1) The glory of Jehovah God himself is likened to the dazzling beauty of gemstones, for when the apostleJohnbeheld God’s heavenly throne, he said: “The one seated is, in appearance, like ajasperstone and a precious red-colored stone, and round about the throne there is a rainbow ...
Explain that to be “in the spirit” (verse 2) means to be enveloped by the Spirit in a revelatory state or vision, and explain that the “jasper” stone in verse 3 may indicate a colored stone or a diamond and that a “sardine stone” (verse 3) is a precious stone that is ...