Revelation 4

The Throne Room of Heaven

4After this I looked, and there in heaven was an open door. The first voice that I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet ^bsaid, “Come up here, ^cand I will show you what must take place after this.” ^d

²Immediately I was in the Spirit, ^efand a throne was set there in heaven. ^gOne was seated on the throne, ³and the One seated ^hlooked like jasper ⁱand carnelian ^jstone. ^kA rainbow that looked like an emerald surrounded the throne. ^l4Around that throne were 24 thrones, and on the thrones sat 24 elders ^mdressed in white clothes, ⁿwith gold crowns on their heads. ^o5Flashes of lightning and rumblings of thunder came from the throne. ^pSeven fiery torches were burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. ^q6Something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal, was also before the throne. ^rFour living creatures ^scovered with eyes in front and in back were in the middle ^tand around the throne. ⁷The first living creature was like a lion; the second living creature was like a calf; the third living creature had a face like a man; and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. ^u8Each of the four living creatures had six wings; ^vthey were covered with eyes around and inside. Day and night ^wthey never stop, ^xsaying:

Holy, holy, holy, ^y

Lord God, the Almighty,

who was, who is, and who is coming. ^z

⁹Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne, the One who lives forever and ever, ^a10the 24 elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, ^bworship the One who lives forever and ever, cast their crowns before the throne, and say:

¹¹Our Lord and God, ^c

You are worthy ^dto receive

glory and honor and power, ^e

because You have created all things, ^f

and because of Your will

they exist and were created.