Revelation 5:8
And when he took the book, the four animals, and the twenty-four elders, fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden cups full of odors, which are the prayers of saints.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
7And he came, and has taken the book out of the right hand of him who sits upon the throne.
Cross References
John 5:23that all may honor the Son, as they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son, honors not the Father who sent him.
Philippians 2:9Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave him a name which is above every name;
Revelation 4:4and around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and on their heads crowns of gold.
Revelation 4:10the twenty-four elders will fall down before him who sits upon the throne, and will worship him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
Matthew Henry on Revelation 5:7-14
The Sealed Book. ( a. d. 95.) 6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full… Read the whole commentary →