Revelation 4 Cross References - Wesley

¹ After this I saw, and behold a door opened in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, as of a trumpet talking with me, said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. ² And immediately I was in the Spirit, and behold a throne was set in heaven, and one sitting on the throne. ³ And he that sat, was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone; and a rainbow was round about the throne, like an emerald to look upon. ⁴ And round about the throne were four and twenty thrones, and on the thrones four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment, and upon their heads crowns of gold. ⁵ And out of the throne go forth lightnings and voices and thunders; and seven lamps of fire burn before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. ⁶ And before the throne is a sea as of glass, like crystal; and in the midst of the throne and round about the throne four living creatures, full of eyes before and behind. ⁷ And the first living creature was like a lion, and the second living creature was like a calf, and the third living creature had a face as a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle. ⁸ And the four living creatures had each of them six wings; round about and within they are full of eyes: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was, and who is, and who cometh. ⁹ And when the living creatures give glory, and honour, and thanks, to him that sitteth upon the throne, ¹⁰ that liveth for ever and ever, The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sitteth upon the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, ¹¹ saying, Worthy art thou, O Lord our God, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power, for thou hast created all things, and through thy will they are, and were created.

¹⁶ And Jesus being baptized, went up straightway from the water, and lo the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him.

¹⁰ And coming up from the water, straitway he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him.

²¹ Now while all the people were baptizing, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized,

¹³ But when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak of himself: but whatsoever he shall hear, he will speak; and he will shew you things to come.

⁵⁶ And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right-hand of God.

¹¹ And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel like a great sheet, tied at the four corners, descending to him, and let down on the earth:

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew his servants the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified them by his angel to his servant John, ² Who hath testified the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ, all things which he saw. ³ Happy is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep the things which are written therein: for the time is near.

¹⁰ I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day,

¹⁹ Write the things which thou hast seen, and which are, and which shall be hereafter:

¹² And I heard a great voice saying from heaven to them, Come up hither. And they went up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies beheld them.

¹⁷ And the seventh poured out his phial upon the air, and there went forth a loud voice out of the temple from the throne, saying, It is done.

⁶ And he said to me, These sayings are faithful and true: the Lord the God of the holy prophets hath sent his angel, to shew his servants the things which must be done shortly.

¹ The sum of what hath been spoken is, We have such an high priest, who is set down at the right-hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

²¹ He that overcometh, I will give him to sit with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

⁵ And out of the throne go forth lightnings and voices and thunders; and seven lamps of fire burn before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

⁹ And when the living creatures give glory, and honour, and thanks, to him that sitteth upon the throne,

¹ And I saw in the right-hand of him that sat upon the throne a book written within and without, sealed with seven seals.

⁶ And I beheld in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing as if he had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth. ⁷ And he came and took the book out of the right-hand of him that sat upon the throne.

¹³ and the strength, and the honour, and the glory, and the blessing. And every creature which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all that are in them, I heard them all saying, To him that sitteth on the throne, and to the Lamb, is the blessing, and the honour, and the glory, and the power, for ever and ever.

¹⁶ And said to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and cover us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.

⁹ After this I saw, and behold a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and tribes, and people, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes and palms in their hands. ¹⁰ And they cry with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God who sitteth on the throne and to the Lamb. ¹¹ And all the angels stood round about the throne and the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God saying, Amen: ¹² the blessing, and the glory, and the wisdom, and the thanksgiving, and the honour, and the power, and the strength, be to our God for ever and ever. ¹³ And one of the elders answered, saying to me, Who are these that are cloathed in white robes? and whence are they come? And I said to him, My lord, thou knowest. ¹⁴ And he said to me, These are they who come out of great affliction, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. ¹⁵ Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sitteth upon the throne shall have his tent over them. ¹⁶ They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. ¹⁷ For the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will feed them, and will lead them to living fountains of water: and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.

⁵ And she brought forth a man child, who shall rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God and to his throne.

³ And he carried me away in the spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet wild beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

⁴ And the four and twenty elders and the four living creatures fell down, and worshiped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen, Hallelujah.

¹¹ And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat thereon, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

⁵ And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold I make all things new. And he saith to me, Write: these sayings are faithful and true.

¹⁰ And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me the holy city Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

¹ And he shewed me a river of the water of life clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. ² In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river is the tree of life, bearing twelve sorts of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. ³ And there shall be no more curse; but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall worship him,

¹ And I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow upon his head, and his face as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire.

¹¹ Having the glory of God: her window was like the most precious stone, like a jasper stone,

¹⁹ And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was a jasper, the second a sapphire, ²⁰ the third a chalcedony, the fourth an emerald, The fifth a sardonyx, the sixth a sardius, the seventh a chrysolite, the eighth a beryl, the ninth a topaz, the tenth a chrysophrase, the eleventh a jacinth, the twelfth an amethyst.

