havingthe gloryof God.Her brilliancewas likea very costlystone,as a stoneof crystal-clearjasper.
"Goldor glasscannotequalit, Norcan it be exchangedfor articlesof finegold.
then the LORDwill createoverthe wholeareaof MountZionand overher assembliesa cloudby day,even smoke,and the brightnessof a flamingfireby night;for overallthe glorywill be a canopy.
Now overthe headsof the livingbeings[there was] something likean expanse,like the awesomegleamof crystal,spreadout overtheir heads.
Now abovethe expansethat was overtheir headsthere was somethingresemblinga throne,like lapislazuliin appearance;and on that whichresembleda throne,highup, [was] a figurewith the appearanceof a man.
"By the abundanceof your tradeYou were internallyfilledwith violence,And you sinned;Therefore I have castyou as profaneFrom the mountainof God.And I have destroyedyou, O coveringcherub,From the midstof the stonesof fire.
and behold,the gloryof the Godof Israelwas comingfrom the wayof the east.And His voicewas like the soundof manywaters;and the earthshonewith His glory.
"[The city shall be] 18,000[cubits] roundabout;and the nameof the cityfrom [that] day[shall be], 'The LORDis there.'"
And the templewas filledwith smokefrom the gloryof Godand from His power;and no onewas ableto enterthe templeuntilthe sevenplaguesof the sevenangelswere finished.
Thenhe showedme a riverof the waterof life,clearas crystal,comingfrom the throneof Godand of the Lamb,
And there will nolongerbe [any] night;and they will not haveneedof the lightof a lampnorthe lightof the sun,becausethe LordGodwill illuminethem; and they will reignforeverand ever.
And He who was sitting[was] likea jasperstoneand a sardiusin appearance;and [there was] a rainbowaroundthe throne,likean emeraldin appearance.
and beforethe throne[there was something] likea seaof glass,likecrystal;and in the centerand aroundthe throne,fourliving creaturesfullof eyesin frontand behind.
