Questions & Answers On Hebrews, Part 3
Questions 69 (COD Page 321)
Who are the twenty and four elders? All right, I believe that would be on the-the... Who are the twenty-four elders?
689 Now that’s just simple, we could get to it. The twenty-four elders was setting before the Throne. That’s in the... I believe it’s in verse 4, is where it’s found. “And there went out another...” I’ve got to... Let’s see, I’ve... 4:10.
690 All right, the Revelation, the 4th chapter, and the 10th verse. That’s right. We’ll get to it.
And the four and twenty elders fell down before him that set on the throne, and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne saying,
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
691 Now the four and twenty elders. An elder is an overseer. Now notice, they were twelve patriarchs and twelve apostles. And they were setting, twelve on one side and twelve on the other. There were the twenty and four elders, which were the twelve patriarchs on one side, the Old Testament; the twelve apostles on the other side, of the New Testament. Didn’t Jesus say, “You’ll set on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel”?
692 And now, the foundations. Look, there’s even a tree in there. And the tree on either side bears twelve manners of fruit. And they yield their fruit once a month, which is twelve months in the year. They render twelve manners of fruit every year as it goes by. Twelve, in the “worship” number, you see. And there’s a twenty and four, would be twenty-four, twelve apostles and twelve patriarchs. They’re setting at the Throne.
693 All right, now the 4th verse... or the fourth question: