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What does the throne room vision of Revelation 4-5 depict? Is this a heavenly court scene (parallel to Daniel 7), a sanctuary inauguration, or both? How does the Lamb's worthiness to open the sealed book connect to Daniel's sealed prophecies?

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THRONE

  • Of Pharaoh: GEN 41:40; EXO 11:5
  • Of David: 1KI 2:12,24; PSA 132:11,12; ISA 9:7; JER 13:13; 17:25; LUK 1:32
  • Of Solomon: 1KI 2:19; 2CH 9:17-19
  • Of ivory: 1KI 10:18-20
  • Of Solomon, called THE THRONE OF THE LORD: 1CH 29:23
  • Of Herod Agrippa I: ACT 12:21
  • Of Israel: 1KI 8:20; 10:9; 2CH 6:10
  • Abdicated by David: 1KI 1:32-40
  • FIGURATIVE
  • Anthropomorphic use of God: 2CH 18:18; PSA 9:4,7; 11:4; 47:8; 89:14; 97:2; 103:19; ISA 6:1; 66:1; MAT 5:34; 23:22; HEB 8:1; 12:2; REV 14:3,5
  • Of Christ: MAT 19:28; 25:31; ACT 2:30; REV 1:4; 3:21; 4:2-10; 7:9-17; 19:4; 21:5; 22:3

LAMB OF GOD

  • A name of Jesus: JHN 1:29; REV 6:16; 7:9,10,14,17; 12:11; 13:8; 14:1,4; 15:3; 17:14; 19:17; 21:9,14,22,23,27; 22:1,3

SEAL

    1. A stamp used for signifying documents
  • Given as a pledge: GEN 38:18
  • Engraved: EXO 28:11,21,36; 39:6,14,30; 2TI 2:19
  • Decrees signified by: 1KI 21:8; EST 8:8
  • Documents sealed with:
    • Ahab's letter: 1KI 21:8
    • Covenants: NEH 9:38; 10:1; ISA 8:16
    • Decrees: EST 8:8; DAN 6:9
    • Deeds: JER 32:10
  • Treasures secured by: DEU 32:34
  • Lion's den secured by: DAN 6:17
  • The gravesite of Jesus: MAT 27:66
  • Circumcision was regarded as a seal of righteousness: ROM 4:11
  • FIGURATIVE
  • Of secrecy: DAN 12:9; REV 5:1
  • Of certainty of divine approval: JHN 6:27; ROM 15:28; 2CO 1:22; EPH 1:13; 4:30; REV 7:3,4

JUDGMENT (THE GENERAL)

1CH 16:33; JOB 14:17; 21:30; 31:13-15; PSA 9:7; 50:3-6; 96:13; 98:9; ECC 3:17; 11:9; 12:14; EZK 18:20-28; DAN 7:9,10; AMO 4:12; MAT 3:12; 7:22,23; 8:29; 10:15; 11:22; 12:36,37,41,42; 13:30,40-43,49,50; 16:27; 22:11-13; 23:14; 25:1-46; MRK 4:22; 8:38; 13:32; LUK 3:17; 10:10-14; 11:31,32; 12:2-5; 13:24-29; 19:12-26; 20:45-47; JHN 5:22; 12:48; ACT 2:19-21; 10:42; 17:31; 24:25; ROM 2:5-10,12-16; 14:10-12; 1CO 3:13; 4:5; 6:2; 2CO 5:10; 2TH 1:7,8; 2TI 4:1,8; HEB 6:2; 9:27; 10:27; 1PE 4:5,7; 2PE 2:4,9; 3:7,10-12; 1JN 4:17; Jude 1:6,14,15,24; REV 1:7; 6:15-17; 11:18; 20:11-15; 22:12

INCENSE

  • Formula for compounding: EXO 30:34,35
  • Uses of: EXO 30:36-38; LEV 16:12; NUM 16:17,40,46; DEU 33:10
  • Compounded by Bezaleel: EXO 37:29; by priests: 1CH 9:30
  • Offered morning and evening: EXO 30:7,8; 2CH 13:11
  • On the golden altar: EXO 30:1-7; 40:5,27; 2CH 2:4; 32:12
  • In making atonement: LEV 16:12,13; NUM 16:46,47; LUK 1:10
  • Offered by Nadab and Abihu in unauthorized manner: LEV 10:1,2
  • Korah, Dathan, and Abiram: NUM 16:16-35
  • By Uzziah: 2CH 26:16-21
  • Offered in idolatrous worship: 1KI 12:23; JER 41:5; EZK 8:11
  • Presented by wise men to Jesus: MAT 2:11
  • FIGURATIVE: Of prayer: PSA 141:2; Of praise: MAL 1:11; Of acceptable sacrifice: EPH 5:2
  • SYMBOLICAL: Of the prayers of saints: REV 5:8; 8:3,4

