Door Wey Open Stand for Heaven
Dem call John make e come up through one open door and e see throne wey person don already sit down on top. Lightning, sea of glass, creature dem wey no dey stop to talk holy. Twenty-four elders throw dia crown down, dey tell our Papa sey e worthy because everytin dey because na im will.
4 1After dis one, I look: one door open stand for heaven. Di first voice wey I bin hear, wey be like trumpet wey dey talk to me, sey, “Come up here, and I go show you wetin must happen after dis one.”
2Sharp-sharp I dey inside di Spirit, and one throne stand for heaven, wit somebody wey sidon on top am. a a v2 Di one wey sidon on di throne na our Papa. Rev 5:7 — di Lamb collect di scroll from di right hand of di one wey sidon on di throne — confirm sey Papa and di Pikin dey distinct here. By Rev 22:1, dem share di throne together. 3Di one wey sidon look like jasper and carnelian, and one rainbow wey be like emerald surround di throne. 4Twenty-four throne surround di throne; on top dem twenty-four elders sidon, dem wear white cloth, gold crown dey dem head.
5Lightning, rumbling sound, and thunder come comot from di throne. Seven torch wey dey burn wit fire dey shine for im front—di sevenfold Spirit of our Papa. b b v5 Di seven Spirit of our Papa na name for the Holy Spirit for im sevenfold fullness — e dey echo Isaiah 11:2, where di Spirit rest on di Messiah for seven dimension of wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, and reverence. 6For di front of di throne, e get something wey be like sea of glass, clear like crystal. Round di throne, for each side, four living creature dey wey eye full dem body for front and for back. 7Di first living creature be like lion, di second living creature be like ox, di third living creature get face like person face, di fourth living creature be like eagle wey dey fly. 8Di four living creature, each one get six wing, and eye full dem body, round and inside. Dem no dey rest, day and night, dem dey sey: “Holy, holy, holy na di Sovereign Papa Almighty, wey bin dey and wey dey and wey dey come!” c c v8 Christian tradition don long hear di threefold “holy” as worship of all three Persons — our Papa, di Pikin, and the Holy Spirit. Our Papa dey on di throne here; di Pikin join di worship for di next chapter as di Lamb; the Holy Spirit na di sevenfold Spirit wey dem name for v.5.
9Any time wey di living creature give glory, honor, and thanks to di one wey sidon on di throne, wey dey live forever and ever, 10di twenty-four elders go fall down for front of di one wey sidon on di throne, dem worship di one wey dey live forever and ever, and dem throw dem crown for front of di throne, dem dey sey, 11“You worthy, our Papa, to collect glory and honor and power, because na you create all things, and na by your will dem take dey exist and dem take dey created.”
