启示录4：真认识神
 
GK611晨祷生命读经
06.02.2026 
主讲：郑伟健传道


引言：买了，却没真正用过

一、在灵里认识神（启4:1-2）

神是灵，我们要在灵里认识祂。使徒约翰不是用肉眼看见天上的异象，而是“立刻被圣灵感动”，才看见天上有门开了，看见宝座，也看见坐在宝座上的那一位。由此我们看见，真正认识神，不是靠人的理性、经验或知识，而是需要圣灵的开启。

若没有圣灵的感动，我们只能停留在对神的知识层面，却不能真正认识神自己。因此，我们需要向神求告又大又难的事，因为神乐意在圣灵里向人启示祂自己。唯有在灵里被开启，我们才能从地上的眼光，被带进天上的真实。

二、认识神的属性（启4:3-8)

1. 神的尊贵荣耀（v3a）
碧玉、红宝石的形象显明神的华美与荣耀，这不是地上的形容，而是属灵里对神尊贵本质的看见。

2.神与我们有约(v3b)
围绕宝座的虹，是神与挪亚立约的记号，提醒我们这位坐在宝座上的神，是守约、记念祂应许的神。

3. 神是万王之王（v4）
二十四位长老如同得胜者，头戴冠冕，象征权柄与荣耀。虽然圣经没有清楚说明他们的身份，但对我而言，这个画面很强烈地显明一件事：所有戴冠冕的，最终都俯伏敬拜坐在宝座上的那一位。

4. 神有公义威严 (v5a)
从宝座中发出闪电、声音、雷轰，显明神的公义与威严。祂不是随意的神，而是有权柄、有审判的神。

5. 全知全能全在 （v5b)
神有七灵，显明祂全知、全能、全在

6. 神的圣洁尊贵(v6a)
宝座前如同水晶的玻璃海，显明神的圣洁与尊贵，祂是完全分别、毫无瑕疵的。

7. 神就是创造主(v6b-8)
四个活物是天上受造之物，属于神、服在神的权柄之下，显明神是创造万有的主。

8. 神有权柄权能(v8)
二十四位长老身穿白衣、戴着金冠冕，却仍然坐在宝座周围，显明一切权柄都从神而来，也归回给神。

三、灵里敬拜赞美（启4:9-11）

当四活物昼夜不住地宣告神的圣洁与全能，将荣耀、尊贵、感谢归给那坐在宝座上、活到永永远远的神时，二十四位长老就俯伏敬拜，把他们的冠冕放在宝座前，承认一切荣耀、尊贵、权柄都属于神。这是对宝座最真实的回应：敬拜与感恩。因为万物是神所创造的，也是因神的旨意而存在的。

唯有在灵里面认识主，我们的敬拜才不再只是形式，我们的祷告才不再只是一个动作。

总结：

我们需要渴慕圣灵的充满，在灵里认识坐在宝座上的神。
今天我们要清楚知道，我们所敬拜的神是谁。


  

Revelation 4: Truly Knowing God’
GK611 Morning Devotion
06.02.2026
Speaker: Ps Asher Chang


 Introduction: Purchased, Yet Never Truly Utilised

I. Knowing God in the Spirit (Rev 4:1-2)

God is Spirit, and we must know Him in the Spirit. The Apostle John did not behold the heavenly vision with his physical eyes, but was ‘immediately moved by the Holy Spirit’ to see the heavens opened, the throne, and the One seated upon it. Thus we see that true knowledge of God does not depend on human reason, experience, or knowledge, but requires the revelation of the Holy Spirit.

Without the work of the Holy Spirit, we remain confined to intellectual knowledge of God, unable to truly know His essence. Therefore, we must seek from God the great and difficult things, for He delights to reveal Himself to humanity through the Holy Spirit. Only when enlightened in the spirit can we be lifted from earthly perspectives into heavenly realities.

II. Recognising God's Attributes (Rev 4:3-8)

1. God's Majestic Glory (v3a)
The imagery of jasper and ruby reveals God's splendour and glory—not an earthly description, but a spiritual vision of His noble essence.


2. God's Covenant with Us (v3b)
The rainbow around the throne is the sign of God’s covenant with Noah. It reminds us that the God who sits on the throne is faithful, keeping His covenant and remembering His promises.


3. God as King of Kings (v4)
The twenty-four elders, crowned like victors, symbolise authority and glory. Though Scripture does not explicitly state their identity, this imagery powerfully reveals one truth: all who bear crowns will ultimately bow down and worship the One seated upon the throne.

4. God’s Righteousness and Majesty (v5a)
Lightning, sound, and thunder emanating from the throne reveal God’s righteousness and majesty. He is not a capricious deity, but a God of authority and judgement.

5. Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omnipresent (v5b)
AThe seven spirits of God demonstrating His omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence.

6. God's Holiness and Majesty (v6a)
The sea of glass like crystal before the throne manifests God's holiness and majesty; He is wholly set apart and without blemish.

7. God is the Creator (v6b-8)
The four living creatures are heavenly created beings belonging to God and subject to His authority, revealing God as the Lord who created all things.

8. God's Sovereignty and Authority (v8)
The twenty-four elders, clothed in white and crowned with gold, yet seated around the throne, demonstrate that all authority originates from God and returns to Him.

III. Worship and Praise in the Spirit (Rev 4:9-11)

As the four living creatures ceaselessly proclaim God's holiness and omnipotence, giving glory, honour, and thanks to the eternal One enthroned, the twenty-four elders fall down in worship. They lay their crowns before the throne, acknowledging that all glory, honour, and authority belong to God. This is the truest response to the throne: worship and gratitude. For all things were created by God and exist by His will.

Only by knowing the Lord in the Spirit does our worship cease to be mere formality, and our prayer cease to be mere action.

Conclusion:

We must yearn for the fullness of the Holy Spirit, to know the God who sits upon the throne in the Spirit.

Today we must clearly know who is the God we are worshipping.