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Immediately after the sound of the trumpet we find ourselves in the throne room of God. The 4 & 20 elders speak of the complete church being there. The elders speak of the Elders of the church, and the white robes are worn by the church as declared in Rev 19:7 & 8. The last time we see the church on earth is in Chapter 3 and she does not appear on earth again until we come back from heaven with our Lord in Chapter 19:11-16. Clearly the church does not go through the tribulation period on earth. What an awesome word picture we see as John describes this Throne room in heaven. (Chapters 4 & 5) The four beasts in Chapter 4 are pictures of Our Lord Jesus Christ as He is seen in the four Gospels. These same wondrous creatures were described by Ezekiel in Ezekiel Chapter 1. The first creature has a face like a lion, king of the beasts. This is our Lord in the book of Matthew in which he is declared to be Israel's King. The second creature has a face like a calf, or in Ezekiel, an Ox. This is our Lord in the book of Mark in which He is declared to be the perfect servant. The third creature has the face of a man. This is our Lord in the book of Luke, as Doctor Luke describes him as the perfect man. The fourth creature was like a flying eagle, or in Ezekiel, the face of an eagle. This is our Lord in the book of John as John declares Him to be God. In chapter 5, the Lamb slain is our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us in our place on a cross at Calvary. John the Baptist, in John Chapter 1, described him saying, in Verse 29: "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world." The church sings a new song to the Lamb, and 100 million angels, plus thousands of thousands more, join the heavenly chorus to sing praises to the One who is able to open the scroll and loose the seven seals. What a choir that will be!!