Revelation 5:8
And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
7And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
Cross References
Psalms 43:4Then will I go to the altar of God, To the God of my joy and exultation; Yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God!
Psalms 141:2Let my prayer come before thee as incense, And the lifting-up of my hands, as the evening sacrifice!
John 5:23that all may honor the Son, as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son, honoreth not the Father, who sent him.
Philippians 2:9Wherefore God also 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 I saw the twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and on their heads crowns of gold.
Revelation 4:10the twenty-four elders fall down before him that sitteth on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and 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 →