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 Revelation: Righteousness by Faith The Throne Revelation 4:2–3 (2) At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. (3) And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. John was brought into the Spirit and went through that door of heaven into the heavenly temple. There he found a throne. The Father is described here as having the appearance of jasper and carnelian. The rainbow is described as resembling an emerald. These stones are found in the temple service of the Old Testament, which again points to a heavenly temple: Exodus 28:16–20 (16) It shall be square and doubled, a span its length and a span its breadth. (17) You shall set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row; (18) and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond; (19) and the third row a jacinth, an agate, a...

Revelation: Righteousness by Faith In Heaven Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” The seven churches began with the temple in heaven. There we found Jesus walking among the seven lampstands. He was depicted as the Priest-King and as someone who walks among His church. We are counted as if we are in heaven, but He is also with us through His Holy Spirit. The seven seals, our next subject, begin no differently. It again starts at the beginning and does not give us an orientation toward the world and its events, but toward heaven. Here, a door was opened in heaven. We also find this in the tabernacle. On one side, in the outer court, we find the base metal bronze, and here the offering was made. But then in the temple itself, everything is made of gold, and ultimately we come to the throne of God...