24  Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you ^afaultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

  29  For in mine own due time will I come upon the earth in judgment, and my people shall be ^credeemed and shall reign with me on earth.

  5  Q. What are we to understand by the four and twenty elders, spoken of by John?

A. We are to understand that these elders whom John saw, were elders who had been ^bfaithful in the work of the ministry and were dead; who belonged to the seven churches, and were then in the paradise of God.