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After ^(a)these things I looked, and behold, ^(b)a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, ^(c)like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, "^(d)Come up here, and I will ^(e)show you what must take place after these things."

Immediately I was ^[a](f)in the Spirit; and behold, ^(g)a throne was standing in heaven, and ^(h)One sitting on the throne.

And He who was sitting was like a ⁽ⁱ⁾jasper stone and a ^(j)sardius in appearance; and there was a ^[b](k)rainbow around the throne, like an ^(l)emerald in appearance.

^(m)Around the throne were ⁽ⁿ⁾twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw ^(o)twenty-four elders ^(p)sitting, clothed in ^(q)white garments, and ^(r)golden crowns on their heads.

Out from the throne come ^(s)flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were ^(t)seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are ^(u)the seven Spirits of God;

and before the throne there was something like a ^(v)sea of glass, like crystal; and in the ^[c]center and ^(w)around the throne, ^(x)four living creatures ^(y)full of eyes in front and behind.

^(z)The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.

And the ^(aa)four living creatures, each one of them having ^(ab)six wings, are ^(ac)full of eyes around and within; and ^(ad)day and night ^[d]they do not cease to say, "^(ae) Holy, holy, holy is the ^(af) Lord God, the Almighty , ^(ag) who was and who is and who ^[e] is to come ."

And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who ^(ah)sits on the throne, to ^(ai)Him who lives forever and ever,

the ^(aj)twenty-four elders will ^(ak)fall down before Him who ^(al)sits on the throne, and will worship ^(am)Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their ^(an)crowns before the throne, saying,

"^(ao)Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You ^(ap)created all things, and because of Your will they ^[f]existed, and were created."

I saw ^[a]in the right hand of Him who ^(a)sat on the throne a ^[b](b)book written inside and on the back, ^(c)sealed up with seven seals.

And I saw a ^(d)strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the ^[c]book and to break its seals?"

And no one ^(e)in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the ^[d]book or to look into it.

Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the ^[e]book or to look into it;

and one of the elders *said to me, "Stop weeping; behold, the ^(f)Lion that is ^(g)from the tribe of Judah, the ^(h)Root of David, has overcome so as to open the ^[f]book and its seven seals."

And I saw ^[g]between the throne (with the four living creatures) and ⁽ⁱ⁾the elders a ^(j)Lamb standing, as if ^(k)slain, having seven ^(l)horns and ^(m)seven eyes, which are ⁽ⁿ⁾the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

And He came and took ^(o)the book out of the right hand of Him who ^(p)sat on the throne.

When He had taken the ^[h]book, the ^(q)four living creatures and the ^(r)twenty-four elders ^(s)fell down before the ^(t)Lamb, each one holding a ^(u)harp and ^(v)golden bowls full of incense, which are the ^(w)prayers of the ^[i]saints.

And they *sang a ^(x)new song, saying, "^(y)Worthy are You to take the ^[j]book and to break its seals; for You were ^(z)slain, and ^(aa)purchased for God with Your blood men from ^(ab)every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

"You have made them to be a ^(ac)kingdom and ^(ad)priests to our God; and they will ^(ae)reign upon the earth."

Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels ^(af)around the throne and the ^(ag)living creatures and the ^(ah)elders; and the number of them was ^(ai)myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands,

saying with a loud voice, "^(aj)Worthy is the ^(ak)Lamb that was ^(al)slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing."

And ^(am)every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, "To Him who ^(an)sits on the throne, and to the ^(ao)Lamb, ^(ap)be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever."

And the ^(aq)four living creatures kept saying, "^(ar)Amen." And the ^(as)elders ^(at)fell down and worshiped.