6/16/25

Revelation 4:9-11 NASB95 And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying, “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”

When the four living creatures worship the Lord, the twenty-four elders do the same. The twenty-four elders represent the church, but what about the four living creatures? Rabbi Abin says: "There are four which have principality in this world: among intellectual creatures, MAN; among birds, the EAGLE; among cattle, the OX; and among wild beasts, the LION: each of these has a kingdom and a certain magnificence, and they are placed under the throne of glory, Ezekiel 1:10, to show that no creature is to exalt itself in this world, and that the kingdom of God is over all." These creatures may be considered the representatives of the whole creation.

Spurgeon describes this incident as a man having more reason to praise the Lord than any of God's creations. I say he is beyond correct.

Knowing angels should worship God should prompt our worship also. Do we have any less to praise Him or thank Him for? “Do we sing as much as the birds do? Yet what have birds to sing about, compared with us? Do we sing as much as the angels do? Yet they were never redeemed by the blood of Christ. Birds of the air, shall you excel me? Angels, shall you exceed me? You have done so, but I intend to emulate you, and day by day, and night by night, pour forth my soul in sacred song.”

We are to live in a way of worship that rewards us, but in the end, we will give those rewards (the crowns) back to the only one worthy of them as we cast them at the feet of the Lord.

Praying we live in worship so that in the end, we can cast many crowns in worship.

In your love for Christ, collect His crowns as you live, so when you LIVE, you can cast His crowns to Him. That is real worship both when you live and when you LIVE.

Love Bro. Scott