1After this I saw a door opened in heaven: and the first voice that I heard was talking to me like a trumpet. It said: "Come up here and I will show you things from the future." 2Immediately I was in the spirit. In front of me was a throne in heaven and someone sat on the throne. 3He who sat there had the appearance of jasper and sardius stones. A rainbow that looked like an emerald surrounded the throne. 4Around the throne were twenty-four elders sitting on thrones. They were dressed in white with crowns of gold on their heads. 5Lightnings and thunders and voices came from the throne. There were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne. These are the seven Spirits of God. 6A sea of crystal like glass was in front of the throne. In the center around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. 7The first living creature was like a lion. The second living creature was like a young bull. The third living creature had a face like a man. And the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. 8Each of the four living creatures has six wings. They are full of eyes around and within. "Never resting day or night, they say: Holy, holy, holy, Jehovah God the Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come." 9When these living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10The twenty-four elders fall down before the one seated on the throne. They worship him who lives forever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: 11"You are worthy, Jehovah our God, to receive glory and honor and power: for you have created all things, and because of your will they are and were created."