Revelation 4:6

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁶and before the throne there is as it were a sea of glass, like crystal.

And round the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures,^[a] full of eyes in front and behind:

Footnotes

4.6 four living creatures: cf. Ezek 1.4-25: the four angels who preside over the government of the world. But in Chris tian tradition these symbols are used for the four evangelists.

Revelation 4:6 in all English translations

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

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