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After meta this houtos I looked, and kai behold idou, a door thura standing open anoigō in en · ho heaven ouranos! And kai the ho first prōtos voice phōnē, · ho which hos I had heard akouō speaking laleō to meta me egō like hōs a trumpet salpinx, said legō, “ Come up anabainō here hōde, and kai I will show deiknymi you sy what hos must dei take place ginomai after meta this houtos.” Immediately eutheōs I was ginomai in en the spirit pneuma, and kai behold idou, a throne thronos was standing keimai in en · ho heaven ouranos and kai one sitting kathēmai on epi the ho throne thronos! And kai the ho one sitting kathēmai there had homoios the appearance horasis of a precious gem lithos jasper iaspis or kai carnelian sardion and kai a rainbow iris encircled kyklothen the ho throne thronos, in appearance horasis like homoios an emerald smaragdinos. · kai Around kyklothen the ho throne thronos were twenty-four eikosi thrones thronos, and kai seated kathēmai on epi those ho thrones thronos were twenty-four eikosi tessares elders presbyteros, clothed periballō in en white leukos garments himation, and kai upon epi · ho their autos heads kephalē were crowns stephanos of gold chrysous. · kai Out from ek the ho throne thronos came ekporeuomai flashes of lightning astrapē, · kai rumblings phōnē, and kai peals of thunder brontē. · kai Seven hepta torches lampas of fire pyr, which hos are eimi the ho seven hepta spirits pneuma of ho God theos, were burning kaiō before enōpion the ho throne thronos, and kai before enōpion the ho throne thronos there was as it were hōs a sea thalassa of glass hyalinos, like homoios crystal krystallos; and kai around en mesos the ho throne thronos, · kai close by kyklōi the ho throne thronos, were four tessares living zōon creatures full gemō of eyes ophthalmos in front emprosthen and kai in back opisthen. · kai The ho first prōtos living creature zōon · ho was like homoios a lion leōn, · kai the ho second deuteros living creature zōon like homoios an ox moschos, · kai the ho third tritos living creature zōon had echō a ho face prosōpon like hōs a man’ s anthrōpos, and kai the ho fourth tetartos living creature zōon was like homoios a flying petomai eagle aetos. And kai the ho four tessares living creatures zōon, each ana of them autos with echō six hex wings pteryx, were full gemō of eyes ophthalmos around kyklothen and kai within esōthen. And kai day hēmera or kai night nyx they echō never ou rest anapausis, saying legō: “ Holy hagios, holy hagios, holy hagios, Lord kyrios · ho God theos · ho Almighty pantokratōr, who ho was eimi, and kai who ho is eimi, and kai who ho is to come erchomai!” And kai whenever hotan the ho living creatures zōon give didōmi glory doxa and kai honor timē and kai thanks eucharistia to the ho one who is seated kathēmai on epi the ho throne thronos, to the ho one who lives zaō for eis all ho time aiōn ho, · ho 10 the ho twenty-four eikosi elders presbyteros fall down piptō before enōpion the ho one who is seated kathēmai on epi the ho throne thronos and kai worship proskyneō the ho one who lives zaō for eis all ho time aiōn ho. · ho · kai They cast ballō · ho their autos crowns stephanos before enōpion the ho throne thronos, saying legō, 11  Worthy axios are you eimi, · ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios and kai · ho God theos, to receive lambanō · ho glory doxa and kai · ho honor timē and kai · ho power dynamis, for hoti you sy created ktizō · ho all things pas, and kai because dia of · ho your sy will thelēma they existed eimi and kai were created ktizō.”

The Heavenly Throne

After these things I looked, and behold, an open door in heaven, and the former voice that I had heard like a trumpet speaking with me was saying, “Come up here and I will show you the things which must take place after these things.” Immediately I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one was seated on the throne. And the one seated was similar in appearance to jasper and carnelian stone, and a rainbow was around the throne similar in appearance to emerald. And around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders dressed in white clothing, and on their heads were gold crowns. And from the throne came out lightnings and sounds and thunders, and seven torches of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the midst of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. And the first living creature was similar to a lion, and the second living creature was similar to an ox, and the third living creature had a face like a man’s, and the fourth living creature was similar to an eagle flying. And the four living creatures, each one[a] of them, had six wings apiece, full of eyes around and inside, and they do not have rest day and night, saying,

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God All-Powerful,[b]
    the one who was and the one who is and the one who is coming!”

And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who is seated on the throne, the one who lives forever and ever[c], 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever[d], and put down their crowns before the throne, saying,

11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,
because you have created all things,
    and because of your will they existed and were created.”

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 4:8 Literally “one by one”
  2. Revelation 4:8 A quotation from (or an allusion to) Isa 6:3
  3. Revelation 4:9 Literally “for the ages of the ages”
  4. Revelation 4:10 Literally “for the ages of the ages”