The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Revelation 4:5-11, , Out from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;
6 and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal; and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.
7 The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.
8 And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and night they do not cease to say, “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS TO COME.”
9 And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever,
10 the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”

One of my dear wife’s heart doctors “died” one day as he and his staff were opening his office for the day’s activities. Subsequently, we met him one day just outside his office door and I asked him about his “death experience.” He said it was as if he had been mysteriously elevated above his body and the staff that surrounded it below. He could see it all, and talked to them; but they could not hear him. He gave them instructions on what to do; but again, they did not hear him. Through the grace of Almighty God, his heart came good, his life was released from his elevated position, and was returned to his body below. I asked him if he were a Christian, and he assured me that he truly was!

There are indeed some mysterious occurrences that defy human explanation. The Apostle John envisioned some Spiritual Wonders in a dream: “…flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder.” Also, there were “seven lamps of fire burning before the Throne, which are the seven Spirits of God…” The Throne pictures God’s universal sovereignty and Divine omnipotence (Psa. 115:3). The Throne produced “sights and sounds of judgment” (4:5a), and was closely associated with the Holy Spirit of God (4:5b). Further, the Throne offered a residence in peace: “and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal” (4:6a). What peace we would know if only we would adhere to God’s will and His precepts!

John also noted the characteristics of some Living Creatures; they were “full of eyes in front and behind” (vv. 6b-8). The Prophet Ezekiel had experienced the same (Ezk. 1:10).

(1)Each Living Creature possessed six wings that stood for Reverence, Humility, and Obedience.
(2)Each Living Creature possessed omniscience. The Rabbis said, “There are four holding the chief place in the world: among the creatures is man; among birds, is the eagle; among cattle, is the ox; and among beasts, is the lion.”

Note that their concentration and constant cry focuses on Christ! “Holy, Holy, Holy is the LORD God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.’”

Oh, that we would focus and concentrate on Jesus Christ! One Day we will. For One
Day we will stand before Him and He will say either “Enter thou into the joys of thy
LORD” or “Depart from me…I never knew you!” How will He address you on that Day?

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom