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[Revelation Ch.4: Worship in Heaven] III.
The Twenty-four Elders
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4:4 And round about the throne were...four and twenty elders
sitting, clothed in white raiment Two main identifications, equally strong, have been made on the 24 elders: (1) Symbol of the Church They represent the Christian believers. Here are Christians who are crowned and on thrones--suitable to after the Judgement Seat of Christ (NOTE: Angels would be judged and rewarded later at the Great White Throne) The number 24 is symbolic of the idea of representation. The priesthood was represented by twenty-four orders of priests. (2) Actual Angels They are angels, like the cherubims and four living creatures around the throne. In 5:9, they sung about redemption in the 3rd person ("men", "them") and thus seemingly precluded themselves. Since the sight of 24 elders in heaven occurs only here, and in related passages, we do not have sufficient materials to definitely pinpoint their identity.
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