Revelation 19:4
in Revelation 19And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”
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ASV
And the four and twenty elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped God that sitteth on the throne, saying, Amen; Hallelujah.
KJV
And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
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This verse in Revelation 19
Commentary
12 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts - See the notes on Rev 4:4, Rev 4:6-7. As representatives of the church, and as interested in its welfare, they are now introduced as rejoicing in its final triumph, and in the destruction of its last foe. Fell down - Prostrated themselves - the usual posture of worship. And worshipped God that sat on the throne - Rev 4:2-3, Rev 4:10. That is, they now adored him for what he had done in delivering the church from all its persecutions, and causing it to triumph in the world.
This site's exposition
the twenty-four elders
on Revelation 19:4-6
The elders and living creatures, leading worship since chapter 4, fall down a final time with Amen and Hallelujah. A voice from the throne calls all His servants, small and great alike, to the same praise. The multitude gives the ground of it: the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
And a second time they raised the same hymn, and again he uttered it even more softly, that with the three times repeated alleluia the holy and much-praised Trinity might be glorified by them; for this is God. ... But to have the elders and …
When [the voice] commands that this [praise] be done and then it is reported that [such praise] was given, it indicates that [God] has accepted the praise of his elect as pleasing, indeed, giving his approval to the praise that had been given and indicating …
The Medieval Church3 voices
And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God. The Church venerates God not only with the office of the lips but with the utmost sweetness of devotion.
Saying: Amen, Alleluia. Although these words can be interpreted (for they translate to faith or truth and the praise of the Lord, as I have said), out of reverence for the sanctity of the original language, the first authority of that tongue is preserved. For …
The throne of God is the seraphim and the cherubim. Whether these be great or small in their accomplishments, all are urged to praise God according to their abilities. However, I think that also those who are small in age and children who are not …
5 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
Accordingly they are mentioned before them, with the praise they render to God, chap. iv, 9, 10; v, 8, 14; inasmuch as there the praise moves from the center to the circumference. But here, when God's judgments are fulfilled, it moves back from the circumference to the center. Here, therefore, the four and twenty elders are named before the living creatures.
); their prayers are now turned into praises, their hosannas end in halleluias. The matter of their thanksgiving: they praise him for the truth of his word, and the righteousness of his providential conduct, especially in this great event--the ruin of Babylon, which had been a mother, nurse, and nest of idolatry, lewdness, and cruelty (
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation
And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The four and twenty elders - The true Church of the Lord Jesus converted from among the Jews. See Rev 4:10; Rev 5:14.
The words behind it
23 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἔπεσαν | epesan | fell down | G4098 → | 90 times |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πρεσβύτεροι | presbuteroi | elders | G4245 → | 65 times |
| οἱ | hoi | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| εἴκοσι | eikosi | twenty | G1501 → | 11 times |
| τέσσαρες | tessares | four | G5064 → | 41 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| τέσσαρα | tessara | four | G5064 → | 41 times |
| ζῷα, | zoa | living creatures, | G2226 → | 23 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| προσεκύνησαν | prosekunesan | they worshiped | G4352 → | 60 times |
| τῷ | to | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θεῷ | theo | God | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| τῷ | to | who | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| καθημένῳ | kathemeno | is sitting | G2521 → | 91 times |
| ἐπὶ | epi | on | G1909 → | 883 times |
| τῷ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θρόνῳ | throno | throne | G2362 → | 62 times |
| λέγοντες· | legontes | saying: | G3004 → | 1325 times |
| ἀμὴν | amen | Amen | G281 → | 127 times |
| ἁλληλουϊά.¶ | hallelouia | Hallelujah! | G239 → | 4 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἔπεσανfell down
epesanG4098 →90 times
οἱthe
hoiG3588 →19766 times
πρεσβύτεροιelders
presbuteroiG4245 →65 times
οἱ<the>
hoiG3588 →19766 times
εἴκοσιtwenty
eikosiG1501 →11 times
τέσσαρεςfour
tessaresG5064 →41 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
τὰthe
taG3588 →19766 times
τέσσαραfour
tessaraG5064 →41 times
ζῷα,living creatures,
zoaG2226 →23 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
προσεκύνησανthey worshiped
prosekunesanG4352 →60 times
τῷ<the>
toG3588 →19766 times
θεῷGod
theoG2316 →1312 times
τῷwho
toG3588 →19766 times
καθημένῳis sitting
kathemenoG2521 →91 times
ἐπὶon
epiG1909 →883 times
τῷthe
toG3588 →19766 times
θρόνῳthrone
thronoG2362 →62 times
λέγοντες·saying:
legontesG3004 →1325 times
ἀμὴνAmen
amenG281 →127 times
ἁλληλουϊά.¶Hallelujah!
hallelouiaG239 →4 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 41:13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
it leads to
- Psalms 72:18–19
Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 89:52
Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
- Revelation 4:8
And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty,…
- Revelation 5:9–14
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and…
- Psalms 72:18–19
Through
Psalms 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
it leads to
- Psalms 41:13
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 14:21
“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,
- Matthew 6:10
Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
- Psalms 41:13
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:5; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation and Primasius of Hadrumetum, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:5.