1After these things I looked, and behold, a door [was] opened in Heaven. And the first voice which I heard [was] as it were of a trumpet talking with me, saying, Come up here, and I will show you what must occur after these things. 2And immediately I became in spirit. And behold, a throne was set in Heaven, and [One] sat upon the throne. 3And He who sat there looked like a jasper stone and a sardius. And a rainbow [was] around the throne, looking like an emerald. 4And around the throne [I saw] twenty-four thrones. And on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white clothing. And they had crowns of gold on their heads. 5And out of the throne came lightnings and thunderings and voices. And seven lamps of fire [were] burning in front of the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. 6And a sea of glass [was] in front of the throne, like crystal. And in [the] midst of the throne, and around the throne, [were] four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind. 7And the first living creature [was] like a lion, and the second living creature like a calf, and the third living creature had the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle. 8And each one of the four living creatures had six wings about [him], and within being full of eyes. And they had no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Almighty, who was and is and [is] to come. 9And whenever the living creatures gave glory and honor and thanks to Him who sat on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10the twenty-four elders fell down before the One sitting on the throne. And they worshiped Him who lives for ever and ever, and threw their crowns before the throne, saying, 11O Lord, You are worthy to receive glory and honor and power, because You created all things, and for Your will they are and were created.