Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. New Living Translation And instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it. English Standard Version At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. Berean Standard Bible At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it. Berean Literal Bible Immediately I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and One sitting upon the throne, King James Bible And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. New King James Version Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. New American Standard Bible Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and someone was sitting on the throne. NASB 1995 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne. NASB 1977 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne. Legacy Standard Bible Immediately I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne. Amplified Bible At once I was in [special communication with] the Spirit; and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with One seated on the throne. Christian Standard Bible Immediately I was in the Spirit, and there was a throne in heaven and someone was seated on it. Holman Christian Standard Bible Immediately I was in the Spirit, and a throne was set there in heaven. One was seated on the throne, American Standard Version Straightway I was in the Spirit: and behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting upon the throne; Aramaic Bible in Plain English And at once I was in The Spirit, and behold a throne fixed in Heaven, and upon the throne sat he; Contemporary English Version Right then the Spirit took control of me, and there in heaven I saw a throne and someone sitting on it. Douay-Rheims Bible And immediately I was in the spirit: and behold there was a throne set in heaven, and upon the throne one sitting. English Revised Version Straightway I was in the Spirit: and behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting upon the throne; GOD'S WORD® Translation Instantly, I came under the Spirit's power. I saw a throne in heaven, and someone was sitting on it. Good News Translation At once the Spirit took control of me. There in heaven was a throne with someone sitting on it. International Standard Version Instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven with a person seated on the throne. Literal Standard Version and immediately I was in [the] Spirit, and behold, a throne was set in Heaven, and on the throne is [One] sitting, Majority Standard Bible And at once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it. New American Bible At once I was caught up in spirit. A throne was there in heaven, and on the throne sat NET Bible Immediately I was in the Spirit, and a throne was standing in heaven with someone seated on it! New Revised Standard Version At once I was in the spirit, and there in heaven stood a throne, with one seated on the throne! New Heart English Bible Immediately I was in the Spirit; and look, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting on the throne. Webster's Bible Translation And immediately I was in the spirit: and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. Weymouth New Testament Immediately I found myself in the Spirit, and saw a throne in Heaven, and some One sitting on the throne. World English Bible Immediately I was in the Spirit. Behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting on the throne Young's Literal Translation and immediately I was in the Spirit, and lo, a throne was set in the heaven, and upon the throne is one sitting, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Throne in Heaven1After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.” 2At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it. 3The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.… Cross References 1 Kings 22:19 Micaiah continued, "Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left. Psalm 11:4 The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men. Isaiah 6:1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. Ezekiel 1:26 Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man. Ezekiel 10:1 And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire. Daniel 7:9 As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. Matthew 22:43 Jesus said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord'? For he says: Treasury of Scripture And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. I was. Revelation 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, Revelation 17:3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, a throne. Revelation 4:5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. Revelation 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. Isaiah 6:1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. and one. Revelation 4:9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, Revelation 3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. Revelation 5:1,6,7,13 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals… Jump to Previous Found Heaven High Immediately Once Sat Seat Seated Sitting Someone Spirit Standing Stood Straight Straightway ThroneJump to Next Found Heaven High Immediately Once Sat Seat Seated Sitting Someone Spirit Standing Stood Straight Straightway ThroneRevelation 4 1. John sees the throne of God in heaven.4. The twenty-four elders. 6. The four beasts full of eyes before and behind. 10. The elders lay down their crowns, and worship him who sat on the throne. (2) And immediately I was in the spirit.-- Comp. Revelation 1:10. The mind and soul were absorbed in the vision of things celestial. (See. 2Corinthians 12:1-4.) "Words may not tell of that transhuman change; If I were only what Thou didst create, Then newly, Love ! by whom the heaven is ruled, Thou know'st, who by Thy light didst bear me up." -- Paradiso, And, behold, a throne was set (i.e., not that the seer saw the throne being set, but when he saw it was already set) in heaven, and one sat on the throne.--Comp. Micaiah's speech (1Kings 22:19). The enthroned One is not named. Have we here a touch of the Jewish reluctance to name Jehovah? or is it that the descriptive phrase, "He that sat on the throne" is Used here, and kept before us in the whole book to remind us that the great world drama moves forward ever under the eyes of the ruling One. (Comp, Revelation 5:1; Revelation 5:7; Revelation 6:15; Revelation 20:11; Revelation 21:5.) . . . Verse 2. - And immediately I was in the Spirit. Omit "and" (see above), so that the passage may be rendered, After these things, immediately, I was in the Spirit; a new scene was opened out, as before (in ver. 1). St. John was already in the Spirit; but now receives a fresh outpouring of grace, enabling him to see yet more deeply into the mysteries of the kingdom of God. And, behold, a throne was set in heaven; or, a throne was situated (ἔκειτο). There is no action of placing or setting up. Compare the vision of Ezekiel, "In the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne" (Ezekiel 10:1), where the throne appears above the cherubim, in the position of the cloud of glory (cf. also Isaiah 6:1, 2, where the seraphim are above). And one sat on the throne. Probably the Triune God, to whom the Trisagien in ver. 8 is addressed. Some have thought that the Father is indicated, in contradistinction to the other Persons of the Holy Trinity, and that it is from him that the Son takes the book in Revelation 5:8. But as Cornelius a Lapide remarks, "The Son as Man may well be said, especially in a sublime vision like this, to come to God." The Person is not named, because(1) the Name of God is incommunicable; it is the "new Name" (see on Revelation 3:12); or (2) because the seer describes only what is seen; or (3) it is suppressed from a sense of reverence. Greek At onceεὐθέως (eutheōs) Adverb Strong's 2112: Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon. I was ἐγενόμην (egenomēn) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] Spirit, Πνεύματι (Pneumati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. I saw ἰδοὺ (idou) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 2400: See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo! a throne θρόνος (thronos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2362: From thrao; a stately seat; by implication, power or a potentate. standing ἔκειτο (ekeito) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2749: To lie, recline, be placed, be laid, set, specially appointed, destined. Middle voice of a primary verb; to lie outstretched. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. heaven, οὐρανῷ (ouranō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. [with] καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. [someone] seated καθήμενος (kathēmenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2521: To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. [it]. θρόνον (thronon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2362: From thrao; a stately seat; by implication, power or a potentate. 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