John Sees Heaven
1Then I looked, and there before me was an open door in heaven. And I heard the same voice that spoke to me before. It was the voice that sounded like a trumpet. The voice said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.”
2Then the Spirit
3The One who sat on the throne looked like precious stones, like jasper and carnelian. All around the throne was a rainbow with clear colors like an emerald.
4Around the throne there were 24 other thrones. There were 24 elders
5Lightning flashes and noises of thunder came from the throne. Before the throne there were seven lamps burning. These lamps are the seven Spirits of God.
6Also before the throne there was something that looked like a sea of glass. It was clear like crystal. In front of the throne and on each side of it there were four living things. These living things had eyes all over them, in front and in back.
7The first living thing was like a lion. The second was like a cow. The third had a face like a man. The fourth was like a flying eagle.
8Each of these four living things had six wings. These living things were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day and night these four living things never stop saying: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God All-Powerful. He {always} was, he is, and he is coming.”
9These living things give glory and honor and thanks to the One who sits on the throne. He is the One who lives forever and ever. And every time the living things do this,
10the 24 elders
11“Our Lord and God! You are worthy to receive glory and honor and power. You made all things. Everything existed and was made because you wanted it.”
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