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26 (A) I then saw what looked like a throne made of sapphire,[a] and sitting on the throne was a figure in the shape of a human. 27 (B) From the waist up, it was glowing like metal in a hot furnace, and from the waist down it looked like the flames of a fire. The figure was surrounded by a bright light, 28 as colorful as a rainbow that appears after a storm.

I realized I was seeing the brightness of the Lord's glory! So I bowed with my face to the ground, and just then I heard a voice speaking to me.

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Footnotes

  1. 1.26 sapphire: A precious stone that has a blue color.

The Lord's Glory Leaves the Temple

10 (A) I saw the dome that was above the four winged creatures,[a] and on it was the sapphire[b] throne.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 10.1 winged creatures: See the note at 9.3.
  2. 10.1 sapphire: See the note at 1.26.
  3. 10.1 dome … creatures … throne: See 1.22-26.

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