Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Revelation 4:4 Around the throne [were] four and twenty seats. Rather, "thrones", as in the Revised Version. The central throne was encompassed by twenty-four lesser thrones. Upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting. Critics are not agreed as to the signification of these elders, but most of them think that they symbolize the glorified church of God gathered round the throne. They disagree as to the significance of the number twenty-four. There were twenty-four courses of priests. There were twelve tribes, and twelve apostles. Possibly the number of the latter was doubled to symbolize the entire church, Jew and Gentile. In a note below I will give my own view of the Twenty-four Elders. The ancients were (1) twenty-four in number; (2) they were clothed in white raiment, the color of victory and purity; (3) on their heads were crowns of gold, not the diadem which means a kingly crown, but the golden crown of honor ("stephanos"). See PNT "Re 3:11".
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