Twenty-four Angels Worship Revelation 11:16

John the apostle shared how, “And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever”, and in chapter eleven and verse sixteen of Revelation John shared how “the four and twenty elders...worshiped God” where we read:

And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats,

fell upon their faces, and worshiped God,

The verse reads, “And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, ...” John began with the words, “and the four and twenty elders” which means “the twenty-four presbyters, judges or rulers”, “which sat” or “who were seated, fixed, established and occupied” “before God” which means “in the presence and in front of the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “on their seats” or “upon their thrones or chairs having a footstool”. John noticed the “twenty four elders” who were sitting in the presence of God upon their “thrones”.

The verse goes on to say, “... fell upon their faces, and worshiped God”. John added the word, “fell” which means “were thrust down, prostrate and descended from a higher place to a lower” “upon their faces” or “on their front of their head or looking toward the ground”, “and worshiped” which means “reverenced, did homage to, knelt and made obeisance to” “God” or “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”. John watched as the “twenty four elders” knelt and prostrated themselves in humility to give praise and honor to God.

When we consider John's words in this verse, we see the reaction of the “twenty four elders” to the declaration, “the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever”. Immediately they humbled themselves, fell upon their faces and “worshiped” God Almighty. This should be the response for every person, and especially those who have received God's Son Jesus Christ as their personal “Savior and Lord”. God rules, and those who are wise shall not only think about the response of these “twenty four elders”, but also humble themselves and join them in giving glory to the God of the Universe.

Next time John shares what the “twenty four elders” proclaimed in their worship, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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