The bible is full of symbolism; it is a concealed revelation, until the Lord reveals it to us. In the book of Revelation we see around the throne, four living creatures and the 24 elders. This is a picture of our ministry as a kingdom of priests; the King James says Kings and priests. It is singular or plural depending on what Greek manuscript you read from.
Revelation 1:5 loved us and washed us from our sin in His blood and made us kings and priests unto God and His Father.
In Revelation 5 in the opening of the book (scroll) with the seven seals, it says
Revelation 5:8 and when he had taken the book the four living creatures and the twenty four elders fell down before the Lamb
Revelation 5: 9 and they sang a new song saying you are worthy to take the book and open the seals for you were slain and has redeemed us to God by your blood out of every tribe and language and people and nation and has made us unto our God kings and priests and we shall rule on the earth.
The four living creatures and the twenty four elders are singing a new song because they have been redeemed from out of the nations of the world and made kings and priests.
Our secondary destiny is to rule and reign with Jesus Christ over the heavens (universes) and the earth which will start with the creation of a new earth.
We are the four living creatures and the 24 elders. At the opening of the first seal we have harps and golden vials full of odours. Harps refer to our worship, the odours are fragrant powder burnt in religious service; by implication the burning itself:- incense, odour. This refers to our being a burnt offering, a living sacrifice and our prayers, which I believe releases the first seal.
Revelation 5:6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood oa Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints
Then we see in the seventh seal the beginning of the trumpet judgments and our prayers are cast to the earth, causing the trumpets to sound.
The word angles can be interpreted as messengers, who are the men in white linen, the cloud of witnesses who revealed to John the things that would take place, and he fell down to worship one of them and he said do not worship me.
Revelation 19:9 And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. 10And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy
These prophesies of ours cause the tribulation when the man child ascends to the throne and displaces Satan and his angels
Revelation 8:2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. 3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand. 5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it jinto the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. 6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound
