Revelation 4 - The Throne in Heaven

After this I looked,
and there before me was a door
standing open in heaven,
And the voice I had first heard speaking to me
like a trumpet said,
"Come up here,
and I will show you what must take place after this."

At once I was in the Spirit,
and there before me was a throne in heaven
with someone sitting on it.
And the one who sat there
had the appearance of Jasper and carnelian.
A rainbow,
resembling an emerald,
encircled the throne.
Surrounding the throne
where twenty-four other thrones,
and seated on them were twenty-four elders.
They were dressed in white
and had crowns of gold on their heads.
From the throne came flashes of lightning,
rumblings and peals of thunder.
Before the throne,
seven lamps were blazing.
These are the seven spirits of God.
Also before the throne
there was what looked like a sea of glass,
clear as crystal.

In the center, around the throne,
were four living creatures,
and they were covered with eyes,
in front and in back.
The first living creature was like a lion,
the second was like an ox,
the third had a face like a man,
the fourth was like a flying eagle.
Each of the four living creatures had six wings
and was covered with eyes all around,
even under his wings.
Day and night they never stop saying:

"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,
who was, and is, and is to come."

Whenever the living creatures
give glory, honor and thanks
to Him who sits on the throne
and who lives for Ever and Ever,
the twenty-four elders fall down before Him
who sits on the throne,
and worship Him who lives for ever and ever.
They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

"You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for You created all things,
and by Your will
they were created and have their being."