Discovery BoxRevelation 4:6
Context4:6 and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. 1
In 2 the middle of the throne 3 and around the throne were four living creatures 4 full of eyes in front and in back.
Revelation 9:14
Context9:14 saying to the sixth angel, the one holding 5 the trumpet, “Set free 6 the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates!”
Ezekiel 7:2
Context7:2 “You, son of man – this is what the sovereign Lord says to the land of Israel: An end! The end is coming on the four corners of the land! 7
Ezekiel 37:9
Context37:9 He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, 8 – prophesy, son of man – and say to the breath: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these corpses so that they may live.’”
Zechariah 1:18-20
Context1:18 (2:1) 9 Once again I looked and this time I saw four horns. 1:19 So I asked the angelic messenger 10 who spoke with me, “What are these?” He replied, “These are the horns 11 that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.” 12 1:20 Next the Lord showed me four blacksmiths. 13
Zechariah 6:1
Context6:1 Once more I looked, and this time I saw four chariots emerging from between two mountains of bronze. 14
Matthew 24:31
Context24:31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven 15 to the other.
Mark 13:27
Context13:27 Then he will send angels and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. 16
[4:6] 1 tn This could refer to rock crystal, but it is possible this refers to ice (an older meaning). See BDAG 571 s.v. κρύσταλλος.
[4:6] 2 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[4:6] 3 tn Perhaps, “in the middle of the throne area” (see L&N 83.10).
[4:6] 4 tn On the meaning of ζῴον (zwon) BDAG 431 s.v. 2 states, “Of the four peculiar beings at God’s throne, whose description Rv 4:6-9 reminds one of the ζῷα in Ezk 1:5ff, the cherubim. S. also Rv 5:6, 8, 11, 14; 6:1, 3, 5-7; 7:11; 14:3; 15:7; 19:4.”
[9:14] 6 tn On λῦσον (luson) BDAG 606-7 s.v. λύω 2 states, “set free, loose, untie – a. lit. a pers., animal, or thing that is bound or tied…Angels that are bound Rv 9:14f.”
[7:2] 7 tn Or “earth.” Elsewhere the expression “four corners of the earth” figuratively refers to the whole earth (Isa 11:12).
[37:9] 8 tn Or “spirit,” and several times in this verse.
[1:18] 9 sn This marks the beginning of ch. 2 in the Hebrew text. Beginning with 1:18, the verse numbers through 2:13 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 1:18 ET = 2:1 HT, 1:19 ET = 2:2 HT, 1:20 ET = 2:3 HT, 1:21 ET = 2:4 HT, 2:1 ET = 2:5 HT, etc., through 2:13 ET = 2:17 HT. From 3:1 the verse numbers in the English Bible and the Hebrew Bible are again the same.
[1:19] 10 tn See the note on the expression “angelic messenger” in v. 9.
[1:19] 11 sn An animal’s horn is a common OT metaphor for military power (Pss 18:2; 75:10; Jer 48:25; Mic 4:13). The fact that there are four horns here (as well as four blacksmiths, v. 20) shows a correspondence to the four horses of v. 8 which go to four parts of the world, i.e., the whole world.
[1:19] 12 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[1:20] 13 tn Heb “craftsmen” (so NASB, NIV; KJV “carpenters”), a generic term which can mean “metalworker, smith, armorer” (HALOT 358 s.v. חָרָשׁ). “Blacksmiths” was chosen for the present translation because of its relative familiarity among contemporary English readers.
[6:1] 14 tn Heb “two mountains, and the mountains [were] mountains of bronze.” This has been simplified in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[24:31] 15 tn Or “of the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.
[13:27] 16 tn Or “of the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.
