When John arrived Heaven in Rev. 4; the first sight he saw, were not the twenty-four thrones or thestreets of gold, or even the many angels in Heaven, No! He was confronted with a throne and the one that sits on it.
He saw other thrones as he panned away from the central throne. This was a very deliberate rendering of events.
When you consider it would have been easier to see the twenty-four thrones before focusing on the ONE then you will agree that scripture was very deliberate in recounting this event.
Therefore the implications of this rendering of events should not be wasted on the reader. I believe it was intentional, that God showed John this event in this order. Let's explore the implications
John seeing the central throne first, would be brought to the realization that there exists a Monarch in heaven and who rules the affairs of the heavens.
The implications for John and us, is that for him or us to advance in the affairs of heaven, he/we must recognize the Lordship of the one who sits on heaven's central throne where all true authority derives from!
Many call Him Lord, but do not bow to His Lordship. This act excludes them from participation in the affairs heaven. Making of them creatures that are limited to function only upon the earth.
Except we see where true Lordship comes from and respond accurately we become as mere men.
