4:1 After these things I looked, and there was¹ a door standing open in heaven!² And the first voice I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet³ said: “Come up here so that⁴ I can show you what must happen after these things.” 4:2 Immediately I was in the Spirit, and⁵ a throne was standing⁶ in heaven with someone seated on it! 4:3 And the one seated on it was like jasper⁷ and carnelian⁸ in appearance; and a rainbow looking like it was made of emerald⁹ encircled the throne. 4:4 In¹⁰ a circle around the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on those thrones were twenty-four elders. They were¹¹ dressed in white clothing and had golden crowns¹² on their heads. 4:5 From¹³ the throne came out flashes of lightning and roaring¹⁴ and crashes of thunder. Seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God,¹⁵ were burning in front of the throne 4:6 and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal.¹⁶

In¹⁷ the middle of the throne¹⁸ and around the throne were four living creatures¹⁹ full of eyes in front and in back. 4:7 The²⁰ first living creature was like a lion, the²¹ second creature like an ox, the third creature had a face like a man’s, and the fourth creature looked like an eagle flying. 4:8 Each one of the four living creatures had six wings²² and was full of eyes all around and inside.²³ They never rest day or night, saying:²⁴

“Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God All-Powerful,²⁵
Who was and who is, and who is to come!”

4:9 And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor,²⁶ and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 4:10 the twenty-four elders throw themselves to the ground²⁷ before the one who sits on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and they offer their crowns²⁸ before his²⁹ throne, saying:

4:11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
since you created all things,
and because of your will they existed and were created!”³⁰