⁵ From the throne came ^(A)flashes of lightning, and rumblings^[a] and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning ^(B)seven torches of fire, ^(C)which are the seven spirits of God, ⁶ and before the throne there was ^(D)as it were a sea of glass, like crystal.

And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are ^(E)four living creatures, ^(F)full of eyes in front and behind: ^7 (G)the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight.