The last-named are the seven Spirits of God, and have been
sent far and wide into all the earth.
005:007 So He comes, and now He has taken the book out of the right
hand of Him who is seated on the throne.
005:008 And when He had taken the book, the four living creatures
and the twenty-four Elders fell down before the Lamb,
having each of them a harp and bringing golden bowls full
of incense, which represent the prayers of God's people.
005:009 And now they sing a new song. "It is fitting," they say,
"that Thou shouldst be the One to take the book And break
its seals; Because Thou hast been offered in sacrifice,
And hast purchased for God with Thine own blood Some out
of every tribe and language and people and nation,
005:010 And hast formed them into a Kingdom to be priests to
our God, And they reign over the earth."
005:011 And I looked, and heard what seemed to be the voices of countless
angels on every side of the throne, and of the living
creatures and the Elders. Their number was myriads of myriads
and thousands of thousands,
005:012 and in loud voices they were singing, "It is fitting that
the Lamb which has been offered in sacrifice should receive
all power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and
glory and blessing."
005:013 And as for every created thing in Heaven and on earth and under
the earth and on the sea, and everything that was in any of these,
I heard them say, "To Him who is seated on the throne,
And to the Lamb, Be ascribed all blessing and honor And glory
and might, Until the Ages of the Ages!"
005:014 Then the four living creatures said "Amen," and the Elders
fell down and worshipped.