The twenty-four elders are heavenly figures seated around God's throne, but Scripture does not name them or reveal their identity.
John sees them seated before God in white raiment with golden crowns, worshipping the Lamb, and one of them even speaks to him. Yet none of the passages in the evidence names the elders or explains where they came from, and Les Feldick treats them simply as part of the throne-room scene.
Revelation 4:4 — This is the first and clearest description of the twenty-four elders seated around God's throne.
In John's vision, the twenty-four elders are described as sitting on twenty-four seats around the throne, clothed in white raiment and wearing crowns of gold (Revelation 4:4). When the Lamb appears, He stands in the midst of the throne, the four living creatures, and the elders (Revelation 5:6). One of the elders speaks to John, asking who the white-robed multitude is, and then explains that these are they who came out of great tribulation and have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb (Revelation 7:13-14). After the seventh trumpet sounds, the twenty-four elders fall on their faces and worship God (Revelation 11:16). In these passages, Scripture never names the elders or tells where they came from.
In the provided teaching clips, Les Feldick treats the twenty-four elders as a familiar part of the heavenly scene without assigning them a specific identity. When he reaches Revelation 11:16, he simply reminds his listeners that he has already made reference to the twenty-four elders in earlier chapters and then moves on to their worship. He also uses the elders to locate the Lamb in the throne-room vision, noting that the Lamb stood in the midst of the elders (Revelation 5:6), and he points out that one of the elders speaks to John about the tribulation saints (Revelation 7:13). Les does not, in these clips, speculate on who the elders are or where they came from.
The twenty-four elders first appear seated on twenty-four seats around God's throne, clothed in white raiment and wearing crowns of gold (Revelation 4:4). Later, the Lamb stands in the midst of the throne, the four living creatures, and the elders (Revelation 5:6). One of the elders speaks directly to John in Revelation 7:13, and the whole group falls on their faces to worship God in Revelation 11:16.
In these clips, Les does not give the elders a specific identity. When he reads Revelation 11:16, he says he has already made reference to the twenty-four elders in earlier chapters, but he does not stop to define them. He treats their presence as an established part of the throne-room scene, pointing out their location near the Lamb and their worship, but he never names them or assigns them an origin.
The twenty-four elders are active participants in the heavenly vision. They are present when the Lamb appears in the midst of the throne (Revelation 5:6). One elder asks John about the white-robed multitude and then explains that these are the ones who came out of great tribulation and washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb (Revelation 7:13-14). The elders also fall down and worship the Lamb, as Les notes in Revelation 5 and 11.
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know the church age. And I think it's evident then that the church will be gone when the Tribulation begins, and again it's symbolically pictured in John's own experience in chapter 4, verse 1. Now what's the after? After the church age has been completed, and it's over, then he says, "...I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven, and the first voice which I heard was as it were.
The Elders Worship God in Revelation 11
Les points to the twenty-four elders sitting before God on their thrones and falling down to worship, but he does not stop to identify them.
An Elder Interprets the Tribulation Multitude
Les notes that one of the elders speaks to John and identifies the white-robed multitude as those who came out of great tribulation, showing an elder functioning as an interpreting voice in the vision.
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The result of their sealing, and after this I beheld and lo a great multitude which no man could number of all nations, not just Israel, but all the nations, kindreds and people and tongues, who now stood before the throne and before the Lamb clothed with white robes.
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The Lamb Stands Among the Elders
Les points out that the Lamb stood in the midst of the elders and the four living creatures, placing the elders directly in the throne-room scene.
Elders Fall Down and Worship the Lamb
Les reads that the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped the Lamb, reinforcing their role as worshippers in the heavenly vision.
Revelation 4:4: And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
This is the foundational description of the twenty-four elders seated around God's throne.
Revelation 5:6: And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
This places the twenty-four elders in the immediate presence of the Lamb in the throne-room scene.
Revelation 7:13: And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
This shows an elder speaking directly to John in the vision.
Revelation 11:16: And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
This records the twenty-four elders worshipping God after the sounding of the seventh trumpet.
The Bible shows them seated around God's throne, clothed in white, wearing crowns of gold, and worshipping God and the Lamb. Scripture does not reveal their names or origin.
In the provided teaching clips, Les treats them as established heavenly figures in John's vision. He references their presence, worship, and one elder's words, but he does not give them a specific identity.
They sit before God on thrones (Revelation 4:4), are present when the Lamb appears (Revelation 5:6), one of them speaks to John about the tribulation saints (Revelation 7:13), and they fall down and worship God (Revelation 11:16).
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