I had written out the answer to your question, but must have timed out, or something, I lost it.
When you look and see who was promised crowns and white raiment, you will see who the 24 elders represent. The Church.
Rev. 3:6 Rev 3:18....
Revelation 5:9 identify's the elders, they sing a new song, that only the church can sing.
I'm tired, have been up since 4:00 this morning......Gods mercy is new every morning so will try again tomorrow.
Again that is just speculation, and assumptions sister lol i do that myself with the book of revelation. I have assumptions too, but i try to make that clear when i teach.
Check your translations, or are you KJV only? Just asking, because many saints are KJV only. Only the KJV uses the word
us and we here. Well there might be more translations than the KJV that do this, but most of the newer ones change us and we, to they and them, therefore we have a problem here.
Now that Ive said that Lets look at the different translations for the 24 elders and the four beast singing this song. Why the four beast? because they are singing this song too.
Are the four beast redeemed from among men as well? Will the four beast also reign on the earth with men, and be kings and priest? Are they also redeemed by the blood of the lamb, out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation?
KJV version below
Rev 5:8 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.
Rev 5:9
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed
us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Rev 5:10
And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and
we shall reign on the earth.
Other translations below
(ASV) and madest
them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and
they reign upon earth.
(BBE) And have made
them a kingdom and priests to our God, and
they are ruling on the earth.
(CEV) You let
them become kings and serve God as priests, and
they will rule on earth."
(ESV) and you have made
them a kingdom and priests to our God, and
they shall reign on the earth."
(GNB) You have made
them a kingdom of priests to serve our God, and
they shall rule on earth."
(ISV) You made
them a kingdom and priests for our God, and
they will reign on the earth."
These other versions use the word
them and they instead of
us and we so this changes the interpretation of this.
And it does it nicely because it makes more sense to say them, than us, if your an angelic creature.
These 24 elders and the four beast, are singing a song
for the redeemed. Their not singing a song
of the redeemed. As the other more accurate translations seem to show you.
God bless sister