其上坐着二十四位长老，身穿白衣，头上戴着金冠冕。 5 有闪电、声音、雷轰从宝座中发出；又有七盏火灯在宝座前点着；这七灯就是　神的七灵。 6 宝座前好像一个玻璃海，如同水晶。 宝座中和宝座周围有四个活物，前后遍体都满了眼睛。

7 第一个活物像狮子，第二个像牛犊，第三个脸面像人，第四个像飞鹰。 8 四活物各有六个翅膀，遍体内外都满了眼睛。他们昼夜不住地说： 圣哉！圣哉！圣哉！ 主　神是昔在、今在、 以后永在的全能者。

9 每逢四活物将荣耀、尊贵、感谢归给那坐在宝座上、活到永永远远者的时候， 10 那二十四位长老就俯伏在坐宝座的面前敬拜那活到永永远远的，又把他们的冠冕放在宝座前，说： 11 我们的主，我们的　神， 你是配得荣耀、尊贵、权柄的； 因为你创造了万物， 并且万物是因你的旨意被创造而有的。

Revelation 4

The Amazing Scene in Heaven

1 After these things I looked, and there wast a door standing open in heaven!t And the first voice I had heard speaking to met like a trumpets said: “Come up here so thatt I can show you what must happen after these things.”2 Immediately I was in the Spirit,t andt a throne was standingt in heaven with someone seated on it!3 And the one seated on it was like jasperts and carnelians in appearance, and a rainbow looking like it was made of emeraldt encircled the throne.4 Int a circle around the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on those thrones were twenty-four elders. They weret dressed in white clothing and had golden crownss on their heads.5 Fromt the throne came out flashes of lightning and roaringt and crashes of thunder. Seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God,s were burning in front of the throne

6 and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal.t
Int the middle of the thronet and around the throne were four living creaturest full of eyes in front and in back.7 Thet first living creature was like a lion, thet second creature like an ox, the third creature had a face like a man’s, and the fourth creature looked like an eagle flying.

8 Each one of the four living creatures had six wingst and was full of eyes all around and inside.t They never rest day or night, saying:t
“Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God, the All-Powerful,ts
Who was and who is, and who is still to come!”
9 And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor,t and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,

10 the twenty-four elders throw themselves to the groundt before the one who sits on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and they offer their crownss before hist throne, saying:

11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
since you created all things,
and because of your will they existed and were created!”s