²⁸ Jesus said to them, Verily I say to you, that ye who have followed me, in the renovation, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³⁰ That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

⁸ Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord the righteous judge will render me in that day, and not to me only, but to all them likewise that have loved his appearing.

¹⁰ Fear none of those things which thou art about to suffer: behold the devil is about to cast some of you into prison that ye may be tried, and ye shall have affliction ten days: Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

⁴ Yet thou hast a few names in Sardis, who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: they are worthy. ⁵ He that overcometh, he shall be cloathed in white raiment, and I will not blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name, before my Father and before his angels.

¹⁰ that liveth for ever and ever, The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sitteth upon the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne,

⁸ And when he took the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one an harp, and golden phials full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

¹⁴ And the four living creatures said Amen: and the elders fell down and worshiped.

¹¹ And there was given to them, to every one, a white robe; and it was said to them, that they should rest yet for a time, till their fellow servants also and their brethren should be fulfilled, who should be killed even as they were.

⁹ After this I saw, and behold a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and tribes, and people, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes and palms in their hands.

¹¹ And all the angels stood round about the throne and the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God saying, Amen:

¹³ And one of the elders answered, saying to me, Who are these that are cloathed in white robes? and whence are they come? And I said to him, My lord, thou knowest. ¹⁴ And he said to me, These are they who come out of great affliction, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

⁷ And the appearances of the locusts are like horses made ready for battle; and on their heads are as it were crowns like gold, and their faces are as the faces of men,

¹⁶ And the four and twenty elders, who sat before God on their thrones, fell on their faces and worshiped God,

¹⁴ And the armies which were in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in clean, fine linen.

⁴ And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them; and I saw the souls of them who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the wild beast nor his image, neither had received the mark on their forehead or on their hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

¹¹ I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I; whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

³ And there appeared to them distinct tongues, as of fire; and it sat upon each of them.

⁴ Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. ⁵ And there are diversities of administrations, but the same Lord: ⁶ And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God who worketh all in all. ⁷ But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each, to profit withal. ⁸ For to one is given by the Spirit, the word of wisdom; to another by the same Spirit, the word of knowledge; ⁹ To another faith by the same Spirit; ¹⁰ to another the gift of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another the discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues. ¹¹ But one and the same Spirit worketh all these, dividing to every one severally as he willeth.

¹⁸ For ye are not come to the mountain that could be touched, and the burning fire, ¹⁹ and blackness, and darkness, and tempest, And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words, which they that heard intreated that the word might not be spoken to them any more. ²⁰ For they could not bear that which was commanded, If even a beast touch the mountain, let it be stoned. ²¹ And so terrible was the appearance, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and tremble. ²² But ye are come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, ²³ and to an innumerable company, To the general assembly of angels, and to the church of the first born, who are inrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, ²⁴ And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, which speaketh better things than that of Abel. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh: ²⁵ for if they escaped not who refused him that delivered the oracle on earth, much more shall not we, who turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: ²⁶ Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heaven. ²⁷ And this word, Yet once more, sheweth the removal of the things which are shaken, as being made, that the things which are not shaken may remain. ²⁸ Therefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us hold fast the grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear. ²⁹ For our God is a consuming fire.

⁴ John to the seven churches which are in Asia; Grace be unto you, and peace from him who is, and who was, and who cometh, and from the seven Spirits that are before the throne,

¹ And to the angel of the church at Sardis write, These things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars, I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, but art dead.

⁶ And I beheld in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing as if he had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.

⁵ And the angel took the censer, and filled it with the fire of the altar, and threw it upon the earth, and there were thunderings, and lightnings, and voices, and an earthquake.

¹⁹ And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of the covenant was seen in the temple, and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.

¹⁷ And the seventh poured out his phial upon the air, and there went forth a loud voice out of the temple from the throne, saying, It is done. ¹⁸ And there were lightnings, and voices, and a great earthquake; such as had not been since men were upon the earth, such an earthquake, so great.

⁸ And the four living creatures had each of them six wings; round about and within they are full of eyes: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was, and who is, and who cometh. ⁹ And when the living creatures give glory, and honour, and thanks, to him that sitteth upon the throne,

¹⁴ And the four living creatures said Amen: and the elders fell down and worshiped.

¹⁷ For the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will feed them, and will lead them to living fountains of water: and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.

³ And they sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders: and none could learn the song but the hundred forty-four thousand, who were redeemed from the earth.

² And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire, and them that gained the victory over the wild beast, and over his image, and over the number of his name, standing at the sea of glass, and having the harps of God.

