The Throne in Heaven
1After this I looked, and there in front of me was a door standing open in heaven. I heard the voice I had heard before. It sounded like a trumpet. The voice said, “Come up here. I will show you what must happen after this.” 2At once the Holy Spirit gave me a vision. There in front of me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. 3The one who sat there shone like jasper and ruby. Around the throne was a rainbow shining like an emerald. 4Twenty-four other thrones surrounded that throne. Twenty-four elders were sitting on them. The elders were dressed in white. They had gold crowns on their heads. 5From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and thunder. Seven lamps were blazing in front of the throne. These stand for the seven spirits of God. 6There was something that looked like a sea of glass in front of the throne. It was as clear as crystal.
In the inner circle, around the throne, were four living creatures. They were covered with eyes, in front and in back. 7The first creature looked like a lion. The second looked like an ox. The third had a man’s face. The fourth looked like a flying eagle. 8Each of the four living creatures had six wings. Each creature was covered all over with eyes. It had eyes even under its wings. Day and night, they never stop saying,
“ ‘Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God who rules over all.’ (Isaiah 6:3)
He was, and he is, and he will come.”
9The living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to the one who sits on the throne. He lives for ever and ever. 10At the same time, the 24 elders fall down and worship the one who sits on the throne. He lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns in front of the throne. They say,
11“You are worthy, our Lord and God!
You are worthy to receive glory and honor and power.
You are worthy because you created all things.
They were created and they exist.
This is the way you planned it.”
Prijestolje u nebu
1Zatim ugledam otvorena vrata u nebo, a onaj isti glas koji sam prije čuo, snažan poput glasa trublje, reče mi: “Uziđi ovamo pa ću ti pokazati što će se poslije dogoditi!” 2Odmah sam se našao u duhu4:2 Ili: u Duhu. i ugledao prijestolje u nebu. Na njemu je sjedio Netko. 3Blistao je poput dragoga kamenja: jaspisa i sarda. A prijestolje je okruživala duga slična smaragdu. 4Oko njega su se nalazila još dvadeset četiri prijestolja na kojima su sjedili dvadeset četiri starješine, obučeni u bijele haljine i sa zlatnim vijencima na glavi. 5Od prijestolja su sijevale munje, čula se grmljavina i gromovi. Ispred njega stajalo je sedam svijećnjaka, sedam upaljenih zublji, sedam Božjih duhova. 6Ispred prijestolja bilo je stakleno more, blistavo poput prozirca.
U sredini prijestolja i oko njega bila su četiri bića puna očiju sprijeda i straga. 7Prvo je bilo slično lavu, drugo juncu, treće je imalo čovječje lice, a četvrto je bilo poput orla u letu. 8Sva su imala po šest krila iznutra i izvana prepuna očiju. Danju i noću ta bića neprestano govore:
“Svet, svet, svet je Gospodin Bog Svemogući,
koji je oduvijek bio, koji jest i koji će doći!”
9Svaki put kad ta bića daju slavu, čast i zahvalu Onomu koji sjedi na prijestolju, Živome uvijeke, 10dvadeset četiri starješine padnu ničice pred Onim na prijestolju, koji je Živ uvijeke, i poklone mu se te polože svoje vijence pred prijestolje govoreći:
11“Dostojan si, Gospodine Bože,
Primiti slavu, čast i moć!
Jer ti si sve stvorio.
Sve je postalo tvojom voljom.
Sve je stvoreno tvojom voljom.”
