that was over their head, there was as the appearance of a sapphire stone, [and] the likeness of a throne upon it. And upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as an appearance of a man above.

Then I looked, and behold, over the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim [there was] a likeness of a throne over them, as a sapphire stone.

God reigns over the nations; God sits upon the throne of His holiness.

A Psalm of David. The Lord reigns; let the people tremble! [It is He] that sits upon the cherubim, let the earth be moved.

And it came to pass in the year in which King Uzziah died, [that] I saw the Lord sitting on a high and exalted throne, and the house was full of His glory.

In those days and at that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered to it: and they shall not walk anymore after the imaginations of their evil heart.

Refrain for Your name's sake, destroy not the throne of Your glory. Remember, break not Your covenant with us.

An exalted throne of glory is our sanctuary.

However, the Most High does not dwell in handmaid sanctuaries, just as the prophet says:

'Heaven is My throne, and earth a footstool for My feet. What kind of house will you build for Me? says the LORD, or what is the place of My rest?

And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants will minister to Him.

And David stood in the midst of the assembly, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people. It was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and a place for the feet of our Lord, and I prepared [materials] suitable for the building;

Exalt the Lord our God, and worship [at] His footstool; for He is holy.

Thus says the Lord: Heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool; what kind of a house will you build for Me? And of what kind [is to be] the place of My rest?

"But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne;

nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

And now let them put away from Me their fornication, and the murders of their princes, and I will dwell in the midst of them forever.

And I will make with them a covenant of peace; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will establish My sanctuary in the midst of them forever.

And the nations shall know that I am the Lord that sanctifies them, when My sanctuary is in the midst of them forever.

The circumference, eighteen thousand [measures]. And the name of the city, from the day that it shall be finished, shall be THE LORD IS THERE.

And I will be called upon among the children of Israel, and will be their God.

You have ascended on high, You have led captivity captive, You have received gifts among men, yea, for [they were] rebellious, that You might dwell among them.

This is My rest forever: here will I dwell; for I have chosen it.

And you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who dwells in Zion My holy mountain: and Jerusalem shall be holy, and strangers shall not pass through her anymore.

teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and we will make [Our] home with him.

And what union is there for the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God, just as God has said: "I will dwell in them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people."

Then I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having been prepared like a bride having been adorned for her husband.

And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He shall dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them.

And [as for] you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord, [even] the Lord: Put away each one his [evil] practices, and hereafter if you hearken to Me, then shall you no more profane My holy name by your gifts and by devices.

So long too as they did these things to Me, they defiled My sanctuary, and profaned My Sabbaths.

And when they sacrificed their children to their idols, they also went into My sanctuary to profane it; and whereas they did thus in the midst of My house,

And My holy name shall be known in the midst of My people Israel; and My holy name shall no more be profaned: and the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy [One] in Israel.

What [has] he to do anymore with idols? I have afflicted him, and I will strengthen him. I am as a leafy juniper tree. From Me is your fruit found.

And it shall come to pass in that day, says the Lord of hosts, that I will utterly destroy the names of the idols from off the land, and there shall be no longer any remembrance of them: and I will cut off the false prophets and the evil spirit from the land.

In that day there shall be [engraved] upon the bridle of every horse, Holiness to the Lord Almighty. And the caldrons in the house of the Lord shall be as bowls before the altar.

And every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holy to the Lord Almighty, and all that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and shall cook [meat] in them. And in that day there shall be no more Canaanites in the house of the Lord Almighty.

And now let them put away from Me their fornication, and the murders of their princes, and I will dwell in the midst of them forever.

And I will render your pillars desolate, and will utterly destroy your wooden [images] made with hands; and I will lay your carcasses on the carcasses of your idols, and My soul shall loathe you.

And I will recompense double for their iniquity and their sins, whereby they have profaned My land with the carcasses of their abominations, and with their iniquities, whereby they have trespassed against My inheritance.