251.“那二十四位长老就俯伏在坐宝座的面前，敬拜那活到世世代代的”表所有在天堂者在主面前的谦卑。“二十四位长老”表示所有属于主的教会之人（参看233节）；在此表示所有属于主在天上的教会之人；“长老”作为头领，代表所有人。这是在主面前的一种谦卑，以及缘于谦卑的崇拜。这是显而易见的，无需解释。
251. The twenty-four elders fell down before Him who sat on the throne and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever. (4:10) This symbolizes the humility of all in heaven before the Lord.
The twenty-four elders mean all people who are part of the Lord's church (see no. 233 above), here all who are part of His church in heaven. As leaders elders represent all. Their humility before the Lord, and adoration springing from humility, are apparent without explanation.
251. [verse 10] 'The twenty-four elders were falling prostrate before the One sitting upon the throne, and adoring the One living for ages of ages' signifies the humbling of all in heaven before the Lord. That by 'the twenty-four elders' are understood all who belong to the Lord's Church may be seen above (233), here all who belong to the Church in heaven. The 'elders' as heads were representing all. That it is a humbling before the Lord, and adoration as a result of the humbling, is plain without an exposition.
251. Verse 10. The four-and-twenty elders fell down before Him that sat upon the throne and adored Him that liveth for ages of ages, signifies the humiliation of all in heaven before the Lord. That by "the four-and-twenty elders" are meant all who are of the Lord's church, may be seen above, (233); here all who are of His church in heaven; "the elders," as heads, represented all. That it is humiliation before the Lord, and from humiliation adoration, is evident without explanation.
251. (Vers. 10.) "Procidebant viginti et quatuor Seniores coram Sedente super Throno, et adorabant Viventem in saecula saeculorum," significat humiliationem omnium in Caelo coram Domino. - Quod per "viginti quatuor Seniores" intelligantur omnes qui ab Ecclesia Domini sunt, videatur supra (233), hic omnes qui ab Ecclesia Ipsius in Caelo; "Seniores" ut capita repraesentabant omnes; quod sit humiliatio coram Domino, et ex humiliatione adoratio, patet absque explicatione.