and before the throne there was (A)as it were a sea of glass, like crystal.

And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are (B)four living creatures, (C)full of eyes in front and behind:

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And I saw (A)what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those (B)who had conquered the beast and its image and (C)the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass (D)with harps of God in their hands.

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And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw (A)a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with (B)seven eyes, which are (C)the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

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and they were singing (A)a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. (B)No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.

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And (A)the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!”

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14 And the four living creatures (A)said, “Amen!” and the elders (B)fell down and worshiped.

The Seven Seals

Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of (C)the seven seals, and I heard (D)one of the four living creatures say (E)with a voice like thunder, (F)“Come!”

And the four living creatures, (A)each of them with six wings, are (B)full of eyes all around and within, and (C)day and night they never cease to say,

(D)“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
    (E)who was and is and is to come!”

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

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12 (A)And their whole body, their rims, and their spokes, their wings,[a] and the wheels were full of eyes all around—the wheels that the four of them had.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 10:12 Or their whole body, their backs, their hands, and their wings

11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and (A)the four living creatures, and they (B)fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

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14 (A)And every one had four faces: (B)the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was (C)a human face, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

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The Glory of the Lord

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] 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, (G)but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings. 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. Under their wings (I)on their four sides (J)they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus: 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 1:4 Or amber; also verse 27
  2. Ezekiel 1:12 Or Spirit; also twice in verse 20 and once in verse 21
  3. Ezekiel 1:15 Hebrew of their faces
  4. Ezekiel 1:17 Hebrew on their four sides
  5. Ezekiel 1:20 Or the spirit of life; also verse 21
  6. Ezekiel 1:26 Or lapis lazuli
  7. Ezekiel 1:27 Or it

The River of Life

22 Then the angel[a] showed me (A)the river of (B)the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 22:1 Greek he

11 (A)having the glory of God, (B)its radiance (C)like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.

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