Around him flaming creatures were standing, each of which had six wings. Each creature covered its face with two wings, and its body with two, and used the other two for flying.

The sound of their voices made the foundation of the Temple shake, and the Temple itself became filled with smoke.

Then one of the creatures flew down to me, carrying a burning coal that he had taken from the altar with a pair of tongs.

Then I heard the Lord say, "Whom shall I send? Who will be our messenger?" I answered, "I will go! Send me!"

Then he said to me, "Make the minds of these people dull, their ears deaf, and their eyes blind, so that they cannot see or hear or understand. If they did, they might turn to me and be healed."

I will send the people far away and make the whole land desolate.

but each of them had four faces and four wings.

Each of them had four faces, four wings, and what looked like a human hand under each wing.

Their faces looked exactly like the faces I had seen by the Chebar River. Each creature moved straight ahead.

to preach the message, to insist upon proclaiming it (whether the time is right or not), to convince, reproach, and encourage, as you teach with all patience.

Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. Surrounding the throne on each of its sides, were four living creatures covered with eyes in front and behind.

Watch yourself and watch your teaching. Keep on doing these things, because if you do, you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

That is why they stand before God's throne and serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will protect them with his presence.

I will speak out to encourage Jerusalem; I will not be silent until she is saved, And her victory shines like a torch in the night.

On your walls, Jerusalem, I have placed sentries; They must never be silent day or night. They must remind the LORD of his promises And never let him forget them.

They must give him no rest until he restores Jerusalem And makes it a city the whole world praises.

Watch, then, and remember that with many tears, day and night, I taught every one of you for three years.

Surely you remember, our friends, how we worked and toiled! We worked day and night so that we would not be any trouble to you as we preached to you the Good News from God.

We did not accept anyone's support without paying for it. Instead, we worked and toiled; we kept working day and night so as not to be an expense to any of you.

We did this, not because we do not have the right to demand our support; we did it to be an example for you to follow.

"To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: "This is the message from the one who is holy and true. He has the key that belonged to David, and when he opens a door, no one can close it, and when he closes it, no one can open it.

" LORD, who among the gods is like you? Who is like you, wonderful in holiness? Who can work miracles and mighty acts like yours?

They were calling out to each other: "Holy, holy, holy! The LORD Almighty is holy! His glory fills the world."

"I am the first and the last," says the Lord God Almighty, who is, who was, and who is to come.

saying: "Lord God Almighty, the one who is and who was! We thank you that you have taken your great power and have begun to rule!

and singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Lord God Almighty, how great and wonderful are your deeds! King of the nations, how right and true are your ways!

Then I heard a voice from the altar saying, "Lord God Almighty! True and just indeed are your judgments!"

They are the spirits of demons that perform miracles. These three spirits go out to all the kings of the world, to bring them together for the battle on the great Day of Almighty God.

Out of his mouth came a sharp sword, with which he will defeat the nations. He will rule over them with a rod of iron, and he will trample out the wine in the wine press of the furious anger of the Almighty God.

I did not see a temple in the city, because its temple is the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb.

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am the Almighty God. Obey me and always do what is right.

Whoever goes to the LORD for safety, whoever remains under the protection of the Almighty,

Howl in pain! The day of the LORD is near, the day when the Almighty brings destruction.

The day of the LORD is near, the day when the Almighty brings destruction. What terror that day will bring!

I will be your father, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."

In a circle around the throne were twenty-four other thrones, on which were seated twenty-four elders dressed in white and wearing crowns of gold.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.