⁷ And one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden phials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever.

¹⁸ And the building of the wall thereof was jasper, and the city was of pure gold, like clear glass.

²¹ And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, transparent as glass.

¹ And he shewed me a river of the water of life clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

⁹ For it is written, in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn? Doth God take care for oxen? ¹⁰ Or speaketh he chiefly for our sakes? surely for our sakes it was written: for he who ploweth, ought to plow in hope; and he that thresheth in hope, ought to be a partaker of his hope.

²⁰ Brethren, be not children in understanding: in wickedness be ye as infants, but in understanding be ye grown men.

⁶ And before the throne is a sea as of glass, like crystal; and in the midst of the throne and round about the throne four living creatures, full of eyes before and behind.

³¹ Therefore watch, remembering that for three years, I ceased not to warn every one, night and day, with tears.

¹⁸ And will be to you a Father, and ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

⁹ For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

⁸ Neither did we eat any man's bread for nothing, but wrought with labour and toil, night and day, that we might not burden any of you. ⁹ Not because we have not power; but that we might make ourselves an example to you, that ye might imitate us.

¹⁶ Take heed to thyself and to thy teaching: continue in them, for in so doing thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.

² be instant in season, out of season; convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.

⁸ Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to day and for ever.

⁸ Yea. Amen. I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who cometh, the Almighty.

⁷ And to the angel of the church of Philadelphia write, These things saith the Holy, the True One, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and none shutteth, and shutteth and none openeth.

⁴ And round about the throne were four and twenty thrones, and on the thrones four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment, and upon their heads crowns of gold.

¹⁵ Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sitteth upon the throne shall have his tent over them.

¹⁷ Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who is, and who was, because thou hast taken thy great power, and hast reigned.

¹¹ And the smoke of their torment ascendeth for ever and ever, and they have no rest day or night, who worship the wild beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

³ And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, O King of the nations?

⁷ And I heard another from the altar, saying, Yea, Lord God Almighty; true and righteous are thy judgments.

¹⁴ working miracles) go forth to the kings of the whole world, to gather them unto the battle of the great day of God, the Almighty.

¹⁵ And out of his mouth goeth forth a sharp two-edged sword, that with it he may smite the nations. And he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.

²² And I saw no temple therein; for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

⁸ And here men that die receive tithes: but there, he of whom it is witnessed, that he liveth.

²⁵ Wherefore he is able also, to save them to the uttermost who come to God thro' him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

¹⁸ And he that liveth and was dead, and behold I am alive for evermore, and have the keys of death and of Hades.

¹³ and the strength, and the honour, and the glory, and the blessing. And every creature which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all that are in them, I heard them all saying, To him that sitteth on the throne, and to the Lamb, is the blessing, and the honour, and the glory, and the power, for ever and ever. ¹⁴ And the four living creatures said Amen: and the elders fell down and worshiped.

¹¹ And all the angels stood round about the throne and the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God saying, Amen: ¹² the blessing, and the glory, and the wisdom, and the thanksgiving, and the honour, and the power, and the strength, be to our God for ever and ever.

⁶ And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created the heaven and the things that are therein, and the earth and the things that are therein, and the sea and the things that are therein, There shall be no more a time.

¹¹ And being come into the house, they saw the young child, with Mary his mother; and falling down, they worshiped him. And opening their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

⁹ All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. ¹⁰ Then Jesus saith to him, Get thee hence, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

⁵² And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain, but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

⁴ Who would not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? For thou only art gracious: for all the nations shall come and worship before thee: for thy judgments are made manifest.

⁸ And it was I John, who heard and saw these things; and when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who shewed me these things. ⁹ But he saith to me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them who keep the sayings of this book; worship God.

¹ In the beginning existed the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² The same was in the beginning with God. ³ All things were made by him, and without him was not one single thing made that was made.

¹⁵ We also are men of like passions with you, and preach to you, to turn from these vanities unto the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things that are therein: Who, in times past, suffered all nations to walk in their own ways:

²⁴ God who made the world and all things therein, being the Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands.

³⁶ For of him, and through him, and to him are all things: to him be glory for ever! Amen.

⁹ And to let all men see, what is the fellowship of the mystery, which was hidden from the beginning of the world by God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

¹⁶ For through him were created all things, that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible; whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers; all things were created by him and for him. ¹⁷ And he is before all things, and by him all things consist, And he is the head of his body the church;

² Whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom he also made the worlds:

¹⁰ And, Thou, Lord, hast in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands.

² And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book and to loose the seals thereof?

⁹ And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book and to open the seals thereof; for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

¹² Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive the power, and the riches, and the wisdom,

⁷ and tribe, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God and give glory to him, for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and fountains of water.