The Throne in Heaven

A Door Open in Heaven Revelation 4 After Jesus finished speaking to the churches,

the scene in Revelation shifts. John is no longer looking at what is happening on

earth. His attention is drawn upward. John writes, “After this I looked,

and, behold, a door was opened in heaven” (Revelation 4:1).

This moment is important. Before anything else is revealed—before seals, trumpets,

or judgments—John is shown heaven itself. Revelation pauses to remind the reader

where true authority resides. The same voice John heard before speaks again,

clear and commanding: “Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.”