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At once I was in the Spirit ,
and lo ,
a throne stood in heaven ,
with one seated on the throne !
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And he who sat there appeared like jasper and carnelian ,
and round the throne was a rainbow that looked like an emerald .
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Round the throne were twenty-four thrones ,
and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders ,
clad in white garments ,
with golden crowns upon their heads .
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From the throne issue flashes of lightning ,
and voices and peals of thunder ,
and before the throne burn seven torches of fire ,
which are the seven spirits of God ;
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and before the throne there is as it were a sea of glass ,
like crystal .
And round the throne ,
on each side of the throne ,
are four living creatures ,
full of eyes in front and behind :
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the first living creature like a lion ,
the second living creature like an ox ,
the third living creature with the face of a man ,
and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle .
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And the four living creatures ,
each of them with six wings ,
are full of eyes all round and within ,
and day and night they never cease to sing , "
Holy ,
holy ,
holy ,
is the Lord God Almighty ,
who was and is and is to come !"
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And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne ,
who lives for ever and ever ,
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the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever ;
they cast their crowns before the throne ,
singing ,
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Worthy art thou ,
our Lord and God ,
to receive glory and honor and power ,
for thou didst create all things ,
and by thy will they existed and were created ."