Revelation 4:2-9

English Standard Version

² At once ^(A)I was in the Spirit, and behold, ^(B)a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. ³ And 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. ⁴ Around 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. ⁵ From 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, ⁶ and 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. ⁸ And 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,

⁹ And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, ^(T)who lives forever and ever,