808. Verse 4. And the twenty-four elders and the four animals fell down and adored God who sitteth upon the throne, saying, Amen. Alleluia signifies adoration of the Lord as the God of heaven and earth and as the Judge of the universe by the angels of the higher heavens, and the confirmation of the thanksgiving, confession, and celebration of Him made by the angels of the lower heavens. By "falling down and adoring" is signified humiliation, and from the humiliation adoration, as above (n. 370). By "the twenty-four elders and the four animals" the higher heavens are signified (n. 369). By "Him that sitteth upon the throne" is meant the Lord as the God of heaven, and as the Judge of the universe; since by "the throne" is signified heaven and the kingdom there (n. 14, 221, 222), and likewise judgment; here judgment, because it is concerning the judgment upon Babel, which precedes. That "He that sitteth upon the throne" is the Lord, may be seen below. By "Amen. Alleluia," is signified the confirmation of the thanksgiving, confession, and celebration made by the angels of the lower heavens. By "Amen" is signified confirmation and consent from the truth (n. 23, 28, 61, 371, 375); and by "Alleluia" is signified thanksgiving, confession, and celebration of the Lord (n. 803). That it is those which were made by the angels of the lower heavens, is because they first spoke, and celebrated the Lord as the God of heaven, the Judge, and the Avenger; and said "Alleluia"; as is manifest from verses 1 and 2, and from the explanation above (n. 803, 804). The confirmation of these things by the angels of the higher heavens is signified by "Amen. Alleluia."
[2] That "He that sitteth upon the throne" is the Lord, is manifest from Revelation (chap. 1:4; 2:8; 3:21; 4:2-6, 9; 5:13; 6:16; 7:9-11; 22:1, 3); in which places it is said, "God" and "Lamb" "upon the throne." By "God" there the Divine Itself of the Lord is meant, which is called the Father; and by "the Lamb" the Divine Human, which is called the Son (n. 269, 291), thus the Lord alone. This is also manifest from chapter 7 where it is said:
The Lamb Who is in the midst of the throne shall feed them (Rev. 7:17),
And in Matthew:
When the Son of man shall sit upon the throne of His glory, He shall judge (Matt. 19:28).
When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory (Matt. 25:31).