In Revelation 4:8-11 we are washed over with praise and worship from the Four living creatures and from the 24-Elders. The Four start with acknowledging Adonai El Shaddai, the one who is the ultimate sovereign over all the affairs of our lives, the one who is great and mighty such that the Four declare holy, holy, holy acknowledging that the Father, the Son, and the Spirit are separate and set apart from all others. Nothing and no one are like Adonai El Shaddai.
The Four state that He WAS, addressing the incarnation of the Godhead in the person of Jesus Christ; that He is the one who is now being, as He is the I AM, our ever-present answer, source, and our solution to our every need; and the one who IS NOW choosing to be coming. He is the one who is now being; thus, everything about Him is a present and ongoing reality. To Him there is no future, for He sits outside of time, and He is now being, and He is even now choosing to be coming to us as our I AM.
The 24-Elders then join in worship. The image points us forward to the full gathering of the church of Jesus Christ, but it also reveals that true believers are even now seating in the heavenly places with Him, and they are even now saying: Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created." All things exists and all things find their life in Him, hence, He alone is worthy. Even the Evil Ones are created beings and owe their all to Yahweh, as He uses them to fulfill His purposes on behalf of His chosen ones who will understand this truth and cast their crowns at His feet and worship only Him.
