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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".
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Revelation 4:6
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