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Revelation 4:9

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

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And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,

Revelation 4:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 4:9

Theological / Devotional

Those beasts. See on v. 6. The praise uttered here is antiphonal. It is initiated by heavenly creatures, those nearest to God.

Thanks. Heavenly beings as well as men owe God thanks, for He has given them life. They exist by His pleasure. In the ultimate sense God owes His creatures nothing; they owe everything to Him.

Him that sat. See on v. 2.

Who liveth for ever. Compare the OT expression “the living God” (Joshua 3:10; Ps. 42:2; 84:2). God is the source of all life, and the fact that He “liveth for ever” is the basis of His unceasing sustenance of nature (see on John 1:4; Rev. 4:8).

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