The Throne Room of God

In this chapter

In this chapter, you’ll:

Read the text: Rev 4 · Rev 5

Key takeaways

• The throne room is the center of the universe, and God is on it.
• Worship isn’t background music in heaven. It’s the main event.
• Jesus is both Lion and Lamb — the conqueror and the sacrifice, and sacrifice is how he conquered.
• The rainbow has a clear background; the elders and the sea of glass don’t have a settled reading. The message doesn’t depend on settling them.
• Whatever happens next, the scroll is in the Lamb’s hands, and you’re in his care.

Reflect & discuss

• Read Revelation 4:1–11. List what John sees around the throne. Which details does the passage explain, and which does it leave for the reader?
• Before a single seal is opened, John is shown the throne. Why must perspective come before the storm? When has that order, or its absence, made a difference in your life?
• “The Lion is the Lamb.” How does victory through sacrifice reshape what power and triumph mean?
• Heaven’s constant response to God is worship. What would change in your week if worship, not worry, were your first response to the news?
• (Personal; feel free to pass.) When life has felt out of control, where have you gone? What would it look like, in practice, to “revisit this room”?

The last question is personal — no one should be required to answer it.