of things occurring in heaven. And, behold, a throne was set in heaven. That is, a throne was placed there. The first thing that arrested his attention was a throne. This was “in heaven”—an expression which proves that the scene of the vision was not the temple in Jerusalem, as some have supposed. There is no allusion to the temple, and no imagery drawn from the temple. Isaiah had his vision (Is. 6) in the holy of holies of the temple; Ezekiel (ch. 1:1), by the river Chebar; but John looked directly
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