And there was a rainbow around the throne in appearance like an emerald.
The floor of heaven rainbow revelation.
What does heaven and god look like according to the bible.
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The the definite article.
The emerald rainbow speaks of how god acts in tender life giving mercy.
Lightning speaks of the release of divine energy and light.
And behold a throne set in heaven and one sat on the throne.
The position of the seer is implied since revelation 8 2 to be no longer in heaven cf.
A throne set in heaven.
A depiction of the apostle john.
The jasper and sardius give us insight into what god looks and feels like.
The rainbow image will be seen again in chapter 10.
A depiction of the apostle john s vision of the throne of god in heaven as described in the bible.
The face and feet are described in stereotyped fashion.
Around the throne is a rainbow that has the shine or glimmer of deep green that like an emerald.
Then i saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven wrapped in a cloud with a rainbow over his head and his face was like the sun and his legs like pillars of fire.
Revelation 10 1 references a rainbow in a description of an angel.
The οἱ hoi article nominative masculine plural strong s greek 3588.
We have a jasper stone spoken of in revelation 21 11.
Including the feminine he and the neuter to in all their inflections.
Revelation 10 8 but on earth as the gigantic angel of light descends to him.
2 immediately i was in the spirit.
3 a and he who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance.
It seems that the rainbow is a reminder of god s faithfulness to his covenant just as it meant to noah after the flood.
Revelation 21 18 with the descriptive phrase clear as crystal does not this point to a stone somewhat different in appearance from that spoken of simply as jasper.