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|After this 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; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

|After this 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; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

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|After these things, I looked, and saw a door opened in the heavens. The first voice I heard sounded like a trumpet talking to me. The voice said, "Come up here, and I will show you the things that have to happen after this."

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|And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

|And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

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|At once I was in the Spirit. I saw a throne in heaven, and the One sitting on it.

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|And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

|And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

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|The sitting One shone like a green jasper and a carnelian, and the throne had a rainbow around it that looked like an emerald.

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|And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

|And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

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|Twenty-four chairs stood around the throne, and in those chairs I saw twenty-four elders seated, all dressed in white. They wore [[gold]]en crowns on their heads.

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|And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

|And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

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|Lightnings and thunderings and voices issued from the throne, and seven lamps of fire were burning in front of the throne. Those are the seven Spirits of God.

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|And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

|And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

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|In front of the throne was a sea of glass like crystal. In the middle of the throne, and all around it, were four living creatures, having eyes in front and back.

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|And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

|And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

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|The first creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like that of a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.

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|And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

|And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

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|Each of the four living creatures had six wings all around it, and they were covered on the inside with eyes. They never rested, day or night, and were saying, "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was, and is, and is to come."

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|And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,

|And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,

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|And as those living creatures gave glory and honor and thanks to the One sitting on the throne, the One Who lives for ever and ever,

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|The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

|The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

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|the twenty-four elders fell down before Him Who was sitting on the throne, and worshipped Him Who lives for ever and ever, and threw their crowns down in front of the throne. They said,

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|Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

|Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

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|"You deserve, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power. You have created all things, and for Your pleasure they are and were created."

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