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After ^(a)these things I looked, and behold, ^(b)a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, ^(c)like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, "^(d)Come up here, and I will ^(e)show you what must take place after these things."

Immediately I was ^[a](f)in the Spirit; and behold, ^(g)a throne was standing in heaven, and ^(h)One sitting on the throne.

And He who was sitting was like a ⁽ⁱ⁾jasper stone and a ^(j)sardius in appearance; and there was a ^[b](k)rainbow around the throne, like an ^(l)emerald in appearance.

^(m)Around the throne were ⁽ⁿ⁾twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw ^(o)twenty-four elders ^(p)sitting, clothed in ^(q)white garments, and ^(r)golden crowns on their heads.

Out from the throne come ^(s)flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were ^(t)seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are ^(u)the seven Spirits of God;

and before the throne there was something like a ^(v)sea of glass, like crystal; and in the ^[c]center and ^(w)around the throne, ^(x)four living creatures ^(y)full of eyes in front and behind.

^(z)The 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.

And the ^(aa)four living creatures, each one of them having ^(ab)six wings, are ^(ac)full of eyes around and within; and ^(ad)day and night ^[d]they do not cease to say, "^(ae) Holy, holy, holy is the ^(af) Lord God, the Almighty , ^(ag) who was and who is and who ^[e] is to come ."

And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who ^(ah)sits on the throne, to ^(ai)Him who lives forever and ever,

the ^(aj)twenty-four elders will ^(ak)fall down before Him who ^(al)sits on the throne, and will worship ^(am)Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their ^(an)crowns before the throne, saying,

"^(ao)Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You ^(ap)created all things, and because of Your will they ^[f]existed, and were created."