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Revelation 4:8
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6 Before the throne there1 was aa sea of glass, like crystal. bAnd in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.  
7 aThe first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.  
8 The four living creatures, each having asix wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:
b“Holy,1 holy, holy,
cLord God Almighty,
dWho was and is and is to come!”  
9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, awho lives forever and ever,  
10 athe twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: 
11 “Youa are worthy, O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
bFor You created all things,
And by cYour will they exist and were created.” 
Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
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Revelation 4:8

Each one of them (en kaq en autwn). "One by one of them," a vernacular idiom like eiv kata eiv in Mark 14:19.

Having (exwn). Masculine participle again as in verse Revelation 4:7, though zwon neuter.

Six wings (ana pterugav ec). Distributive use of ana, "six wings apiece" as in Luke 10:1 (ana duo, by twos). Like Isaiah 6:2, not like Ezekiel 1:6, where only four wings are given apiece.

Are full of (gemousin). Plural verb, though zwa neuter, to individualize each one.

Round about and within (kukloqen kai eswqen). Perhaps before and behind (Revelation 4:6) and under the wings, "pointing to the secret energies of nature" (Swete).

Rest (anapausin). See also Revelation 14:11. Old word (from anapauw, to relax), as in Matthew 11:29. God and Christ cease not their activity (John 5:17). "This ceaseless activity of nature under the hand of God is a ceaseless tribute of praise" (Swete).

Day and night (hmerav kai nuktov). Genitive of time, by day and by night.

Holy, holy, holy (agios, agios, agiov). "The task of the Cherubim together with the Seraphim and Ophannim is to sing the praises of God" (Charles) in the trisagion (triple repetition of agiov).

Is the Lord God (Kuriov o qeov). See Isaiah 6:3. The copula estin (is) is not expressed, but is implied.

The Almighty (o pantokratwr). See on Revelation 1:8.

Which was and which is and which is to come (o hn kai o wn kai o erxomenov). Just as in Revelation 1:4, Revelation 1:8, but with the order changed.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 4:8:

John 2:6
James 5:4
2 Peter 2:12
Revelation 1:4
Revelation 1:8
Revelation 3:7
Revelation 4:1
Revelation 4:4
Revelation 4:7
Revelation 5:9
Revelation 7:15
Revelation 11:17
Revelation 14:11
Revelation 15:3
Revelation 16:5
Revelation 17:3
Revelation 17:8
Revelation 19:6
Revelation 20:10

 

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