The Great White Throne
H. Bonar, D. D. Revelation 20:11-15 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away… I. A THRONE. Yes, a royal seat, a seat of judgment, the seat of the great King and Judge of all. II. A GREAT THRONE. All earth's thrones have been little, even the greatest — Nebuchadnezzar, or Alexander, or Caesar, or Napoleon; but this is "great"; greater than the greatest; none like it in magnificence. III. A WHITE THRONE. White is purity, truth, justice, calmness. Such is the throne to be — unsoiled, untainted, incorruptible; no one-sidedness nor imperfection; no bribery nor favour there. All is "white" — transparent and spotless perfection. IV. ONE SEATED ON IT. It was not empty or unoccupied, nor filled by a usurper, or by one who could not wield the power required for executing its decrees. God was seated there; that very God before whose face heaven and earth flee away; that God whose presence melts the mountains, and made Sinai to shake (Psalm 102:26; Isaiah 36:4; Isaiah 2:6; Jeremiah 4:23, 26; Revelation 6:14; Revelation 16:20). How terrible to stand unready before such a Judge and such a throne! All justice, all perfection, all holiness! Who can abide His appearing? But besides the Judge and the throne, there are the millions to be judged. (H. Bonar, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. WEB: I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.