1 After these R210 things I looked, and behold, a R211 door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like R212 the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, "Come R213 up here, and I will show R214 you what must take place after these things." 2 Immediately I was in R215F41 the Spirit; and behold, a R216 throne was standing in heaven, and One R217 sitting on the throne. 3 And He who was sitting was like a jasper R218 stone and a sardius R219 in appearance; and there was a rainbow R220F42 around the throne, like an emerald R221 in appearance. 4 Around R222 the throne were twenty-four R223 thrones; and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four R224 elders sitting, R225 clothed in white R226 garments, and golden R227 crowns on their heads. 5 Out from the throne come flashes R228 of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were seven R229 lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the R230 seven Spirits of God; 6 and before the throne there was something like a sea R231 of glass, like crystal; and in the center F43 and around R232 the throne, four R233 living creatures full R234 of eyes in front and behind. 7 The R235 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.
8 And the four R236 living creatures, each one of them having six R237 wings, are full R238 of eyes around and within; and day R239 and night they F44 do not cease to say, "HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS TO COME." 9 And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits R243 on the throne, to Him R244 who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four R245 elders will fall R246 down before Him who sits R247 on the throne, and will worship Him R248 who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns R249 before the throne, saying, 11 "Worthy R250 are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created R251 all things, and because of Your will they existed, F46 and were created."
1 I saw in F47 the right hand of Him who sat R252 on the throne a book R253F48 written inside and on the back, sealed R254 up with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong R255 angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book F49 and to break its seals?" 3 And no one in R256 heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the book F50 or to look into it. 4 Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the book F51 or to look into it; 5 and one of the elders said to me, "Stop weeping; behold, the Lion R257 that is from R258 the tribe of Judah, the Root R259 of David, has overcome so as to open the book F52 and its seven seals."
6 And I saw between F53 the throne (with the four living creatures) and the R260 elders a Lamb R261 standing, as if slain, R262 having seven horns R263 and seven R264 eyes, which are the R265 seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth. 7 And He came and took the R266 book out of the right hand of Him who sat R266 on the throne. 8 When He had taken the book, F54 the four R267 living creatures and the twenty-four R268 elders fell R269 down before the Lamb, R270 each one holding a harp R271 and golden R272 bowls full of incense, which are the prayers R273 of the saints. F559 And they sang a new R274 song, saying, "Worthy R275 are You to take the book F56 and to break its seals; for You were slain, R276 and purchased R277 for God with Your blood men from every R278 tribe and tongue and people and nation. 10 "You have made them to be a kingdom R279 and priests R279 to our God; and they will reign R280 upon the earth." 11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around R281 the throne and the living R282 creatures and the elders; R283 and the number of them was myriads R284 of myriads, and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice, "Worthy R285 is the Lamb R286 that was slain R286 to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing." 13 And every R287 created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, "To Him who sits R288 on the throne, and to the Lamb, R289 be R290 blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever." 14 And the four R291 living creatures kept saying, "Amen." R292 And the elders R293 fell R294 down and worshiped.
FOOTNOTES: F41 Or in spirit F42 Or halo F43 Lit middle of the throne and around F44 Lit they have no rest, saying, F45 Or is coming F46 Lit were F47 Lit upon F48 Or scroll F49 Or scroll F50 Or scroll F51 Or scroll F52 Or scroll F53 Lit in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders F54 Or scroll F55 Or holy ones F56 Or scroll
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