Revelation 7:11 Meaning and Explanation
“And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →All the angels surround the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures, and fall on their faces in worship of God.
What Does Revelation 7:11 Mean?
As the multitude cries out, all the angels encircle the throne together with the elders and the four living creatures. At the sound of that praise they fall on their faces before the throne and worship God.
Heaven joins the redeemed in adoration. The angels, who have never needed rescue, bow low at the song of those who have been rescued, for the glory of God in saving sinners stirs all creation to worship. The proper response to the throne is not analysis but reverence, faces to the ground, hearts lifted up. Where God's salvation is seen clearly, worship is the only fitting answer.
Revelation 7:11 in the Original Language
proskuneo (προσκυνέω), 'worshipped' -- to bow low in homage and reverence before one who is worthy.
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What does Revelation 7:11 mean?
All the angels surround the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures, and fall on their faces in worship of God.