Reference

Revelation 5:14

And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
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Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

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And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

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And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

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Symbolic / Figurative Language

While the "four beasts" and "four and twenty elders" are symbolic figures within Revelation, their action of saying "Amen" and worshipping is a literal description of their behavior within the narrative, not necessarily a figurative use of language itself.