Then as I looked,
I saw a door
standing open in heaven,
and the same voice
I had heard before
spoke to me
like a trumpet blast.
The voice said,
“Come up here,
and I will show you
what must happen after this.”

“Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God, the Almighty—
the one who always was,
who is, and who is still to come.”

And instantly I was in the Spirit,
and I saw a throne
in heaven
and someone sitting on it.
The one sitting on the throne
was as brilliant as gemstones—
like jasper and carnelian.
And the glow of an emerald
circled his throne
like a rainbow.

“Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God, the Almighty—
the one who always was,
who is, and who is still to come.”

Twenty-four thrones
surrounded him,
and twenty-four elders
sat on them.
They were all clothed in white
and had gold crowns
on their heads.

“Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God, the Almighty—
the one who always was,
who is, and who is still to come.”

From the throne
came flashes of lightning
and the rumble of thunder.
And in front of the throne
were seven torches
with burning flames.
This is the sevenfold Spirit
of God.
In front of the throne
was a shiny sea of glass,
sparkling like crystal.

“Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God, the Almighty—
the one who always was,
who is, and who is still to come.”

In the center
and around the throne
were four living beings,
each covered with eyes,
front and back.

The first of these living
beings was like a lion;
the second was like an ox;
the third had a human face;
and the fourth was like
an eagle in flight.
Each of these living beings
had six wings,
and their wings
were covered all over with eyes
, inside and out.

“Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God, the Almighty—
the one who always was,
who is, and who is still to come.”

Day after day and night
after night they keep on saying,

“Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God, the Almighty—
the one who always was,
who is, and who is still to come.”