¹¹ And as they still went on and talked, behold, ^(A)chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

¹⁷ Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, please ^(A)open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of ^(B)horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

¹⁴ Are they not all ministering spirits ^(A)sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to ^(B)inherit salvation?

The Glory of the Lord

⁴ As I looked, behold, ^(A)a stormy wind came ^(B)out of the north, and a great cloud, with ^(C)brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, ^(D)as it were gleaming metal.^{[a] 5} And from the midst of it came the likeness of ^(E)four living creatures. ^(F)And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness, ^6 (G)but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings. ⁷ Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf's foot. And they sparkled ^(H)like burnished bronze. ⁸ Under their wings ^(I)on their four sides ^(J)they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus: ⁹ their wings touched one another. ^(K)Each one of them went straight forward, ^(L)without turning as they went. ¹⁰ As for the likeness of their faces, ^(M)each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle. ¹¹ Such were their faces. And their wings were spread out above. Each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while ^(N)two covered their bodies. ^12 (O)And each went straight forward. ^(P)Wherever the spirit^[b] would go, they went, without turning as they went. ¹³ As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was ^(Q)like burning coals of fire, ^(R)like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures. ^(S)And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. ¹⁴ And the living creatures ^(T)darted to and fro, ^(U)like the appearance of a flash of lightning.

^15 (V)Now as I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, one for each of the four of them.^{[c] 16 (W)}As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like ^(X)the gleaming of beryl. ^(Y)And the four had the same likeness, their appearance and construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel. ^17 (Z)When they went, they went ^(AA)in any of their four directions^{[d] (AB)}without turning as they went. ¹⁸ And their rims were tall and awesome, ^(AC)and the rims of all four were full of eyes all around. ^19 (AD)And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; ^(AE)and when the living creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose. ^20 (AF)Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them, ^(AG)for the spirit of the living creatures^[e] was in the wheels. ^21 (AH)When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; ^(AI)and when those rose from the earth, the wheels rose along with them, ^(AJ)for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

²² Over the heads of the living creatures there was ^(AK)the likeness of an expanse, shining like awe-inspiring ^(AL)crystal, spread out above their heads. ²³ And under the expanse their wings were ^(AM)stretched out straight, one toward another. ^(AN)And each creature had two wings covering its body. ²⁴ And when they went, I heard the sound of their wings ^(AO)like the sound of many waters, like ^(AP)the sound of the ^(AQ)Almighty, a sound of tumult ^(AR)like the sound of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings. ²⁵ And there came a voice from above ^(AS)the expanse over their heads. When they stood still, they let down their wings.

²⁶ And above the expanse over their heads there was ^(AT)the likeness of a throne, ^(AU)in appearance ^(AV)like sapphire;^[f] and seated above the likeness of a throne was ^(AW)a likeness with a human appearance. ²⁷ And ^(AX)upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were ^(AY)gleaming metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed all around. And downward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and ^(AZ)there was brightness around him.^{[g] 28} Like the appearance of ^(BA)the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around.

Such was the appearance of the likeness of ^(BB)the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, ^(BC)I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.

¹⁹ So then the Lord Jesus, ^(A)after he had spoken to them, ^(B)was taken up into heaven and ^(C)sat down at the right hand of God.

A Vision of Four Chariots

6 Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, four chariots came out from between two mountains. And the mountains were mountains of ^(A)bronze. ² The first chariot had ^(B)red horses, the second ^(C)black horses, ³ the third ^(D)white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled horses—all of them strong.^{[a] 4} Then I answered and said to ^(E)the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?” ⁵ And the angel answered and said to me, ^(F)“These are going out to the four winds of heaven, after ^(G)presenting themselves before ^(H)the Lord of all the earth. ⁶ The chariot with the black horses goes toward ^(I)the north country, the white ones go after them, and the dappled ones go toward ^(J)the south country.” ⁷ When the strong horses came out, they were impatient to go and ^(K)patrol the earth. And he said, “Go, ^(L)patrol the earth.” ^(M)So they patrolled the earth. ⁸ Then he cried to me, “Behold, those who go toward ^(N)the north country have set my Spirit at rest in ^(O)the north country.”

⁸ Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who sit before you, for ^(A)they are men who are a sign: behold, I will bring ^(B)my servant ^(C)the Branch.