A Throne in Heaven (1) - All The LORD is near Daily Devotionals for 2024

Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne.
Revelation 4:2

A Throne in Heaven (1)
The throne is the emblem of rule and authority; the guarantee for order and blessing and security throughout the universe. The fall was in reality a challenge to the throne; sin is rebellion against the throne; infidelity is a denial of the existence of the throne; pride aspires to the throne; and the devil defies the throne. How blessed, then, after six thousand years of rebellion against the throne, to pass into heaven and find the throne "set in heaven," unshaken, unmoved, and immovable; so that we may truly say that in this passage the great theme is the glory of the throne of God.

Even now the heavens do rule, though in a hidden way. Our great High Priest, "who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens," and from that throne He ever lives to make intercession for the saints as they pass through this world (Heb. 7:25; 8:1). For the believer the throne is a throne of grace. From the throne that John sees, judgment is about to proceed. Today evil abounds, lawlessness prevails, and increasingly the world is marked by violence and corruption, and God suffers long with the evil to give men space for repentance and to make known His grace.

Nevertheless, faith knows that, behind all, the throne of God remains unmoved in heaven. The consciousness that God is behind all, and that His throne remains with all its grace available for the saints, with all its mighty power untouched by the evil of men, will keep the soul in the calm of heaven while walking amid the unrest of earth.

Hamilton Smith
He fills the throne, the throne above, its rights to Him belong;The object of His Father's love, theme of the ransomed's song.

T. Kelly