³And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper^o and ruby.^p A rainbow^q that shone like an emerald^r encircled the throne. ⁴Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders.^s They were dressed in white^t and had crowns of gold on their heads. ⁵From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder.^u In front of the throne, seven lamps^v were blazing. These are the seven spirits^a^w of God. ⁶Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass,^x clear as crystal.

In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures,^y and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.^z ⁷The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.^a ⁸Each of the four living creatures^b had six wings^c and was covered with eyes all around,^d even under its wings. Day and night^e they never stop saying:

“ ‘Holy, holy, holy

is the Lord God Almighty,’^b^f

who was, and is, and is to come.”^g

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Revelation 4:8: And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”

Footnotes

aThat is, the sevenfold Spirit
b Isaiah 6:3

Cross references

o Rev 21:11
p Rev 21:20
q Eze 1:28; Rev 10:1
r Rev 21:19
sver 10; Rev 5:6, 8, 14; 11:16; 19:4
tSee Rev 3:4, 5
u Ex 19:16; Rev 8:5; 11:19; 16:18
v Zec 4:2
wSee Rev 1:4
x Rev 15:2
yver 8, 9; Eze 1:5; Rev 5:6; 6:1; 7:11; 14:3; 15:7; 19:4
z Eze 1:18; 10:12
a Eze 1:10; 10:14
bSee ver 6
c Isa 6:2
d Eze 1:18
e Rev 14:11
f Isa 6:3; See Rev 1:8
gSee Rev 1:4