I saw a heavenly throne being set in place
I saw a heavenly throne being set in place
and Someone seated upon it.
REVELATION 4:2
As John went into the heavenly realm, he saw
the One who was enthroned. He had no form, only
radiance! John stood in the very reality of heaven
as he was caught up in the highest realm of the
Spirit. The One he saw was Spirit (John 4:23-24).
Here seated in the splendor of the omnipresent
heavenly-spiritual realm, John gazed upon the
One of many colors. Even though He did not have
a natural form, John could see Him in and by the
Spirit.
John witnessed firsthand the throne of
Almighty God being set in place with Someone
being enthroned. This beautiful throne is estab-
lished with power, security, and governmental
authority over all. There is one seated there, for
the work has been completed. The One seated on
the throne means the Lamb finished the work and
sat down! All that was necessary to purify a last-
days people has been completed! And here is what
excites me: we are invited to sit with him as over-
comers on his throne (Revelation 3:21)!
This is not the throne of God in its eternalness,
but a new, fresh, and more glorious revelation of
the throne in an advanced manifestation. For John
sees it not as something that had long since been
settled in the heavenly realm, but just as it was-
taking up its rest in this place. It was while John
was witnessing what is taking place in the heav-
enly realm that the throne was being set in place!
That is the sense of the Greek text. The expression
is in a tense which denotes unfinished action,
reaching its completion at the time of the seeing.
Perhaps we can view the throne as a developing
throne, just as every purpose of God is unfolding
in a progressive manner from age to age. Isn't the
body of Christ growing and maturing, being built
up as a spiritual temple? And isn't the bride of
Christ being prepared and making herself ready
for the marriage union? Even the kingdom of God
is expanding, for of the increase of His govern-
ment and authority, there will be no end.
HEAVEN-A DIMENSION OF LIFE
The Greek word for heaven, ouranos, appears
in the New Testament 275 times. The meaning
of the word is "elevation, height, exaltation,
eminence." Therefore, we have exactly the same
thought if we say, "My throne is elevation, height,
exaltation, and eminence." That, my beloved, is
the central idea of heaven in the New Testament!
Ouranos is more than a location beyond the blue.
It is the height, the very pinnacle of glory, emi-
nence, exaltation, majesty, authority, and power
over all God's limitless domain. This authority is
in and by the Spirit, for God is Spirit and does not
sit upon a physical throne.
The heavenly realm can be seen, but not as a
planet somewhere out in the vastness of infinity
-it is a sphere or a realm of spiritual, divine real-
ity. It is a dimension of life. It is the invisible realm
of Spirit that transcends this gross material realm.
It is as omnipresent as God is omnipresent. Christ
has ascended to the highest heaven and therefore
has been given all power and all authority in the
heavens and earth! And this very Christ is now
the door-the "star gate" into the throne zone!
The door is standing open, dear one, and a mighty
voice is inviting you to come into the throne zone!
What a wonderful realm is waiting for us!
THE OMNIPRESENT THRONE
Throne Room Prayer doesn't mean you have to
go anywhere to come up to the throne realm! It is
closer to you than the air you breathe. It's closer
to you even than the blood that courses through
your veins. In the power of the kingdom of God
within you, there is no limitation at all. In fact,
the throne room is now found in Christ within
us! Your spirit, made holy by blood and grace, is
now the throne room where Christ is King and
Lord of your life. Throne Room Prayer is praying
in the dimension of our spirit being, discovering
that the portal has been opened and we enter into
the heavenly realm whenever we want. We draw
near to God in faith, not by sight. We draw from
the wealth and power of Christ within us. In the
throne zone, you can see all things as they really
are!
If God is omnipresent, then His throne is the
omnipresent throne. And we cannot limit the God
who fills the heavens to a chair-like throne that we
have here on earth. You cannot make the glory of
God squeeze into a chair and sit there. Heaven is
His throne (Isaiah 66:1; Acts 7:29). The dwelling
place of God cannot be any smaller or more
limited than He is! The whole vast realm of the
heavens is His throne. The heavens are His throne,
which means that He rules and reigns in the realm
of the Spirit and by His Spirit. If we could mea-
sure the extent of the Spirit, from one end of the
heavens to the other, we would then be able to es-
timate the extent of His throne.
He doesn't live in buildings made with hands,
and He doesn't sit on a chair made with hands.
We must view God not as a limited physical being
that can sit on a tangible throne in one restricted
locality somewhere out beyond the blue. God is
spirit, heaven is His throne, and He is everywhere
present. This means His throne is a spiritual
throne and is everywhere. This should simplify
for you what Throne Room Prayer is all about-
coming into the higher realm of the Spirit and
bringing our prayers before Him. Heaven, there-
fore, is not far away! God is everywhere, and His
throne is everywhere, for His throne is a powerful
symbol of His omnipotent power, authority, and
sovereignty. There is no need to go anywhere
physically to relate to God's throne. The journey
is a spiritual one! The throne is all around you,
within you, and present equally everywhere
within the realm of spirit in which God exists and
dwells. You can either experience or ascend that
throne within yourself through union with Christ
and the release of His power.
