We have already been introduced to these twenty-four elders in Revelation 4:4. The significance of these elders in the current context is what they did: they fell on their faces and worshipped God. This is the third time that we read of these elders falling on their faces and singing of God’s praises (see Revelation 4:10–11; Revelation 5:8–10).
16 Et les vingt-quatre vieillards, qui étaient assis devant Dieu sur leur trône, se prosternèrent sur leur face, et ils adorèrent Dieu,