and they were. are.
Holy, &c. The first of the seventeen (App-10) heavenly utterances in Rev. Here, Revelation 4:8; Revelation 4:11; Revelation 5:9; Revelation 5:10; Revelation 5:12; Revelation 5:13; Revelation 5:5. -14- (Amen); Revelation 7:10; Revelation 7:12; Revelation 11:15; Revelation 11:17; Revelation 12:10-12; Revelation 14:13; Revelation 15:3; Revelation 19:1-3; Revelation 19:4; Revelation 19:5; Revelation 19:6; Revelation 19:7.
Holy... holy. God's holiness proclaimed, prior to judgment. See Psalms 93; Psalms 97; Psalms 99, and Isaiah 6:3. Compare Numbers 6:24-26.
Almighty. See Revelation 1:8.