Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders.(A) They were dressed in white(B) and had crowns of gold on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder.(C) In front of the throne, seven lamps(D) were blazing. These are the seven spirits[a](E) of God. Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass,(F) clear as crystal.

In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures,(G) and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.(H) The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.(I) Each of the four living creatures(J) had six wings(K) and was covered with eyes all around,(L) even under its wings. Day and night(M) they never stop saying:

“‘Holy, holy, holy

is the Lord God Almighty,’[b](N)

who was, and is, and is to come.”(O)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 4:5 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
  2. Revelation 4:8 Isaiah 6:3

And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

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(A)Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, (B)clothed in white [a]robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. And from the throne proceeded (C)lightnings, [b]thunderings, and voices. (D)Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are (E)the[c] seven Spirits of God.

Before the throne there [d]was (F)a sea of glass, like crystal. (G)And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. (H)The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. The four living creatures, each having (I)six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:

(J)“Holy,[e] holy, holy,
(K)Lord God Almighty,
(L)Who was and is and is to come!”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 4:4 NU, M robes, with crowns
  2. Revelation 4:5 NU, M voices, and thunderings.
  3. Revelation 4:5 M omits the
  4. Revelation 4:6 NU, M add something like
  5. Revelation 4:8 M has holy nine times.