Chapter 4

4AfterthisIsaw,and,behold,adoorwasopenedinheaven:andthefirstvoicewhichIheardwasasitwereofatrumpetspeakingwithme;whichsaid,Ascendhere,andIwillshowyouthingswhichmustbehereafter.
2immediatelyIwasinthespirit:and,behold,athronewassetinheaven,andonesatonthethrone.
3Andhewhosatwasinappearanceʰlikeajasperandasardiusstone:andtherewasarainbowroundaboutthethrone,inappearanceʰlikeanemerald.
4Androundaboutthethronewerefourandtwentythrones:anduponthethronesfourandtwentyelderssitting,clothedinwhitegarments;andtheyhadontheirheadsgoldencrowns.
5Andoutofthethroneproceededlightningsandvoicesandthunders:andthereweresevenlampsoffireburningbeforethethrone,whicharethesevenSpiritsofGod.
6Andbeforethethronetherewasasitwereaseaofglasslikecrystal:andinthemidstofthethrone,androundaboutthethrone,werefourcreaturesfullofeyesinfrontandbehind.
7Andthefirstcreaturewaslikealion,andthesecondcreaturelikeanox,andthethirdcreaturehadafaceasaman,andthefourthcreaturewaslikeaflyingeagle.
8Andthefourcreatureshadeachofthemsixwings;roundaboutandwithintheywerefullofeyes:andtheyrestnotdayandnight,saying,Holy,holy,holy,LordGodAlmighty,whowas,andwhois,andwhoistocome.
9Andwhenthecreaturesgivegloryandhonorandthankstohimwhosatonthethrone,wholivesuntotheagesoftheages,
10Thefourandtwentyeldersshallfallbeforehimwhosatonthethrone,andshallworshiphimwholivesuntotheagesoftheages,andshallcasttheircrownsbeforethethrone,saying,
11Youareworthy,OLordandourGod,toreceivethegloryandthehonorandthemight:foryouhavecreatedallthings,andbythywilltheywere,andwerecreated.