The Throne’s Occupant; Welcome to the Throne Room Part 2

Immediately I was in the Spirit and behold, a throne set in heaven and One sat on the throne.  Revelation 4:2 

Let me preface this with how vital it is that we peer into the Scriptures with more than an agenda to create an argument to combat those who would disagree. There are times when this may be appropriate, but not in the devotional setting. If the Word of God was merely a sales pitch to slap next to other religions then Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart”, could be considered its slogan, but often we read the Bible from this perspective of “Christianity is the best on the market” rather than coming to the Man behind the Words in order that we may be filled with understanding to fall more in love with the Author. Psalm 119:19 says it best, “Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law.” This is why I am a huge advocate of meditation on the Word, and Revelation 4 is one of those places where I get lost in Beauty.

Last time we were looking at the open door, which I believe to be a representative of Jesus, the only Way to the Father. This time we get to look at the Father Himself. It is mind-numbing to think that the Father was visible to a human in such a way that there were words to choose from in order to describe Him. I love to join Revelation 4:2 with Daniel 7:9-10:I watched till thrones were put in place, and the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool, His throne was a fiery flame, its wheels a burning fire; A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was seated, and the books were opened.

The marriage of these two passages will blow your mind when you think of it. 100 million angels minister before this One who is seated! That’s just in His immediate presence- this is not including who knows how many who do His bidding on the earth. I find comfort here. He has all sovereignty, all knowledge and all power. O, that we would have high thoughts of God! That we would actually believe we were made in His image rather than believing Him to be the pinnacle of a hierarchy! He is transcendent, not just better than us.The best part about this is that this is the One with the voice of a trumpet who invites John into the heavenly court. He actually wanted him to experience the raw power and beauty of the Great Terror. O, but it gets better…