In Revelation, the word throne is found thirty
times; in chapter 4 alone, it appears twelve times.
Twelve is the divine number of governmental au-
thority. There is One who is seated on the throne,
ruling and reigning over the universe. It is so im-
portant to our prayer life to know that God is in
charge, and He rules from the heavenly realm. Yet
He also calls us into that throne room experience
to encounter His authority and to release it on
earth. We are called to reign as king-priests on this
planet.
The Hebrew word translated "reign" is malak,
and it means "to reign, to ascend the throne, to
induct into royalty." Thus, when we are called
to "Come up hither" to share His throne, we are
called to ascend the throne and to be inducted
into the royal power of that throne! Therefore,
as the elect hear His voice and hasten to His call,
we are ascending the very throne of Christ in agreater
relationship with Him and in Him. We are
being inducted into the royalty of the throne of
Christ-into His reigning realm! We are enthroned,
robed, and crowned!
"His appearance was sparkling like crystal
(jasper) and glowing like a carnelian (sardius)
gemstone. Surrounding the throne was a circle of
green light, like an emerald rainbow" (Revelation
4:3). He had no form, only radiance! John was
not looking into the natural elements when he
saw the One on the throne. John stood in the very
reality of heaven as he was caught up in the high-
est realm of the Spirit. The One John saw is spirit
(John 4:23-24). What John saw was colors and
light, for God is light. The crystal, diamond-like
glory of God was mingled with the red glow and
the emerald rainbow. John saw the Being of God
as light streaming and pulsating from the throne
room. This is the God you come to when you pray
with Jesus on the Sea of Glass.
JASPER (CRYSTAL)
Jasper was the last of the gems (the third stone
in the fourth row) in the high priest's breastplate
(Exodus 28:20), and it was likely the diamond.
The jasper-diamond splendor, the sparkling ra-
diance of His being, diffuses light everywhere. A
diamond is precious-everyone wants one-and
is hard and unbreakable-and so is the throne of
God! This radiant diamond-like stone is what the
Father looked like to John when he saw this glori-
ous light emanating out of the Father.
SARDIUS
This a blood-red gemstone, and it was the first
stone in the first row of the breastplate of Aaron,
the high priest (Exodus 28:17). The sardius (car-
nelian, ruby) can be compared to God's throbbing
heart of fiery passion, burning as a garment.
What an amazing truth we discover in the throne
room! Our High Priest, the One who is the First
and the Last, the Beginning and the Ending (Reve-
lation 1:8), has the appearance of the first and last
stones of the breastplate. Here is glory indescrib-
able! The scene is one of luminous splendor!
"SURROUNDING THE THRONE WAS
A CIRCLE OF GREEN LIGHT, LIKE
AN EMERALD RAINBOW"
There is this emerald rainbow arching over His
throne, which, of course, speaks of the mercy of
God. All that God does from His throne is covered
with mercy. This was not a typical rainbow, for
a rainbow has seven colors. This was more like a
halo of light, shining all around the throne. It was
a full circle, not a half-circle. It could have been
horizontally or vertically around the throne. The
Greek also allows for the translation "a rainbow
made of emerald."
The emerald rainbow points to God's mercy and
covenant love, for He gave the sign of a rainbow
to Noah, signifying that He would never again
destroy the world through a flood. The rainbow
around the throne would be a clear symbol that
everything God does (coming from His throne
of majesty) is surrounded with grace and mercy.
The Hebrew word for "emerald" is bareqeth, which
can also be translated "flashing of light" (Exodus
28:17). God's glory is represented by these three
stones: jasper, carnelian, and emerald.
When you come before God in prayer, you come
to the emerald-rainbow promise of mercy wait-
ing for you! We come before the throne of grace
and mercy as sons and daughters, beloved of the
Father. Our prayers must always be rooted and
grounded in this revelation of mercy. The green
hue of this rainbow points to life, not judgment.
The rainbow given as a sign to Noah is a promise
of life. The rainbow in the throne room of God is
that same promise of mercy and life given to the
lovers of God.
Mercy is waiting for you in the throne zone.
Come and take your place, mighty sons and
daughters of the Most High God. He is waiting to
give you life abundant, mercy overflowing, and
grace indescribable!
Pray this today: Father of mercy, God of all
grace, We come before you in the heavenly realm. We
are your loving children, in whom you delight.
We find our true rest when we come before you. Take
away the fear that would keep us distant from
you. Wash over us again with your life and
mercy. We draw near to you to tell you how much we love you. Draw us over and over again into your
cloud-filled chamber room of glory, until we never
want to leave. In the name of Jesus. King of Kings and Lord of Lords Amen.
