Revelation 4:2-5:5

English Standard Version

²At once ^(A)I was in the Spirit, and behold, ^(B)a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. ³And he who sat there had the appearance of ^(C)jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was ^(D)a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. ⁴Around the throne were ^(E)twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, ^(F)clothed in white garments, with ^(G)golden crowns on their heads. ⁵From the throne came ^(H)flashes of lightning, and rumblings^[a] and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning ^(I)seven torches of fire, ^(J)which are the seven spirits of God, ⁶and before the throne there was ^(K)as it were a sea of glass, like crystal.

And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are ^(L)four living creatures, ^(M)full of eyes in front and behind: ⁷^(N)the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight. ⁸And the four living creatures, ^(O)each of them with six wings, are ^(P)full of eyes all around and within, and ^(Q)day and night they never cease to say,

^(R)“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
^(S)who was and is and is to come!”

⁹And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, ^(T)who lives forever and ever, ¹⁰the twenty-four elders ^(U)fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast ^(V)their crowns before the throne, saying,

¹¹^(W)“Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for ^(X)you created all things,
and ^(Y)by your will they existed and were created.”

The Scroll and the Lamb

5 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne ^(Z)a scroll written within and on the back, ^(AA)sealed with seven seals. ²And ^(AB)I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” ³And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, ⁴and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. ⁵And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, ^(AC)the Lion ^(AD)of the tribe of Judah, ^(AE)the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”