Apocalipse 4
O Trono no Céu
1 Depois dessas coisas olhei, e diante de mim estava uma porta aberta no céu. A voz que eu tinha ouvido no princípio, falando comigo como trombeta, disse: “Suba para cá, e lhe mostrarei o que deve acontecer depois dessas coisas”. 2 Imediatamente me vi tomado pelo Espírito, e diante de mim estava um trono no céu e nele estava assentado alguém. 3 Aquele que estava assentado era de aspecto semelhante a jaspe e sardônio. Um arco-íris, parecendo uma esmeralda, circundava o trono, 4 ao redor do qual estavam outros vinte e quatro tronos, e assentados neles havia vinte e quatro anciãos. Eles estavam vestidos de branco e na cabeça tinham coroas de ouro. 5 Do trono saíam relâmpagos, vozes e trovões. Diante dele estavam acesas sete lâmpadas de fogo, que são os sete espíritos de Deus.
6 E diante do trono havia algo parecido com um mar de vidro, claro como cristal.
No centro, ao redor do trono, havia quatro seres viventes cobertos de olhos, tanto na frente como atrás. 7 O primeiro ser parecia um leão, o segundo parecia um boi, o terceiro tinha rosto como de homem, o quarto parecia uma águia em vôo.
8 Cada um deles tinha seis asas e era cheio de olhos, tanto ao redor como por baixo das asas. Dia e noite repetem sem cessar:
“Santo, santo, santo
é o Senhor, o Deus todo-poderoso,
que era, que é e que há de vir”.
11 “Tu, Senhor e Deus nosso,
és digno de receber
a glória, a honra e o poder,
porque criaste todas as coisas,
e por tua vontade elas existem
e foram criadas”.
REVELATION 4
Worship in Heaven
1 After this, I looked and saw a door that opened into heaven. Then the voice that had spoken to me at first and that sounded like a trumpet said, “Come up here! I will show you what must happen next.” 2 t Right then the Spirit took control of me, and there in heaven I saw a throne and someone sitting on it.
3 The one who was sitting there sparkled like precious stones of jaspert and carnelian.t A rainbow that looked like an emeraldt surrounded the throne.
4 Twenty-four other thrones were in a circle around that throne. And on each of these thrones there was an elder dressed in white clothes and wearing a gold crown. 5 t Flashes of lightning and roars of thunder came out from the throne in the center of the circle. Seven torches, which are the seven spirits of God, were burning in front of the throne.
6 t t Also in front of the throne was something that looked like a glass sea, clear as crystal.
Around the throne in the center were four living creatures covered front and back with eyes. 7 The first creature was like a lion, the second one was like a bull, the third one had the face of a human, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.
8 t Each of the four living creatures had six wings, and their bodies were covered with eyes. Day and night they never stopped singing,
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord,
the all-powerful God,
who was and is
and is coming!”
9 The living creatures kept praising, honoring, and thanking the one who sits on the throne and who lives forever and ever.
10 At the same time the 24 elders knelt down before the one sitting on the throne. And as they worshiped the one who lives forever, they placed their crowns in front of the throne and said,
11 t “Our Lord and God,
you are worthy
to receive glory,
honor, and power.
You created all things,
and by your decision they are
and were created.”
