At once (A)I was in the Spirit, and behold, (B)a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. 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. 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. 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, 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:

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 4:5 Or voices, or sounds

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