the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,This is probably where our traditional view of heaven comes from. The modern thought of heaven among western Christians is that it's all about bowing and worshiping God all the time, for eternity. As Chip Ingram said in a video series I led recently, it sounds great for worship pastors but to the rest of us seems kind of boring.
What we need to remember is that right before this verse it talks about what causes this to happen. The elders can't be spending time on their thrones for John to see at first if they're constantly on their faces bowing to Him. While this worship is certainly due Him, it will not be constant and unending.
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