BOOK

  • Genealogies kept in: GEN 5:1
  • OF LIFE: EXO 32:32,33; PSA 69:28; 87:6; DAN 12:1; LUK 10:20; PHP 4:3; REV 3:5; 13:8; 17:8; 20:12,15; 21:27; 22:19
  • OF REMEMBRANCE: PSA 56:8; 139:16; MAL 3:16

CONSECRATION

  • Of Aaron, priests, altar, temple (see cross-references)
  • PERSONAL: PSA 51:17; MAT 13:44-46; ROM 6:13,16,19; 12:1; 2CO 8:5
  • CONDITIONAL: GEN 28:20-22; 2SA 15:7,8
  • INSTANCES OF: Cain and Abel (GEN 4:4-7); Abraham of Isaac (GEN 22:9-12); Jephthah of his daughter (JDG 11:30,31,34-40); Hannah of Samuel (1SA 1:11,24-28); David consecrates water (2SA 23:16); Zichri of himself (2CH 17:16)

GLORY

  • God is, to his people: PSA 3:3; ZEC 2:5
  • Christ is, to his people: ISA 60:1; LUK 2:32
  • The gospel ordained to be, to saints: 1CO 2:7
  • Of the gospel exceeds that of the law: 2CO 3:9,10
  • OF GOD:
  • Exhibited in Christ: JHN 1:14; 2CO 4:6; HEB 1:3
  • His majesty: JOB 37:22; PSA 93:1; 104:1; 145:5,12; ISA 2:10
  • His power: EXO 15:1,6; ROM 6:4
  • His works: PSA 19:1; 111:3
  • His holiness: EXO 15:11
  • Exhibited to Moses: EXO 34:5-7 (with 33:18-23)
  • Stephen: ACT 7:55
  • Enlightens God's people: ISA 60:1,2; REV 21:11,23
  • The earth is full of: ISA 6:3
  • The knowledge of, shall fill the earth: HAB 2:14

ELDER

  • IN THE MOSAIC SYSTEM: DEU 1:13,15
  • IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH: ACT 11:29,30; 14:23; 15:1-35; 16:4,5; 20:17,28-32; 21:18; 1TI 4:14; 5:17-19; TIT 1:5-9; HEB 11:2; JAS 5:14,15; 1PE 5:1-5; 2JN 1:1; 3JN 1:1
  • APOCALYPTIC VISION OF: REV 4:4,10; 5:5,6,8,11,14; 7:11,13; 11:16; 14:3; 19:4

ANGEL

  • ONE OF THE HOLY TRINITY (Angel of God, Angel of the Lord, Angel of His Presence)
  • A CELESTIAL SPIRIT: Created (GEN 2:1; NEH 9:6; COL 1:16); Of different orders (ISA 6:2; 1TH 4:16; 1PE 3:22; Jude 1:9; REV 12:7); Worship God (NEH 9:6; PHP 2:9-11; HEB 1:6); Innumerable (DEU 33:2; 2KI 6:17; JOB 25:3; PSA 68:17; HEB 12:22; Jude 1:14)
  • FUNCTIONS OF: Guard tree of life (GEN 3:24); Law given by (ACT 7:53; GAL 3:19; HEB 2:2); Medium of revelation (DAN 4:13-17; 8:19; 9:21-27; REV 1:1; 5:2-14; 7:1-3,11-17)
  • MINISTRANT TO THE RIGHTEOUS: GEN 16:7; 24:7,40; EXO 23:20,23; PSA 34:7; 91:11,12; HEB 1:7,14; 13:2
  • UNCLASSIFIED: ISA 6:2,5-7; EZK 1:4-25; 10; DAN 4:13,17; 8:13,14; REV 4:8-11; 5:9-11; 7:9,10