The Twenty-Four Elders I Revelation 4 Revelation 4:4 describes the initial vision of the 24 elders: "Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads." Revelation 4:10-11 details their worship: "the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: 'You are worthy, O Lord, To receive