1After1thesethings I looked, and behold, 2a door standing open in heaven, and the firstvoicewhich I had heard, 3like the sound of a trumpetspeaking with me, said, "4Come up here, and I will 5show you whatmusttakeplaceafterthesethings."
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Immediately I was 6in the Spirit; and behold, 7a throne was standing in heaven, and 8One sitting on the throne.
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And He who was sitting was like a 9jasperstone and a 10sardius in appearance; and there was a 11rainbowaround the throne, like an 12emerald in appearance.
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13Around the throne were 14twenty-four*thrones; and upon the thrones I saw 15twenty-four*elders16sitting, clothed in 17whitegarments, and 18goldencrowns on their heads.
The Throne and Worship of the Creator
5 Out from the thronecome19flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were 20sevenlamps of fireburningbefore the throne, which are 21the sevenSpirits of God;
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and before the throne there was something like a 22sea of glass, likecrystal; and in the center and 23around the throne, 24fourlivingcreatures25full of eyes in front and behind.
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26The firstcreature was like a lion, and the secondcreaturelike a calf, and the thirdcreaturehad a facelike that of a man, and the fourthcreature was like a flyingeagle.
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And the 27fourlivingcreatures, eachone of them having28sixwings, are 29full of eyesaround and within; and 30day and night they do not cease to say, "31HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is THE 32LORDGOD, THE ALMIGHTY, 33WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS TO COME."
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And when the livingcreaturesgiveglory and honor and thanks to Him who 34sits on the throne, to 35Him who livesforever and ever,
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the 36twenty-four*elders will 37falldownbefore Him who 38sits on the throne, and will worship39Him who livesforever and ever, and will cast their 40crownsbefore the throne, saying,
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"41Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receiveglory and honor and power; for You 42createdallthings, and because of Your will they existed, and were created."