3 The One who sat on the throne looked like precious stones, like jasper and carnelian. All around the throne was a rainbow the color of an emerald.
4 Around the throne there were twenty-four other thrones with twenty-four elders sitting on them. They were dressed in white and had golden crowns on their heads.
5 Lightning flashes and noises and thunder came from the throne. Before the throne seven lamps were burning, which are the seven spirits of God.
6 Also before the throne there was something that looked like a sea of glass, clear like crystal.In the center and around the throne were four living creatures with eyes all over them, in front and in back.
7 The first living creature was like a lion. The second was like a calf. The third had a face like a man. The fourth was like a flying eagle.
8 Each of these four living creatures had six wings and was covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day and night they never stop saying:“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty.He was, he is, and he is coming.”
9 These living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever.