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 (n. 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.