8And the four living creatures, individually having six wings, were full of eyes all over and within [underneath their wings]; and day and night they NEVER stop saying, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty (Omnipotent), Who was and Who is and Who is to come.(E)
9And whenever the living creatures offer glory and honour and thanksgiving to Him Who sits on the throne, Who lives forever and ever (through the eternities of the eternities),(F)
10The twenty-four elders ([d]the members of the heavenly Sanhedrin) fall prostrate before Him Who is sitting on the throne, and they worship Him Who lives forever and ever; and they throw down their crowns before the throne, crying out,
11Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honour and dominion, for You created all things; by Your will they were [brought into being] and were created
Through the centuries from the Mosaic leadership, throughout the Joshua generation, throughout the rule of the judges, and then the Davidic dynasty and beyond, the Levites and priests offered their worship. It was not dependent on the growth and development in doctrine and leadership, yet simultaneously they submitted to a supported the vision the growth of leadership and doctrine provided, since they themselves as followers were changed by their teaching and submission.
I have already responded to the recent notions by saying our (team) first responsibility is to worship God; we ourselves will learn and grow in doing this and our brothers and sisters will hopefully make use of that brief moment of corporate worship. I am happy with this since, in my expectations (that we grow in our worship of God), of us as a team (which I have already communicated) there is still much room for growth, and that by no means excludes me…
For your own study you can each meditate why it is that the creatures never stop saying the same thing day and night…
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