“the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:”
Revelation 4:10 (NIV)
Some days more than others - we need to a glimpse into heaven.
This was a spiritual glimpse, for John needed to be in the Spirit to see anything.
What he saw was a throne with someone on it-not someone like us - but someone pretty fantastic, someone Holy, Holy Holy.
He saw a throne sitting on a sea of glass surrounded by twenty-four elders on twenty-four thrones of their own
John saw four amazing spiritual creatures close to the throne and seven lamps which are the Holy Spirit and he experienced storm central emanating from the throne.
He then witnessed a worship service in which the spiritual praise leaders sang the same chorus over and over and over again – and each time the spirits sang the elders (representing redeemed humanity) bowed low and laid their crowns in front of God – telling Him that He alone is worthy to receive glory and honour and power.
As we begin this week looking at scripture Paul uses to teach the Corinthian Christians their need to do whatever it takes to live their own lives in such a way that they will receive an everlasting crown
- I thought it would be good to consider what we will do with those crowns after we receive them- for it is not our work we receive a reward for but Christ’s work through us.
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