The Last Scribe
Revelation 4 · 11 verses · The throne in heaven
Revelation 4 as a game: the door in heaven and the throne set there
Hear the voice like a trumpet say “Come up hither”, and see what John saw: “a throne was set in heaven”, a rainbow round about it, and the four and twenty elders casting their crowns before it.
No download. Plays in any modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Revelation 1 and the Baptism of Jesus are free to try first.
What you will see
One open door, and the worship around the throne
You arrive as a Scribe, sent to witness the chapter and write it down. Revelation 4 comes after Revelation 1, which is free to play, and the letters to the seven churches, and it is one map you can walk end to end. The passage says only that “one sat on the throne”, to look upon like jasper and a sardine stone, so the game never draws God the Father as a person. Light, the throne and the rainbow stand where Scripture gives no face.
Four voices stand in the chapter, each speaking from their own verses: the voice from the open door; an elder of the twenty-four, clothed in white with a crown of gold; a herald who tells of the four beasts, “full of eyes”, each with “six wings about him”; and an interpretation angel. Four things wait to be found: the emerald rainbow, the seven lamps of fire, the sea of glass, and a crown cast down before the throne. The quest follows the chapter in order. You answer the voice and go up through the door, stand before the rainbow, speak with the elder, learn the elders’ song to the Creator, hear the thrice-holy of the four beasts, and hear the interpretation angel last.
The chapter ends in the elders’ song: “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things.” Every verse the game quotes is the King James Version. When you have seen it all, step into the quiz zone and fifteen questions ask what you saw.
The chapter, in order
The quest, Behold the Throne, has six steps, and they follow the chapter in order. Nothing is added to the text; the steps are a way of making sure you miss none of it.
- Answer the voice and ascend through the door
- Stand before the emerald rainbow
- Speak with the Elder Spokesman
- Learn the elders’ worthy-Creator song
- Hear the four living creatures’ thrice-holy
- Receive the Interpretation Angel’s summary
Who you meet
Four people and voices stand in the chapter. Each speaks only from their own place in the chapter.
- Interpretation Angel — a guide who explains the rainbow as the sign of mercy and the seven lamps as “the seven Spirits of God”.
- Herald of the Living Creatures — who tells of the four beasts, like a lion, a calf, a man and a flying eagle, that “rest not day and night”.
- An Elder of the Twenty-Four — one of the elders “clothed in white raiment”, who tells you why they cast their crowns before the throne.
- Voice from the Open Door — the voice “as it were of a trumpet” that calls John up to see the throne (4:1–3).
What you find
Walk up to any of these and the game reads you the verses it comes from, in the King James Version.
- The Emerald Rainbow — “round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald” (4:3).
- Seven Lamps of Fire — burning before the throne (4:5).
- Sea of Glass — “like unto crystal” (4:6).
- A Cast-Down Crown — laid before the throne in worship (4:10).
The elders’ song to the Creator
“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.” Revelation 4:11, King James Version
Every verse the game quotes is the KJV. Where a character speaks in their own words, the dialogue is written from the chapter and checked against our doctrinal rules before release. The about page says plainly how we read the Bible.
Try five of the fifteen
Revelation 4 quiz questions, with answers
Five real questions from the Revelation 4 quiz, in the game's own words. In the game the options are shuffled every time, and you need 70% to pass.
1. What did John see first when he looked up after the seven letters?
- The Lamb standing as though slain
- A door standing open in heaven
- A scroll sealed with seven seals
- A great white throne
Show the answer
B. A door standing open in heaven After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven — the invitation to behold the scenes that must take place hereafter.
2. How many elders sat around the throne, and what did they wear?
- Seventy elders in linen and gold sashes
- Twenty-four elders clothed in white with crowns of gold
- Twelve elders in crimson robes with silver staves
- Seven elders in purple with breastplates of stone
Show the answer
B. Twenty-four elders clothed in white with crowns of gold Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
3. What lay before the throne like crystal?
- A floor of polished marble
- A path of golden stones
- A sea of glass
- A river of living water
Show the answer
C. A sea of glass Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal — the still expanse before the seat of the Almighty.
4. What were the faces of the four living creatures like?
- Lion, calf, man, and flying eagle
- Cherub, seraph, man, and dove
- Lion, ox, horse, and eagle
- Lamb, lion, ox, and angel
Show the answer
A. Lion, calf, man, and flying eagle The first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
5. Why did the elders say God is worthy to receive glory and honor and power?
- Because He has reigned from everlasting
- Because He purchased us with His blood
- Because He created all things, and by His will they exist
- Because He judges the living and the dead
Show the answer
C. Because He created all things, and by His will they exist You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created — Creation as the foundation of worship.
Right answers pay 10 XP each and a perfect score pays 50 more. In a room, everyone answers the same quiz and sees how the others did. More on how the quiz works.
Chapter facts
- 11
- verses, every one covered by something you see, hear or read
- 15
- quiz questions, each tied to a verse
- 4
- people and voices to speak with
- 4
- things to find and read
- 1–6
- players in a room; solo play is fine too
- KJV
- every verse quoted from the King James Version
How to play it
- Open the game in your browser and make an account. A child under 13 gives a parent's email instead of their own, and the parent confirms before the child can play with anyone else; see the page for parents.
- Play the short intro story in the Archivery, the library where the Scribe finds the Book. It is free and takes a few minutes.
- Open the world map and choose Revelation 4. To play with others, start a room and share its code, which looks like SCRIBE-7K4P2Q; up to six people can join from their own devices.
- Walk the map, speak with everyone, read everything, then step into the quiz zone.
Free, and with a subscription
Revelation 4 is part of the subscription ($9.99 a month or $79.99 a year). Chapters open in Bible order along a road through the books, era by era, so Revelation 4 opens when you reach Revelation on that road; nobody skips ahead. See pricing.
Free forever, for every player: the intro story, Revelation 1, the story scene The Baptism of Jesus, and four open lands to walk with other players: the City of the Last Days, the Garden of Eden, Judea in the days of Jesus, and Patmos and the Seven Churches. Revelation 1 is a good first chapter to try before you subscribe.
More to play
- Before: Revelation 3 — Carry the last three letters of the risen Christ: to Sardis, which had a name to live, to Philadelphia, with “an open door”, and to Laodicea, “neither cold nor hot”.
- After: Revelation 21 — See what John saw: “a new heaven and a new earth”, and the holy city coming down from God, “prepared as a bride adorned for her husband”.
- Every chapter and story with a page: the list of what you can play.
Come up hither.
Revelation 4 takes about twenty minutes alone, a little longer with friends in a room.
Start with the free chapters