⁴ Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders.^(A) They were dressed in white^(B) and had crowns of gold on their heads. ⁵ From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder.^(C) In front of the throne, seven lamps^(D) were blazing. These are the seven spirits^[a](E) of God. ⁶ Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass,^(F) clear as crystal.

In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures,^(G) and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.^(H)