² At once I was in [special communication with] the Spirit; and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with One seated on the throne.^{(A) 3} And He who sat there appeared like [the crystalline sparkle of] ^[a]a jasper stone and [the fiery redness of] a sardius stone, and encircling the throne there was a rainbow that looked like [the color of an] emerald.^{(B) 4} Twenty-four [other] thrones surrounded the throne; and seated on these thrones were ^[b]twenty-four elders dressed in white clothing, with crowns of gold on their heads.