Revelation 5:8
And, when he took the scroll, the four living creatures, and the four-and-twenty elders, fell down before the Lamb, having, each one, a harp, and bowls of gold full of incense,—which are the prayers of the saints;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
7And he came, and at once took [it] out of the right hand of him that was sitting upon the throne.
Cross References
Psalms 43:4That I may go in unto the altar of God, Unto GOD, mine exultant joy,—That I may praise thee with the lyre, O God—mine own God!
Psalms 141:2Let my prayer be set in order like incense before thee,—the lifting up of my hands, as the evening gift.
John 5:23That, all, may honour the Son, just as they honour the Father: he that doth not honour the Son, doth not, in fact, honour the Father who sent him.
Philippians 2:9Wherefore also, God, uplifted him far on high, and favoured him with the name which is above every name,—
Revelation 4:4And, round about the throne, were four and twenty thrones; and, upon the thrones, four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and, upon their heads, [were] crowns of gold.
Revelation 4:10the four and twenty elders will fall down before him that sitteth upon the throne, and do homage unto him that liveth unto the ages of ages,—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 →