Revelation 11:16

And the four and twenty elders,.... The same with those in Rev 4:4;

which sat before God on their seats; as they are also there described; and which may be expressive of their enjoyment of the…

And the four and twenty elders which sat ... - See the notes on Rev 4:4. Fell upon their faces, and worshipped God - Prostrated themselves before him - the usual form of profound adoration. See the…

The four and twenty elders - The representatives of the universal Church of Christ. See on Rev 5:8-10 (note).

We have here the sounding of the seventh and last trumpet, which is ushered in by the usual warning and demand of attention: The second woe is past, and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. Then the…

which sat before God&c. Read, which are before God, who sit upon their thrones.