Revelation 4 stands between the seven letters of the previous chapters and the opening of the sealed book that follows. The Revelation 4 quiz below tests the throne vision, the elders round about it, and the worship that ascends from the living creatures.
Take it after the Revelation 3 quiz to finish the seven letters first, and the Revelation 1 to 22 quiz to set this single chapter against the whole book.
Revelation 4 Quiz Questions and Answers
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Answer 1: D. John heard a voice as a trumpet at the start of his vision. The trumpet imagery would later return at the seven trumpets of judgment, but this first voice serves to summon him upward.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:1, “the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither.”
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Answer 2: A. Jasper and the sardine stone gave the appearance of Him on the throne, two stones that John would later see again in the foundations of the new Jerusalem.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:3, “And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone.”
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Answer 3: E. The sea of glass before the throne sets the floor of the heavenly court, calm and clear like crystal, in contrast to the troubled sea from which the beast later rises in chapter thirteen.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:6, “And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal.”
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Answer 4: C. Jasper and sardine stone described the One on the throne, but the rainbow round about Him appeared as emerald. Distractors A and B name the appearance of Him who sat, not of the rainbow.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:3, “and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.”
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Answer 5: D. The four and twenty elders wore crowns of gold, the only crowns mentioned in this chapter. Their gold marks them out as already-rewarded saints, in contrast to those still to receive promised crowns.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:4, “they had on their heads crowns of gold.”
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Answer 6: B. The order of the four beasts must be carefully held. The first was as a lion, kingly and bold. The remaining three appear in distinct positions and must not be confused.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:7, “And the first beast was like a lion.”
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Answer 7: A. The seven lamps before the throne are explicitly identified as the seven Spirits of God. Distractor C names the symbol from chapter one, the seven candlesticks of the seven churches, which is a different image.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:5, “there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.”
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Answer 8: E. Lightnings, thunderings, and voices proceed from the throne in this chapter and recur at later judgments. The triad marks Sinai-like presence and divine majesty.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:5, “And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices.”
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Answer 9: D. The elders are clothed in white raiment, the same colour given to the overcomer in Sardis. White is consistently the heavenly raiment of those Christ owns.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:4, “clothed in white raiment.”
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Answer 10: C. The second beast in the order is the calf, an ox-like creature of strength and patient labour. The other options name beasts found elsewhere in the same vision but in other positions.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:7, “and the second beast like a calf.”
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Answer 11: A. The fourfold creatures sing the threefold Holy without ceasing, echoing Isaiah’s vision of the seraphim. The repetition is the central act of heavenly worship.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:8, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.”
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Answer 12: B. The elders cast their crowns before the throne as the visible act of worship. To wear a crown in heaven is to acknowledge that all glory belongs to Him who gave it.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:10, “and cast their crowns before the throne.”
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Answer 13: E. Each of the four beasts had six wings about him, the same number described of the seraphim in Isaiah’s vision.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:8, “And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him.”
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Answer 14: D. The throne John saw was set in heaven, not in any earthly temple or holy mountain. The voice that called him said come up hither, signalling that the vision is from above.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:2, “behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.”
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Answer 15: A. The trumpet voice promised John a vision of things which must be hereafter, the formula that frames the prophetic body of the book.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:1, “I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.”
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Answer 16: C. The third beast is distinguished by its face, which was as the face of a man. The other beasts are identified by what they were like; the third is identified by what it had.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:7, “and the third beast had a face as a man.”
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Answer 17: E. John saw four and twenty seats with four and twenty elders sitting upon them. Some link this number to the twelve tribes of Israel joined to the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:4, “And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting.”
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Answer 18: B. The four beasts were full of eyes both before and behind, signifying perfect awareness on every side. Distractor D names a feature given to the Lamb in the next chapter, not to these creatures here.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:6, “were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.”
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Answer 19: D. Casting their crowns, the elders speak the central confession of heavenly worship. The threefold gift of glory, honour, and power is returned to the One who gave it.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:11, “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power.”
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Answer 20: A. Lord God Almighty is the title joined to the threefold Holy. The further description of Him as who was, and is, and is to come, points to the eternal sufficiency of the One worshipped.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:8, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.”
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Answer 21: C. The fourth beast was like a flying eagle, swift and high-soaring. The four creatures together have been variously identified with the four gospels and with the four faces of the cherubim in Ezekiel.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:7, “and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.”
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Answer 22: E. The reason for creation, given by the elders themselves, is the pleasure of God. All things both are and were created for His will, not for any need of His.
KJV Reference: Revelation 4:11, “for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created…”
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