Gary Gleans

Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of   the seven seals, and I heard   one of the four living creatures say   with a voice like thunder,   “Come!”    And I looked, and behold,   a white horse! And   its rider had a bow, and   a crown was given to him, and he came out   conquering, and to conquer.    When he opened the second seal, I heard   the second living creature say, “Come!”     And out came another horse,   bright red. Its rider was permitted   to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.    When he opened the third seal, I heard the   third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold,   a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand.    And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying,   “A quar t  of wheat for a denarius,   and ...

Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering   myriads of myriads and thousands of   thousands ,  saying with a loud voice,   “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might   and honor and glory and blessing!”    And I heard   every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,   “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb   be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”   And the four living creatures   said, “Amen!” and the elders   fell down and worshiped. One characteristic of the worship in heaven that we can observe is that there are different groups collaborating and responding to one another.  The angels and elders lead the worship with a stanza of praise to the Lamb and then every creature responds by joining them in furth...

Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne   a scroll written within and on the back,   sealed with seven seals.    And   I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?”     And no one in   heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it,   and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.    And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold,   the Lion   of the tribe of Judah,   the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”    And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw   a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with   seven eyes, which are   the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth .   And he went a...

And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are   four living creatures,   full of eyes in front and behind:   the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight.    And the four living creatures,   each of them with six wings, are   full of eyes all around and within, and   day and night they never cease to say,   “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,   who was and is and is to come!”    And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne,   who lives forever and ever,   the twenty-four elders   fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast   their crowns before the throne, saying,   “Worthy are you, our Lord and God,   to receive glory and honor and...

After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had 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 behold,   a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne.  And he who sat there had the appearance of   jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was   a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald.  Around the throne were   twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders,   clothed in white garments, with   golden crowns on their heads.  From the throne came   flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning   seven torches of fire,   which are the seven spirits of God,   and before the throne there was   as it were a sea of glass, like crystal....

“And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the   Amen,   the faithful and true witness,   the beginning of God's creation.    “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot.   Would that you were either cold or hot!    So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.    For you say, “I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing,” not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor,   blind, and naked.    I counsel you   to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and   white garments so that you may clothe yourself and   the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes,   so that you may see.    Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.    Behold, I stand at the door and   knock.   If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,   I ...