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'And when the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures saw the Lamb had taken the scroll, they fell facedown at the feet of the Lamb and worshiped him. Each of them had a harp and golden bowls brimming full of sweet fragrant incense—which are the prayers of God’s holy lovers.' Revelation 5:8 (TPT)

This is such a powerful symbolic visual of heaven that every intercessor should know. Consider the scene around the Throne of the elders, creatures and the Lamb. This image is awe inspiring enough, but then you read the rest of John's vision and are encouraged by it. Everyone is holding a harp and is worshiping the Lamb. Facedown worship.

Facedown worship in heaven to the Lamb that was found worthy. The worship that includes the harp and the golden bowls. The golden bowls of intercessory prayers are being offered up by God's holy lovers. The worship and the prayers go together.

Just imagine that we are the worshiping intercessors, ascending to offer up another prayer that helps to fill our own golden bowl. These bowls are brimming with the sweet fragrant incense of all of our prayers. We desire our IHOP style praise and worship in order to feed the flames of the fire on the altar. We establish our 24/7 prayer teams to keep the bowls brimming and the eternal flames burning. Our faith is increased and our prayer times expand in order to keep the altar fires burning hot. The hotter the altar fires burn, the more effective our prayer become. More prayers. More fire. More power. Holy. Holy. Holy. The whole House is filled with His Glory.