Revelation 4:1

After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”
KJV
After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
WEB
After these things I looked and saw a door opened in heaven; and the first voice that I heard, like a trumpet speaking with me, was one saying, “Come up here, and I will show you the things which must happen after this.”
ASV
After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, [a voice] as of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must come to pass hereafter.
DARBY
After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice which I heard as of a trumpet speaking with me, saying, Come up here, and I will shew thee the things which must take place after these things.
BLB
After these things I saw, and behold, a door was standing open in heaven, and the first voice that I heard as a trumpet is speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what is necessary to take place after these things.”
ÅB
Deretter så jeg, og se, det var en dør åpnet i himmelen, og den første røst, som jeg hadde hørt slik som av en basun, som talte med meg, sa: Stig opp her, og jeg vil vise deg det som skal skje heretter.
OTB
Etter disse hendelsene så jeg, og se, en dør sto åpen i himmelen. Den første stemmen jeg hørte, som lød som en basun, sa: “Kom opp hit, og jeg vil vise deg hva som må skje etter dette.”
B1930
Derefter så jeg, og se, det var en dør åpnet i himmelen, og den første røst, som jeg hadde hørt likesom av en basun, som talte med mig, sa: Stig op her, og jeg vil vise dig det som skal skje herefter.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 11:12

    And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

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  • Exodus 24:12

    And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.

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  • Revelation 1:19

    Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

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  • Revelation 1:10

    I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

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  • Mark 1:10

    And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:

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  • Revelation 1:1–3

    The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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  • Exodus 34:2–3

    And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount.

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  • Revelation 16:17

    And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.

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