Questions for Reflection & Application based on Revelation 4:1-5:

1. What is the significance of John taken into heaven? Why is it important to get glimpse of heaven
when there is much evil on earth?
2. How should the thought that the Lord is on the throne calm our fears & settle our anxieties? What
does this mean for evil?
3. What is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen? How do you think this relates to the beauty of
God and all that is around Him?
4. Look up other references to the 24 elders in Revelation. What do you discover from their words and
their role?
5. What evidences do we have of God’s power in creation? How does lightning & thunder impress you?
6. Why is fire associated with the Holy Spirit? What roles does this point to that He fulfills? What other
tasks does the Holy Spirit perform?
7. How should this passage inspire our worship?