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After athese things I looked, and behold, ba door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, clike the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, "dCome up here, and I will eshow you what must take place after these things."
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Immediately I was ain the Spirit; and behold, ba throne was standing in heaven, and cOne sitting on the throne.
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And He who was sitting was like a ajasper stone and a bsardius in appearance; and there was a crainbow around the throne, like an demerald in appearance.
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aAround the throne were btwenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw ctwenty-four elders dsitting, clothed in ewhite garments, and fgolden crowns on their heads.
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Out from the throne come aflashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were bseven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are cthe seven Spirits of God;
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and before the throne there was something like a asea of glass, like crystal; and in the center and baround the throne, cfour living creatures dfull of eyes in front and behind.
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aThe first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.
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And the afour living creatures, each one of them having bsix wings, are cfull of eyes around and within; and dday and night they do not cease to say,
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After athese things I looked, and behold, ba door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, clike the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, "dCome up here, and I will eshow you what must take place after these things."
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Immediately I was ain the Spirit; and behold, ba throne was standing in heaven, and cOne sitting on the throne.
3
And He who was sitting was like a ajasper stone and a bsardius in appearance; and there was a crainbow around the throne, like an demerald in appearance.
4
aAround the throne were btwenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw ctwenty-four elders dsitting, clothed in ewhite garments, and fgolden crowns on their heads.
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Out from the throne come aflashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were bseven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are cthe seven Spirits of God;
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and before the throne there was something like a asea of glass, like crystal; and in the center and baround the throne, cfour living creatures dfull of eyes in front and behind.
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aThe first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.
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And the afour living creatures, each one of them having bsix wings, are cfull of eyes around and within; and dday and night they do not cease to say,