⁴ Twenty-four [other] thrones surrounded the throne; and seated on these thrones were ^[a]twenty-four elders dressed in white clothing, with crowns of gold on their heads.

The Throne and Worship of the Creator

⁵ From the throne came flashes of lightning and [rumbling] sounds and peals of thunder. Seven lamps of fire were burning in front of the throne, which are ^[b]the seven Spirits of God;^{(A) 6} and in front of the throne there was something like a sea or large expanse of glass, like [the clearest] crystal. In the center and around the throne were four living ^[c]creatures who were full of eyes in front and behind [seeing everything and knowing everything that is around them].^(B)