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Revelation 4:8 KJV
Revelation · chapter 4 · verse 8
And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.Revelation 4:8 · King James Version
Revelation 4:8 in context
6And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
7And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
8And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
9And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
10The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
Commentary
Cross references
- Isaiah 6:2-13
- Revelation 1:8
- Hebrews 13:8
- Exodus 15:11
- Revelation 4:6
- Ezekiel 10:21-22
- Revelation 15:3
- Revelation 16:7
Key words (Strong's)
- beastszōona living being, an animal, brute, beastG2226 →
- withinesōthenfrom within, within, that which is within, the inside, your soulG2081 →
- wingspteryxa wing of birdsG4420 →
- aboutkyklothenround about, from all sides, all aroundG2943 →
- fourtessaresfourG5064 →
- eachanainto the midst, in the midst, amidst, among, betweenG303 →
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We have considered the sights that the apostle saw in heaven: now let us observe the songs that he heard, for there is in heaven not only that to be seen which will highly please a sanctified eye, but there is that to be heard which will greatly delight a sanctified ear.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-11