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At once I was in the Spirit, and lo, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne! And he who sat there appeared like jasper and carnelian, and round the throne was a rainbow that looked like an emerald.[a] Round the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders,[b] clad in white garments, with golden crowns upon their heads.

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Footnotes

  1. 4.3 John describes God in symbolic terms.
  2. 4.4 elders: They perform a priestly and royal task, since they praise God and share in the government of the world.

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