REVELATION—NOTE ON Revelation 4:4 On twenty-four thrones sat twenty-four elders. Their number may reflect the orders of priests serving in the OT temple (see 1 Chronicles 24:7). More likely they symbolize the unity of God’s people. This includes OT Israel (led by the heads of the 12 tribes) and the NT church (led by the 12 apostles). Their thrones look like the ones in God’s heavenly court in Daniel 7:9 (compare Revelation 20:4). Some interpreters believe that these elders are angels, and that therefore they do not include themselves among the redeemed in Revelation 5:8.

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