Then we see that central to Heaven is the Throne of God.
Completely encircled by the emerald green rainbow that is over, around and beneath the Throne – we are overwhelmed by the massive rumble of power, as endless peals of thunder and flashes of lightning seem to radiate outward from within.
Listening carefully, we hear with John the loud voices like roaring waterfalls rolling past the seven blazing pillars of flame that burn in a circle around God’s Throne.
An exiled Jewish prophet named Daniel writes these words in chapter 7:9-10:
“I watched till thrones were put in place, and the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment was white as snow, And the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, Its wheels a burning fire; A fiery stream issued And came forth from before Him. A thousand thousand ministered to Him; Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. . .” Awesome.
In the Bible, God is described as awesome, and when He is present, there is such a sense of wonder that it borders on fear.
This awesomeness was an overpowering sense of God’s glory that could be felt.
Are we Getting Ready Each Day, to stand at the awesome Throne of God?
God’s Throne is Surrounded by Clouds of Raging Fires.
Look with me at what he saw and heard:
Ezekiel 1:4-6 4
That is exactly what we find in: Rev. 1:7 “great cloud that every eye sees”, which is the same as the cloud in Ezekiel (Heb: awnan). Theologians have defined this cloud as a “theophanic” cloud that represents God’s presence. We always see a cloud surrounding God’s coming at the Exodus, the Tabernacle, and the Temple. It is also often used when God comes in judgment.
Amber describes the color of gold + silver (electrum), and speaks of a polished glow.
The Ones that Surround God’s Throne:
Sparkle with the Light of His Glory.
Look with me at what he saw and heard:
Ezekiel 1:7-8 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the soles of calves’ feet. They sparkled like the color of burnished bronze. 8 The hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides, and each of the four had faces and wings.
That is exactly what we find in: Rev. 1:15 “Christ’s feet sparkled like polished bronze”: in the Old Testament this word “sparkled” (Ezk. 1:7) speaks of the foaming cup of a drink (Pr.23:31), and the bursting forth of a bloom (when used outside Bible).
The Ones that Surround God’s Throne:
Flash-like Lightning.
Look with me at what he saw and heard:
Ezekiel 1:13-17 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and out of the fire went lightning. 14 And the living creatures ran back and forth, in appearance like a flash of lightning. 15 Now as I looked at the living creatures, behold, a wheel was on the earth beside each living creature with its four faces. 16 The appearance of the wheels and their workings was like the color of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. The appearance of their workings was, as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 17 When they moved, they went toward any one of four directions; they did not turn aside when they went.
That is exactly what we find in: Rev. 4:5, 11:19 “lightning proceeding from the Throne”, and those angels that minister there are also like “beryl” (Dan. 10).
Beryl describes the ocean’s blue-green color and is the word for the #10 stone of the HP and the #8 foundation stone of Heaven’s city.
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