Posted on 11/10/2021 5:54:14 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6
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REVELATION
Chapter 4, Verses 1-11
After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and ruby. A rainbow that shone like an emerald encircled the throne. Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God. Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying:
“‘Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God Almighty,’
who was, and is, and is to come.”Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, 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:
“You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being.”
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"The Elders around the Throne"
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TED LARSON
"Throne of Heaven"
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WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Four and Twenty Elders Casting their Crowns
before the Divine Throne"
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ALBRECHT DÜRER
"St John and the Twenty-four Elders in Heaven"
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JOHN HENRY STOCK
"The Four and Twenty-Four Elders"
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"God's Throne - 24 Elders - 4 Living Creatures - Lamb "
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LIMBOURG BROTHERS
"Saint John on Patmos"
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JACOB DE WET
"Twenty-four elders before
God the Father and the Lamb"
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HANS MEMLING
"John the Evangelist on Patmos and Visions of the Apocalypse"
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Beautiful illustrations and of course my favorite Flemish painter, Hans Memling , #29, #30.
Thank you thank you; these artworks are amazing! Much appreciation.
I was tickled to find the closeup detail, #30. Just had to end with it.
These only whet our appetite. Just imagine seeing it in-person!
Bttt
Good Morning, Dan! :-)
Welcome back.
Hiya, Sparkle!
Gotta start at the beginning for proper understanding. Glad you clicked on it.
Where did I go : )
Glad you’re here!
The artwork is beautifully presented.
Thank you!
So glad you approve.
I should add that my goal is to keep the presentation from interfering with viewers’ appreciation of the art and the associated Scripture passage.
It compliments, adds to both
Some remind me of the Peter Paul Rubens in the Ringling Art Museum in Sarasota, Fla
They are massive.....almost floor to ceiling...depictions of Biblical descriptions
Such depictions make me almost grateful that photography did not exist in biblical times.
Agree
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