There before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. (Revelation 4:2)No doubt about it, under Roman Emperor Domitian, Christianity was under attack. And one of the first things John is shown in his heavenly vision is a throne. This is a throne higher and mightier than the throne of Rome – this is the throne of heaven.
At a time when Christians might have been wondering, Is God still on the throne? Revelation leaves no doubt. Not only is there a throne, encircled with a rainbow (reminiscent of Noah's story in Genesis 6-9); the throne is not empty – a majestic, heavenly figure is sitting on it. The same God who spared his people in the ark would surely spare his people from the onrushing torrent of Rome.
Have you ever felt like the throne is empty? It isn't.
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