Throne of God

Continuing my study in Crazy Love I read about the throne of God and was simply amazed at the descriptions. I found myself trying to image how God's throne must look, but then I realized that his throne is beyond my wildest imagination. That's saying something because I have a wild imagination.

My reading was in Revelation 4 and Isaiah 6, which I recommend everyone to read. In Revelation 4 the throne is described to have the appearance of jasper and carnelian, both of which are beautiful quartz used in making jewelry. I went on to read that the throne is encircled by a rainbow. When I picture this i tried to remember the best rainbow I've seen and multiply it by a thousand, but even that isn't enough to describe the beauty. Personally I take the beauty of the throne as a display of how magnificent God is.

The next verses go onto to show the power of God. Beside the throne there are 24 elders that are also seated on thrones. These are the elders that later in Revelation 4:11 fall before God worshipping him and saying, "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you you created all things and by your will they created and have their being." In Revelation 4:5 we are told that from the throne comes lightning and rolls of thunder. In front of the throne stands 7 burning lamps that represent the 7 Spirits of God. Verse 6 tells us of the 4 creatures surrounding the throne all of which are covered in eyes and have 6 wings. We are told that the creatures are like a lion, ox, face like a man, and a soaring eagle. These 4 creatures day and night worship God by saying, " Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come." (Revelation 4:8)

I love Isaiah's reaction to this sight "Woe to me! I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among people with unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the Lord God Almighty."

I can't help but think that one day we too will be joining in with the never ending worshipping.