Revelation 4:2

At once I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne placed in heaven, and upon the throne (One) sat.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

In Context

1AFTER these I saw, and, behold, a door (was) open in heaven. And the first voice that I had heard as a trumpet talking with me, said, Come up hither, and I will make thee see the (things) which must be after these.

3And he who sat was like to the appearance of the stone of jaspon, and of sardion; and the bow of the clouds was around the throne, in resemblance to the appearance of zmragda.

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Cross References

Hebrews 8:1But the sum of them all (is)---We have a High Priest who hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven;

Revelation 3:21And to him who overcometh I will give to sit with me upon my throne, as also I have overcome, and have sat with my Father in his throne.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 4:2-11

The Vision of Heaven. ( a. d. 95.) 1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be hereafter. 2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. 4… Read the whole commentary →

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