Revelation 4:5-7

International Children’s Bible

⁵Lightning flashes and noises of thunder came from the throne. Before the throne there were seven lamps burning. These lamps are the seven spirits of God. ⁶Also before the throne there was something that looked like a sea of glass. It was clear like crystal.

Around the throne, on each side, there were four living things. These living things had eyes all over them, in front and in back. ⁷The first living thing was like a lion. The second was like a calf. The third had a face like a man. The fourth was like a flying eagle.

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Revelation 4:5-7

New International Version

⁵From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder.^(A) In front of the throne, seven lamps^(B) were blazing. These are the seven spirits^[a]^(C) of God. ⁶Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass,^(D) clear as crystal.

In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures,^(E) and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.^(F) ⁷The 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.^(G)

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Footnotes

Revelation 4:5 That is, the sevenfold Spirit

Revelation 4:5-7

King James Version

⁵And 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.

⁶And 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.

⁷And 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.

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